Building information: Accessible Display

Summary

We have compiled data on 25 buildings in this document. Below, you will find information on each building individually.

Building Name: Houston Hall

Building Information

Building location (GPS coordinates): -75.19384, 39.95093
Braille or tactile signage: yes; Braille for classroom signs. Braille signs are sometimes too high to comfortably reach in a wheelchair.
Inaccessible spaces: yes; Stairs on sides of floors on first floor. Third floor East side accessible only by stairwells.
Lighting: artificial; Generally fine, dim in basement.
Chemicals or allergens: No

Building Features

Floors: 4
Stairwells: 4
Elevators: 2
Accessible bathrooms: 10
Gender-neutral bathrooms: 0
Gender-neutral accessible bathrooms: NA
Total bathrooms: 10
Lactation spaces?: no
Prayer or meditation spaces?: yes

Additional information

Accessible water fountain on third floor, second floor, first floor. Trash can blocking entrance to 301. Heavy door to stairwells on West side of building. Difficult to access meditation space and bathrooms on East side of second floor.

Building Name: Schattner Center

Building Information

Building location (GPS coordinates): -75.20313, 39.95276
Braille or tactile signage: yes; Braille signs outside of every classroom or lecture hall
Inaccessible spaces: no; NA
Lighting: artificial; NA
Chemicals or allergens: Often there are chemical smells from dental lab work

Building Features

Floors: 3
Stairwells: NA
Elevators: 1
Accessible bathrooms: 3
Gender-neutral bathrooms: 0
Gender-neutral accessible bathrooms: 0
Total bathrooms: 3
Lactation spaces?: yes
Prayer or meditation spaces?: no

Additional information

Building Name: Stiteler Hall

Building Information

Building location (GPS coordinates): -75.19713, 39.95274
Braille or tactile signage: NA; NA
Inaccessible spaces: yes; Second floor (Political Science department offices) not accessible by elevator. All but one entrance inaccessible. Basement restrooms inaccessible by elevator and require PennCard.
Lighting: artificial; Silverstein Forum has dim lighting.
Chemicals or allergens: NA

Building Features

Floors: 3
Stairwells: 3
Elevators: 0
Accessible bathrooms: 1
Gender-neutral bathrooms: 1
Gender-neutral accessible bathrooms: 1
Total bathrooms: 5
Lactation spaces?: no
Prayer or meditation spaces?: no

Additional information

Accessible restroom only accessible by pin code that only building administrator knows.

Building Name: David Rittenhouse Laboratory

Building Information

Building location (GPS coordinates): -75.18979, 39.95199
Braille or tactile signage: yes; Some of the classrooms have Braille signage most do not
Inaccessible spaces: yes; Some of the lecture halls do not have accessible seating
Lighting: artificial; Ground floor and basement are not well lit. Relies on natural lighting which is not always good.
Chemicals or allergens: NA

Building Features

Floors: 4
Stairwells: 4
Elevators: 2
Accessible bathrooms: NA
Gender-neutral bathrooms: NA
Gender-neutral accessible bathrooms: NA
Total bathrooms: NA
Lactation spaces?: no
Prayer or meditation spaces?: no

Additional information

Building Name: Claudia Cohen Hall

Building Information

Building location (GPS coordinates): -75.19472, 39.95139
Braille or tactile signage: yes; Signage available but our of reach for a wheelchair user
Inaccessible spaces: yes; Departmental offices on each floor are behind a heavy door that does not have a push plate and may be less than 32” wide.
Lighting: artificial; Dim, but visible
Chemicals or allergens: None

Building Features

Floors: 6
Stairwells: 3
Elevators: 1
Accessible bathrooms: 8
Gender-neutral bathrooms: 0
Gender-neutral accessible bathrooms: 2
Total bathrooms: 10
Lactation spaces?: no
Prayer or meditation spaces?: no

Additional information

Accessible water fountains are located on each floor next to the bathrooms.

Building Name: Graduate Student Center

Building Information

Building location (GPS coordinates): -75.19568, 39.95229
Braille or tactile signage: no; NA
Inaccessible spaces: no; NA
Lighting: artificial; NA
Chemicals or allergens: NA

Building Features

Floors: 3
Stairwells: 2
Elevators: 1
Accessible bathrooms: 4
Gender-neutral bathrooms: 2
Gender-neutral accessible bathrooms: 2
Total bathrooms: 4
Lactation spaces?: yes
Prayer or meditation spaces?: no

Additional information

Building Name: Penn Museum

Building Information

Building location (GPS coordinates): -75.19118, 39.94914
Braille or tactile signage: NA; NA
Inaccessible spaces: yes; The entrance to Harrison Auditorium is closed for renovation. The Trescher entrance to the museum is usually locked but the courtyard is accessible.
Lighting: NA; NA
Chemicals or allergens: NA

Building Features

Floors: 6
Stairwells: NA
Elevators: NA
Accessible bathrooms: NA
Gender-neutral bathrooms: NA
Gender-neutral accessible bathrooms: NA
Total bathrooms: NA
Lactation spaces?: NA
Prayer or meditation spaces?: NA

Additional information

There is a ramp on the west side of the building to the Kamin entrance. There are automatic doors at the Kress entrance.

Building Name: Fisher Fine Arts Library

Building Information

Building location (GPS coordinates): -75.19271, 39.95162
Braille or tactile signage: yes; Elevator
Inaccessible spaces: yes; Floor 2 (card access required) ; Floor 3R (card access required) ; Floor 4(card access required) ; Floor 4B(card access required); Roof
Lighting: natural; NA
Chemicals or allergens: NA

Building Features

Floors: 5
Stairwells: 3
Elevators: 1
Accessible bathrooms: NA
Gender-neutral bathrooms: 0
Gender-neutral accessible bathrooms: 0
Total bathrooms: 5
Lactation spaces?: no
Prayer or meditation spaces?: no

Additional information

Gendered bathrooms on LLR, accessible but automatic door doesn’t work; Stacks narrow; inaccessible 2nd floor study area; emergency exits only accessible by stairs; elevators in certain spaces only accessible with clearance

Building Name: Jon M Huntsman Hall

Building Information

Building location (GPS coordinates): -75.19818, 39.95319
Braille or tactile signage: NA; NA
Inaccessible spaces: no; NA
Lighting: artificial; Dim, warm lighting
Chemicals or allergens: NA

Building Features

Floors: 9
Stairwells: 4
Elevators: 6
Accessible bathrooms: 1
Gender-neutral bathrooms: 1
Gender-neutral accessible bathrooms: 1
Total bathrooms: 27
Lactation spaces?: yes
Prayer or meditation spaces?: no

Additional information

Lactation space on ground floor. Accessible, gender-neutral bathroom in basement. Floors 4 and above are department floors which are difficult for unaffiliated people to access.

Building Name: Lerner Center

Building Information

Building location (GPS coordinates): -75.1919, 39.95211
Braille or tactile signage: yes; Elevators stairs and rooms have Braille signage.
Inaccessible spaces: no; NA
Lighting: both; Lighting is a mixture. Atrium spaces are well lit with natural light. Lots of corridors which are darker and lit by artificial light.
Chemicals or allergens: Little bit of a sterilised smell.

Building Features

Floors: 5
Stairwells: 2
Elevators: 1
Accessible bathrooms: 8
Gender-neutral bathrooms: 0
Gender-neutral accessible bathrooms: 0
Total bathrooms: 8
Lactation spaces?: no
Prayer or meditation spaces?: no

Additional information

No obviously inaccessible spaces but lots of doors particularly on floors 2, 3 and 4 are heavy and hard to open

Building Name: Annenberg Center for the Performing arts

Building Information

Building location (GPS coordinates): -75.19648, 39.953
Braille or tactile signage: yes; The bathrooms have Braille signs however they are at standing eye level. Other doors do not seem to have
Inaccessible spaces: yes; Building has a number of steps, and a few areas surrounded by steps such as the 37th street entrance. Other locations such as the theaters can be reached by elevator on request.
Lighting: artificial; Mostly overhead florescent lights, both in lobby area and hallways
Chemicals or allergens: Unknown

Building Features

Floors: 4
Stairwells: 3
Elevators: 1
Accessible bathrooms: 4
Gender-neutral bathrooms: 2
Gender-neutral accessible bathrooms: 2
Total bathrooms: 6
Lactation spaces?: no
Prayer or meditation spaces?: no

Additional information

All floors of building can be accessed by elevator, and on nights of their shows the staff have ushers to help patrons out. Third floor hallway is a little narrow but accommodating. Most of building is carpeted.

Building Name: The Arch

Building Information

Building location (GPS coordinates): -75.19524, 39.95222
Braille or tactile signage: yes; On most signs main floor
Inaccessible spaces: yes; Some smaller doorways in classrooms and 3rd floor
Lighting: artificial; Medium light
Chemicals or allergens: No

Building Features

Floors: 4
Stairwells: 1
Elevators: NA
Accessible bathrooms: 1
Gender-neutral bathrooms: 1
Gender-neutral accessible bathrooms: 1
Total bathrooms: 3
Lactation spaces?: no
Prayer or meditation spaces?: no

Additional information

Building Name: Larry Robbins House

Building Information

Building location (GPS coordinates): -75.19484, 39.95216
Braille or tactile signage: yes; All signs
Inaccessible spaces: yes; 3rd floor seminar room
Lighting: both; Bright
Chemicals or allergens: No

Building Features

Floors: 3
Stairwells: 1
Elevators: 1
Accessible bathrooms: 2
Gender-neutral bathrooms: 2
Gender-neutral accessible bathrooms: 2
Total bathrooms: 2
Lactation spaces?: no
Prayer or meditation spaces?: no

Additional information

Building Name: Williams Hall

Building Information

Building location (GPS coordinates): -75.19476, 39.95096
Braille or tactile signage: yes; Signs state room number and department name (when applicable). Restrooms do not have Braille signage.
Inaccessible spaces: yes; Restrooms NOT on floors 2,3,5 are not wheelchair accessible. seating area between the third and fourth floor landing is not wheelchair accessible. Stair access only.
Lighting: artificial; Fluorcent lighting
Chemicals or allergens: Strong coffee aroma in the area of Williams Cafe on the entrance floor.

Building Features

Floors: 9
Stairwells: 3
Elevators: 4
Accessible bathrooms: 6
Gender-neutral bathrooms: 0
Gender-neutral accessible bathrooms: 0
Total bathrooms: 16
Lactation spaces?: no
Prayer or meditation spaces?: no

Additional information

Bathroom on 5th floor- best one: Door opening button. Braille signs. Wheelchair accessible Bathroom on Ground, 2nd, 3rd floor: No door opening button. Accessible stalls.

Building Name: Hutchinson Gymnasium

Building Information

Building location (GPS coordinates): -75.18867, 39.95099
Braille or tactile signage: yes; NA
Inaccessible spaces: yes; Third floor
Lighting: artificial; Fluorescent
Chemicals or allergens: None

Building Features

Floors: 4
Stairwells: 3
Elevators: 1
Accessible bathrooms: 6
Gender-neutral bathrooms: 4
Gender-neutral accessible bathrooms: 4
Total bathrooms: 6
Lactation spaces?: no
Prayer or meditation spaces?: yes

Additional information

Floor 1: 4 gender-neutral bathrooms. Floor 2: no public restrooms. Floor 3: inaccessible (stairs at back). Floor 1R: non-accessible front door (no automatic door); ramp to Palestra. Basement: no public restrooms. Floor

Building Name: Institute of Contemporary Art

Building Information

Building location (GPS coordinates): -75.19478, 39.95406
Braille or tactile signage: no; NA
Inaccessible spaces: no; NA
Lighting: both; Generally always well lit
Chemicals or allergens: NA

Building Features

Floors: 2
Stairwells: NA
Elevators: 1
Accessible bathrooms: NA
Gender-neutral bathrooms: 3
Gender-neutral accessible bathrooms: 1
Total bathrooms: 3
Lactation spaces?: no
Prayer or meditation spaces?: yes

Additional information

Building Name: McNeill

Building Information

Building location (GPS coordinates): -75.19792, 39.95211
Braille or tactile signage: yes; Only on 2nd floor bathrooms
Inaccessible spaces: yes; The roof. Telephone closet on 5th floor.
Lighting: artificial; Fluorescent lights, few windows. Natural lighting in central atrium from 2nd floor up
Chemicals or allergens: NA

Building Features

Floors: 6
Stairwells: 4
Elevators: 2
Accessible bathrooms: 2
Gender-neutral bathrooms: 0
Gender-neutral accessible bathrooms: 0
Total bathrooms: 12
Lactation spaces?: yes
Prayer or meditation spaces?: no

Additional information

Narrow hallways and doors. No accessible bathrooms above 1st floor; lactation space on 2nd floor requires code; on campus recruiting is accessible

Building Name: Irvine Auditorium

Building Information

Building location (GPS coordinates): -75.193, 39.95088
Braille or tactile signage: NA; NA
Inaccessible spaces: NA; NA
Lighting: artificial; NA
Chemicals or allergens: NA

Building Features

Floors: 4
Stairwells: 2
Elevators: 2
Accessible bathrooms: 2
Gender-neutral bathrooms: 0
Gender-neutral accessible bathrooms: 0
Total bathrooms: 6
Lactation spaces?: no
Prayer or meditation spaces?: no

Additional information

no bathrooms on first floor, nonworking standard height pushplate at main entrance, use ankle height. perelman quad entrance not usable. No Braille signage. wheelchair accessible water fountain on B2 and G.

Building Name: Steinberg Dietrich Hall

Building Information

Building location (GPS coordinates): -75.19615, 39.95184
Braille or tactile signage: yes; Not at wheelchair level
Inaccessible spaces: NA; NA
Lighting: both; NA
Chemicals or allergens: NA

Building Features

Floors: NA
Stairwells: NA
Elevators: NA
Accessible bathrooms: 8
Gender-neutral bathrooms: 2
Gender-neutral accessible bathrooms: 2
Total bathrooms: 10
Lactation spaces?: no
Prayer or meditation spaces?: no

Additional information

Tampon machine in women’s restroom which is too high to reach. Ground floor bathrooms have wash basins difficult to reach. Emergency exit on second floor is accessible only by stairs.

Building Name: Gittis Hall

Building Information

Building location (GPS coordinates): -75.19273, 39.9542
Braille or tactile signage: no; NA
Inaccessible spaces: no; NA
Lighting: both; Big windows with plenty of artificial lighting
Chemicals or allergens: No

Building Features

Floors: 2
Stairwells: 3
Elevators: 1
Accessible bathrooms: NA
Gender-neutral bathrooms: NA
Gender-neutral accessible bathrooms: NA
Total bathrooms: NA
Lactation spaces?: NA
Prayer or meditation spaces?: NA

Additional information

Building Name: Towne Hall

Building Information

Building location (GPS coordinates): -75.19092, 39.95182
Braille or tactile signage: yes; Likely too high for some wheelchair users.
Inaccessible spaces: yes; South basement double doors without push pad and too narrow (rooms B12-B13, integrated product design studio). Office of diversity and inclusion accessible only by inaccessible double doors, room 125. Computer lab only accessible by freight elevator.
Lighting: artificial; Flourescent light.
Chemicals or allergens: Smells of paint and chemicals

Building Features

Floors: 5
Stairwells: 8
Elevators: 0
Accessible bathrooms: 5
Gender-neutral bathrooms: 2
Gender-neutral accessible bathrooms: 3
Total bathrooms: 9
Lactation spaces?: yes
Prayer or meditation spaces?: no

Additional information

Gender neutral bathrooms in basement are marked by gender but are single user bathrooms, both have changing tables. No elevators in building but elevators in connected Skirkanich Hall and Levine Hall.

Building Name: Golkin Hall

Building Information

Building location (GPS coordinates): -75.19264, 39.95387
Braille or tactile signage: yes; Braille on signs
Inaccessible spaces: NA; NA
Lighting: both; NA
Chemicals or allergens: NA

Building Features

Floors: NA
Stairwells: NA
Elevators: NA
Accessible bathrooms: NA
Gender-neutral bathrooms: NA
Gender-neutral accessible bathrooms: NA
Total bathrooms: NA
Lactation spaces?: NA
Prayer or meditation spaces?: NA

Additional information

Bathrooms do not have automatic doors

Building Name: Skirkanich Hall

Building Information

Building location (GPS coordinates): -75.19047, 39.95205
Braille or tactile signage: yes; Sometimes difficult to feel, usually too high for wheelchair users.
Inaccessible spaces: no; NA
Lighting: both; Many windows.
Chemicals or allergens: NA

Building Features

Floors: 6
Stairwells: 3
Elevators: 2
Accessible bathrooms: 8
Gender-neutral bathrooms: 4
Gender-neutral accessible bathrooms: 4
Total bathrooms: 10
Lactation spaces?: no
Prayer or meditation spaces?: no

Additional information

North elevator accesses more floors and Moore building. Building connected to Moore, Levine, and Towne halls on 1, 2, 3.

Building Name: Caster

Building Information

Building location (GPS coordinates): -75.19759, 39.95249
Braille or tactile signage: yes; Very rarely, central common use rooms, not offices.
Inaccessible spaces: yes; Ground floor is not for the most part
Lighting: artificial; Old, no natural light, fluorescent, dim
Chemicals or allergens: Strong chemical smell, smells of old books and plastic

Building Features

Floors: 4
Stairwells: 2
Elevators: 1
Accessible bathrooms: 3
Gender-neutral bathrooms: 4
Gender-neutral accessible bathrooms: 3
Total bathrooms: 13
Lactation spaces?: yes
Prayer or meditation spaces?: no

Additional information

Elevator says which floor you’re going. The exit signs don’t point towards exits, very misleading, ground floor has no accessible fire exit, ground floor leads to parking garage of Caster

Building Name: College Hall

Building Information

Building location (GPS coordinates): -75.19374, 39.95148
Braille or tactile signage: yes; Braille on all signs but often too high for wheelchair users.
Inaccessible spaces: yes; The entire fourth floor is inaccessible. This is the location of the Philomathean society, and all of the rooms used by this society are inaccessible to wheelchair users. While every other floor is accessible by elevator, the elevator is very narrow.
Lighting: artificial; The lighting is mostly soft interior lights. The second and third floors are particularly dark. Some rooms have big windows with natural light.
Chemicals or allergens: Not particularly. Some dust and lots of plants.

Building Features

Floors: 4
Stairwells: 3
Elevators: 1
Accessible bathrooms: 6
Gender-neutral bathrooms: 2
Gender-neutral accessible bathrooms: 3
Total bathrooms: 9
Lactation spaces?: no
Prayer or meditation spaces?: no

Additional information

Signage is often too high for wheelchair users. Many of the doors are very heavy. Some bathrooms labelled accessible are not well designed. Particularly the accessible bathroom on the second and third floors have no push button and is poorly designed.