Building Power: Organizing Effectively Against White Supremacy

Building Power: Organizing Effectively Against White Supremacy all-day conference is coming up! It will be held on Friday, November 16th, 2018 at Angell and Mason Hall.  As the buildings are quite confusing and we want to ensure that the conference is made accessible to everyone, we have some general directions and accessibility information to hopefully make navigating the space easier and more comfortable.  

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The website with more information can be found here!

The details are written below with some attached images of floor maps and signs for directions on how to find the rooms that the conference will be held and information on accessibility.  We will also include this information in the website.  Please let us know if there are any other information to know of in advance as well as any accommodations that you may require. E-mail kanilsen@umich.edu with any questions/concerns/requests"

General Comments on Navigating the Space: Floor maps attached for Angell and Mason Hall with accessible routes lined in Purple

Entrances:

The two most visible entrances are either through Angell Hall on State Street or on the direct opposite side of the building through Mason Hall which faces the Diag and Graduate Library.  There is a ramp located to the left when looking at the entrance to Angell Hall from State Street where there is a door with a button for automatic open.  The Mason Hall entrance from the Diag has a door with a button for automatic open, otherwise these doors are heavy.  

To the Auditoriums:

From both of these entrances, walk forward and down to the "ground floor" until you see signs that say "Auditoriums A B C D Tisch Hall" (picture attached of sign).  From Mason Hall entrance, there will be 5-10 steps down OR a ramp located just to the right of the stairs.  From Angell Hall entrance, there are 13 stairs up to the front doors and 5-10 steps back down to the ground level OR from the entrance ramp you walk to the right down the hall and turn left to go up a wide ramp where the auditoriums will be on your right in the middle of the building.

To Angel Hall G115:

From auditoriums, walk towards Angell Hall (towards State Street) down a ramp and turn to the left at first hallway.  Room will be at the end of the hallway.

To Mason Hall Rooms:

All of the Mason Hall Rooms are located on the 1st floor, which is in fact one floor above where the Auditorium and Angell Hall room are located.  Walk towards Mason Hall (towards the diag) and take either the 5-10 stairs up OR the ramp which is now on your left.  Turn left down the hallway to the elevator located about 3/4 of the way down the hallway.  Take the elevator up to floor 1 (from where you are on floor G).  

Additional Accessibility Information

Food: Vegan and gluten-free options are available.  Morning food will be bagels and coffee from Panera.  Lunch will be food from Jerusalem gardens.  

Restrooms:

There is one gender neutral single stall restroom in Haven Hall in room 1632 on the 1st floor.  There are single stall restrooms (labeled "men" and "women") in Angell Hall.  There are not floor maps available at this time, but volunteers will be able to direct you if needed.  Bathrooms do have an ADA accessible stall with handles.  Sinks are approximately just under 3 feet.  

Doors:

The doors to all of the individual rooms and auditoriums do not have an automatic button to open the doors and are a bit heavy, but they will be propped open for the first and last 5 minutes of the session with a volunteer located on the outside of the door 15 minutes before and after the start time of the session to assist anyone.

Seating:

Auditorium rooms all have seats with armchairs that are immovable.  Chairs without arm chairs have been requested, but are contingent on facility staff availability. In all Auditorium rooms there are sections opened up within the rows in the back aisles and front aisles for wheelchairs.

Elevators:

Elevators are approximately 5 feet by 7 feet.

Details about each room:

• Auditorium A: each row of seats has a 5inch steep to get into the aisle.  Chairs are on a swivel and located in front of tables ~3 feet tall.  Back row has table without chairs.
• Auditorium B: each row of seats has a 5inch steep to get into the aisle.  Open spaces within rows available in the back row (~7 feet wide), and in the center of front row (~6.5 feet wide).  Ramp in between aisles and up to the stage. No-slip surface in row of chairs.
• Auditorium D: row of seats are level with ground floor.  A total of 5 wheeelchair spots located on both side aisles in the back row and in the center front row.  No-slip surface in row of chairs.
• Mason Hall Rooms: Most rooms are chairs on wheels with tables ~3 feet tall.