Perth Town Hall

Location: Corner of Barrack Street and Hay Street.

Summary:
Lift access to level one.
Well-appointed unisex accessible toilet on the first level.
No directional signage throughout the building.

Opening hours:
Monday - Historic Tour 11.00am;
Thursday - Historic Tour 2.00pm;
Tuesday - Morning Show 10.00 - 11.00am.

Cost: Free; bookings essential for concerts, plays, weddings, corporate and community events.

Telephone:
9461 3111
9461 3444 for bookings

Web: http://www.perth.wa.gov.au/perthtownhall

Closest accessible parking:
Council House Car Park (CPP) (2 bays)
Kings Complex Car Park (4 bays)
Pier Street Car Park (CPP) (6 bays)

Pick up / set down bay: A Universal Drop-off bay is located on Hay Street outside of the City of Perth Library.

Closest public transport:
Blue CAT stop 4 on Barrack Street
Red CAT stop 13 on Hay Street

Accessible toilet: On site

External access:
Hay Street: Direct access from Hay Street into an open colonnade. The short link between the Hay Street footpath and the colonnade area has a gentle upward slope. The open colonnade has four rows of white columns. There is sufficient space for all wheelchair styles to move between the columns.
Barrack Street: Access from Barrack Street is via 5 steps.

Rear paved path which runs off Hay Street: A path runs between Hay Street and a grassed park on the south side of the Town Hall. The paved path slopes down between the rear Town Hall entrance and the grassed park at a gradient of 1:11.

Direct access into the rear of the Town Hall is from this rear pathway into the rear of the Town Hall (near the reception and lift).

External entrances: Access to the main entrance (from Hay Street) is through heavy, double, glass swing doors which may be held open for special events.

Access through the minor entrance (off the paved path from Hay Street) is through manual swing doors which are heavy to open and slow to close.

Reception desk: There is a moveable unattended high standing reception counter, which is often unattended.

Services and equipment for people with disabilities:
Contact Perth Town Hall for more specific details.
An audio loop is provided.

Lift: Single-entry lift which has the access symbol displayed next to the lift door. External controls are positioned 1080mm high, and internal controls 1120mm high. Both illuminate when pressed. There is visual information, and verbal announcement is provided only internally. The lift serves the ground level and the first level where the main hall is situated.

Main Hall: Situated on the first level of building. There are stairs only to the upper balcony seating.

Entrances to the main hall are to the right hand side from the lift, and are kept open during events. Outside the main hall is a wide corridor with exhibits and historic displays which are labelled in fonts smaller than 12 point. There are also two long lounges with armrests and a backrest, and with seating 470mm high. There is sufficient circulation space for wheelchairs of all sizes to enter and move around. Inside the main hall, there is generally sufficient circulation space for all wheelchairs but depends on the way chairs are set up during events. The floor is wooden both inside and outside.

Stage: Access to stage is via stairs. Not wheelchair accessible.
Supper room: Situated to the left hand side from the lift. It has kitchen facilities and serves hot drinks and snack foods during events. There is level access.

Accessible toilet:
Location: First level, on the right hand side from the main hall.
Gender: Unisex
Access: Wide external entrance suitable for all styles of wheelchair to move through.
Door: 860mm wide, heavy to operate and slow to close, with a D-handle and a large locking snib on the inside.
Pan height: 460mm
Basin height: 810mm

Lighting: On at all times Signage: No directional signage to the toilet.

Seating: Depends on how the movable chairs are set up during events. Chairs have a backrest but no armrests, with 460mm high seating.

Signage: Lack of directional signage throughout the whole building. However, there is information signage on a large wall mounted plaque outlining the history of Perth Town Hall to the right hand side from Hay Street access, with smaller plaques on some columns with reflective surfaces and font smaller than 12 point. Printed information on brochures and noticeboards is generally in good colour contrast and easy to read in 12 point font. Labels on historic displays are at both sitting and standing heights with small, difficult to read print.

Information prepared by: Occupational Therapy students from the School of Occupational Therapy at Curtin University of Technology, 2005.

Care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of this information however no guarantee is given that the facility is fully accessible.

Please advise the City of Perth of any access changes since publication.

This Report Template has been designed for use in the ‘You’re Welcome; WA Access Initiative’ project only. It is not intended for any other purpose.

© Disability Services Commission 2005

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