Table 4: Data from access audit
Description of facilities Number of facilities
Buildings with ramps 33
Buildings without ramps 2
Toilets accessible by wheel chair users 2
Toilets not accessible by wheel chair users 18
Steps with hand rails 30
Steps without hand rails 5
Wide doors 50
Doors not wide 10 …show more content…
However, the ramps had steep gradient and their surfaces were not slip resistant and colour contrasted; and the ramps had no handrails on the sides (see appendix 11). As a result, students with physical impairments had to be assisted by their peers in order to get physical access to buildings. The corridors were wide enough and free from obstruction to wheel chair users to manoeuvre and for other people to pass, but were hazardous to people with impaired sight.
Most steps on the buildings had handrails on each side but they were not colour contrasted to aid people with impaired vision. In addition, there were no visual and tactile warnings at the top and bottom of the steps (see appendix