Visitors with disabilities
The Heart of Hawick complex has been designed with disabled access in mind.
Features include:
- Lift access to all floors
- Power doors into and out of the café using the main door doors
- Toilets on all floors, including toilets for people with disabilities
- Front row of auditorium, used for cinema and live events, all removable in pairs (14 seats in total)
- Induction loop built into auditorium, plus we have a portable induction loop
- Café and all corridors are very wide and have lots of turning space
- Lift has a handrail, visual and voice announcements, and has a hearing loop installed on the emergency phone
- The glass floor, glass terrace and glass balconies are level access with no tripping hazards
- Access between Tower Mill and Heritage Hub is level, with low kerbs, no tripping hazards and raised road surfaces
- Parking areas are not compete, but will have at least three, and possibly a lot more, spaces for blue badge holders
