Accessibility
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This page includes accessibility information for visiting Waymind rooms in Deakin.
We hope this page will help you feel at ease and to know what to expect for your first visit, especially if you have accessibility requirements.
So you know what to expect for your appointment, we’ve included some photos below of the parking, building entry, bathrooms, room design and furniture. Plus written descriptions of the space and images to help people who have a visual impairment.
Getting to Waymind
Get to Waymind by car
Waymind is located at 77 Denison Street Deakin ACT 2600.
The entrance is at the back of the building and our rooms are on level 1, with lift access.
Parking near Waymind in Deakin
If you’re getting a lift, taxi or Uber, you can get them to drop you off outside in any safe place to stop.
Waymind has 4 dedicated patient parking spots in the front of the building.
They are generously sized parking spots, but unfortunately they are not designated disabled parking spots. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Enter the parking area via either the right or left driveway. Please take care and look for other cars going in and out of these driveways.
Parking beyond the boom gate is reserved for patients of Canberra Retina Clinic, our ground floor neighbours. For this reason, please don’t park beyond the boom gates.
On-street parking options:
If the Waymind dedicated front parking spots are full, please look for on-street parking. There’s usually plenty of on-street parking nearby.
- Parking on the Waymind side of the road is free and mostly 2 hours during business hours
- Parking on the sports oval and Royal Mint side of the road is free and usually unlimited during business hours
- Parking around the corner in Makin Street is free and usually 3 hours during business hours (beware of some spots in Makin street marked for less than 3 hours)
Please check all parking signs carefully, and make sure you allow enough time for your appointment plus a little extra in case of any unforeseen delays
Get to Waymind via public transport
You can get to Waymind on the 58 bus route. The closest bus stop is on Denison street, in front of 63 Denison Street (Deakin Private Hospital) and opposite the Royal Mint. Walk about 50 metres south to Waymind at 77 Denison street.
There’s also the 57 bus route, which has a stop near 50 Kent Street Deakin, outside the Canberra Private Hospital. Plus a 700 metre walk from there to Waymind at 77 Denison Street via Strickland Close.
Getting from the street to the rooms
(with visual descriptions)
The entrance to 77 Denison Street is at the back of the building.
Please go down the left hand side of the building to reach the entrance. Take care, because this path to the back of the building is also a driveway.
From the entrance at the back of the building, you’ll go through 2 glass doors, about 1.5 metres apart. The glass doors pivot to open inwards and outwards. Go up to level 1 via the stairs or lift.
Inside the entry foyer past the 2 glass doors, you’ll find the lift on your right.
If you come up the stairs to level 1, the bathrooms are straight ahead, and Waymind is on your right.
If you come out of the lift on level 1, the bathrooms are on your left, and Waymind is straight ahead.
The glass door will open automatically for you to enter (it’s a push button for exit).
Our lovely receptionists will greet you at reception and get you settled in the waiting room.
Waymind is fully wheelchair accessible
There are no steps from the street to our rooms, so it’s accessible for people using wheelchairs, walkers and prams.
The entrance to 77 Denison street is at the back of the building.
Please go down the left side of the building to reach the entrance. Take care, because this path is also a driveway.
The entrance doors are two glass doors with big handles. They pivot to open inwards or outwards.
Please use the lift to reach level 1.
The wheelchair accessible bathroom is on the left of the landing as you come out of the lift. (It’s also pram friendly and includes a baby change table).
On level 1, Waymind’s front door is an automatic glass sliding door (automatic on entry, press button to exit).
Our receptionists have a 120cm high panel to their desk on the left side. To speak to our receptionists, please go to the right hand side of the reception area, where there is a 75cm high table top.
All doctors’ and clinicians’ consult rooms are wheelchair accessible. We are able to rearrange furniture for your convenience and to find your preferred position for your wheelchair. Just ask us.
If you have any questions about accessibility that are not answered here, or any specific requirements, please contact our receptionists on 02 5104 6463.
Waymind bathroom accessibility
Waymind has three bathrooms on level 1, off the landing.
Women’s bathroom including:
- 2 toilet stalls with doors opening inwards
- 1 ambulant toilet stall with door opening outwards
- 2 sinks and 1 mirror at standard height
- Pad and tampon disposal units
- Automatic lights
Men’s bathroom including:
- 1 toilet stall with doors opening inwards
- 1 ambulant toilet stall with door opening outwards
- 1 urinal
- 2 sinks and 1 mirror at standard height
- Automatic lights
Wheelchair accessible all-gender bathroom including:
- 1 large wheelchair accessible bathroom, plenty of space to turn
- Door opens to the right
- Toilet with wall mounted grab rail (grab rail on the left hand side)
- 1 sink and 1 mirror at standard height
- Pad and tampon disposal units
- Pram accessible, plus we have a folding baby change table for all parents to use
- Nappy disposal unit
- Automatic lights
- People of all gender identities are welcome to use this bathroom
Baby change facilities
If you need to bring your baby to your appointment, we have baby change facilities available.
A folding baby change table is available in the wheelchair/pram accessible, all-gender bathroom. All parents and carers are welcome to use this bathroom to change a baby.
There is a nappy disposal bin in this bathroom for your convenience.
Breastfeeding, chest feeding and bottle feeding are all welcome here.
If there’s anything else we can do to support you and your baby during your visit, please let us know.
Chair dimensions and weight ratings
All chairs at Waymind are rated to at least 130kg, with some chairs rated to 150kg+.
Seat heights are all at least 45cm high.
In the waiting room, chairs rated to 150kg are the green fabric arm chairs.
The green fabric 2-seater couch is rated to 300kg.
Our super comfy, consult room arm chairs are rated to 150kg.
The chair’s internal dimensions are:
- Seat width 75cm
- Seat depth 50cm
- Seat height 45cm
If you have specific needs for seating accessibility, please speak to our receptionist before your appointment.
Lighting
Our consult room lights are dimmable LED downlights with a warm tint.
If you prefer the lights to be brighter, dimmed, or turned off during your appointment, please speak to your doctor or clinician.
Each consult room has a window with a lovely view of the trees outside. If you prefer to close the sheer curtains to reduce glare, or face your chair away from the windows, please speak to your doctor or clinician.
Accessibility questions and feedback
If you have any questions about accessibility that are not covered on this page, or if you have any specific access requirements you’d like to share before your appointment, please contact Waymind receptionists on 02 5104 6463 and we’ll be happy to help.
If you would like to share feedback about accessibility at Waymind please call us on 02 5104 6463 or email feedback@waymind.com.au
Good or bad feedback, we’re all ears. We want to provide the best service for our patients and when we know what you need, we can do better.
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