Contact Details
- Address
- The David Williams Building
- 10 West Road,
Cambridge, CB3 9DZ - Tel.
- 01223 330 033
- enquiries@law.cam.ac.uk
- Website
- http://www.law.cam.ac.uk/
Access Issues
- Contact
- Helen Waring
- Tel.
- 01223 330 081
- hw441@cam.ac.uk
Location, Services and Transport
Sidgwick Site. See separate entry for Sidgwick Site.
General Information
New, impressive building, with great access facilities.
Smoking
No smoking anywhere in the building.
Medical facilities
First aiders in the building.
Emergency procedures
Evacuation chairs on all floors near fire staircases and refuge points. Fire staircases are safe areas. Fire wardens on all floors.
Physical Access
Entrances
Level access at main entrance, through two sets of automatic doors.
Number of floors
Six floors in total, including basement.
Lifts and stairs
Lift to all floors.
Lecture theatres
All lectures take place in the building. Some theatres level, some tiered, but there is always room for wheelchairs and other chairs.
Seminar/teaching rooms
All level and accessible by lift.
Library
Over three floors, all accessible by lift. Spacious inside, with wide aisles and workspaces. Moveable furniture. Workspaces and a point for connecting your laptop can be reserved if necessary. There are four height adjustable desks located on the first floor. Most reading desks are fitted with table top power plug in points.
Computer facilities
58 PC's located across the Library (all accessible by lift). Accessibility software includes:
- TextHelp Read & Write (Start Menu - TextHelp - Read & Write Gold)
- Claro Read Pro (Start Menu - Claro Software)
- ABBYY Fine Reader (Start Menu - ABBYY)
- Natural Reader (Start Menu - Natural Reader)
- Anki (Start Menu - Softonic - Anki)
- MindView (Start Menu - MatchWare - MindView)
- Built-in Windows Ease of Access tools (Start Menu - Accessories - Ease of Access)
Toilets
Disabled toilet on each floor.
Common rooms
Cafeteria in basement, accessible by lift, large and spacious with moveable chairs. Graduate common room and senior common room accessible by lift.
Visual Impairments
Assistance dogs
Assistance dogs welcome.
Large print, Braille and audio
Large print information on prior request. Lift has touch readable buttons and audio information.
Library and magnification equipment
Large windows in Library, good lighting, and extra lights on individual desks. Photocopier available.
Signs and wayfinding
Good signs and clear directions.
Other
- Small digital dictaphones available to record lectures. The computer office can transfer these to CD once a week.
Hearing Impairments
Induction loops
Induction loops in all main lecture theatres, with headphones for non-hearing aid users.
Other
- Acoustics in lecture theatres all good.
- The building is fairly open-plan, so noise does tend to travel up through floors. However, it is never noisy.
Specific Learning Difficulties and Mental Health Issues
Arrangements for members with Specific Learning Difficulties are on an individual basis, in conjunction with the Accessibility and Disability Resource Centre. Discuss your needs with the Disability Liaison Officer.
Planned Access Improvements
Improvements as and when needed — do ask if you have any requests.
The information on this page is the responsibility of the Faculty of Law. The ADRC updates information as it is received from the Faculty. This page was last updated on 19 July 2018. To ensure the information contained here is current, please check with the Faculty of Law.