Physical Accessibility on Campus
Here is information on accessibility-issues regarding parking, lifts, toilets, classrooms, hearing loops etcetera.
Accessible parking spaces
Here is a map Pdf, 98 kB. showing the location of disabled parking spaces on campus.
Lifts
There are lifts in most building. Please note that the lift in building 11 also covers building 12 and building 13. The lift in building 31 covers building 32 and building 33.
Here is a map Pdf, 73 kB. showing the location of lifts.
Accessible toilets
N.B. Same accessible toilets are only accessible for staff or during daytime.
Building 11, 12 and 13
11:237
11:337
11:537
12:213
Building 21, 22 and 23
21:219
21:505
22:205
23:239
23:403
Building 31, 32 and 33
31:207
31:308
31:406
31:511
32:203
33:217
Building 41 and 51
51:225
51:329
51:417
51:448
51:524
Building 45 and 55
45:234
45:330
45:403
55:224
Building 61, 81, 91 and 92
61:220
61:324
61:411
81:205
81:208
91:224
92:318
Building 99
99:123
99:208
99:308
99:408
99:508
Classrooms
In the timetable system Kronox there is information regarding furnishing and equipment in the classrooms. If a room is named Lecture hall or Auditorium the seating is in stairs. Some of these halls are accessible for wheel chairs, but not all.
In Kronox there is also information if a classroom cannot be reached by lift, if it has a hearing loop or a door opener. Contact your teacher if you have questions regarding accessibility to a special classroom.
All main entrances have automatic door openers. The exception is some smaller side entrances.
The doors to the classrooms are normally locked. For the door automation to work, the teacher must set the door in the unlocked position.
Outside the following rooms there are automatic door openers:
11:218 room with microwaves for students, unlocked
33:202
33:203
41:204 auditorium Valhall
51:220
51:223
99:131
Hearing loop
Hearing loop for people with hearing loss is installed in some of the lecture halls.
Hearing loop is found in the following class rooms and lecture halls:
12:108
13:111
33:202
33:203
41:204
99:131
99:132
99:133
For more information regarding hearing loops please contact the IT support (itsupport@hig.se).
Quiet computer room
A quiet computer room where you are not allowed to work in groups or talk on the phone is found in 51:113. The room has six computers and is always available for students, but can not be booked. There are a total of ten general computer rooms for students.
Resource room
Room 51:323 is a resource room equipped with computers for students with various disabilities.
Here you will find computers equipped with software for reading written text and spoken books, spell-check and word prediction. The room also has a scanner and printer.
Contact the coordinator for educational support to get access to this room.
There is also a resource room in the library with specific reading spaces for students with reading- and writing difficulties. Contact the library staff for more information about these rooms.
Rooms for heating you food
There are several special rooms for students and visitors to heat and eat food brought from home (in Swedish "matsäcksmatsalar"). One of these, room 11:218, is more accessible with door openers and low placed microwave ovens.
Contact
For more information regarding accessibility at the University please contact the Property management (fastighet@hig.se).
- Students with disabilities can apply for educational support.
Read more about studying with disabilities.