Polling station accessibility checklist 2011
Premises details:
Name of premises: ______
Address: ______
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Postcode:______
Approach to the polling station:
Is there designated accessible or suitable parking close to the polling station? / Yes No Are the paths wide, level and an even surface? / Yes No
Are there dropped kerbs near to the entrance for people approaching from local routes? / Yes No
Is the entrance to the site wide and level? / Yes No
Access into the polling station:– does this involve any of the following?
(a) Level access (no ramp/steps): / Yes No (b) Ramped access:
If yes, is the ramp permanent or portable?
Are handrails provided? / Yes No
Permanent Portable
Yes No
(c) Steps:
If yes, how many steps are there?
Are handrails provided?
Are the edges of the steps clearly visible? / Yes No
______
Yes No
Yes No
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Entrance:–is the entrance door:
Wide (more than 800mm) / Narrow (less than 800mm) Automatic door / Manual door
Hard to open / Easy to open
Is the door threshold level? / Can the door be kept permanently open?
Is there good lighting in the entrance area to help people adjust from the bright outdoors? Yes No
Access within the polling station:
Between the main entrance and the designated polling area (the room in which voting takes place) are there any of the following:
Internal doors: Yes No If yes, how many? ______
Are they:
Wide (more than 800mm)
Narrow (less than 800mm) / Corridors: Yes No
If yes, are they:
Wide (more than 800mm) Narrow (less than 800mm)
Steps: Yes No
If yes, how many? ______
Are handrails provided? Yes No
Are the edges of the steps clearly visible? Yes No / Internal ramps: Yes No
If yes, are they:
Permanent Portable
Are handrails provided? Yes No
Lift: Yes No
If yes, how many floors?______/ Is there adequate space for people to move around the designated polling area? Yes No
Accessible facilities:
Are there chairs available at the facility (with arms if possible) forpeople to use if they need to rest or wait? / Yes No Is there wall space available for notices to be displayed? / Yes No
Is there good lighting in the designated polling area? / Yes No
Name of person completing this assessment: ______
Contact telephone number: ______Date: ______
Thank you for completing this questionnaire
Please return to: Electoral Services, Borough Council of Wellingborough,
Swanspool House, Doddington Road, Wellingborough NN8 1BP