Accessibility & Access

 

The Studio

Address

My studio is Suite 516 - 518, on the 5th floor of Baltic Chambers, 50 Wellington Street, Glasgow, G2 6HJ

Entering the building

The main entrance of the building is located at 50 Wellington Street. There are eight steps up from the street to the foyer, with a handrail on either side of the stairs. The main entrance is accessed through a large, glass front door, which can be pushed open, and then through an automatic second door at the top of the stairs.​

There is also step-free/wheelchair access available via a wheelchair lift located next door to the main entrance at 44 Wellington Street. This is operated by the building’s café and concierge staff. Simply buzz for access through this entrance within the hours 8 am - 4 pm. If you require step-free access after 4pm, please contact us directly to arrange this in advance of your visit.

From the building foyer, there are two lifts available to take you up to the 5th floor.

​The doors of the lift have 80cm clearance. There are handrails within the lift at 87cm high. The lift controls are positioned at 93cm high and have braille button labels. All lift buttons will light up when activated. The turning circle space within the lift is 100cm.

Travelling to the studio

  • Travelling by train

    Our closest train station is Central Station, approximately 320 metres distance, or 5 minutes walk. From Glasgow Queen Street Station, the distance is 804 metres, or approximately a 12 minute walk.

    There are dropped kerbs at pedestrian crossings on the route from either station to our building.

  • Travelling by subway

    The nearest subway stop to our location is St Enoch. This is 483 metres from our building, approximately 8 minutes walk.

    There are dropped kerbs at pedestrian crossings on the route from the station to our building.

  • Travelling by bus

    There are several bus routes which run near to our building.

    At the time of writing, First Bus lines 1D, 38, 500, 60, 60A, 9, X4 and McGill’s Bus line 3 have a stop close by to Baltic Chambers. Additional bus lines stopping one block away, outside Central Station.

  • Travelling by bike

    Our building does not have a public bike store. There are on-street bike rails located close to our building, on the corner of Waterloo Street and Argyle Street, which are free to use. A secure on-street bike store is located on Bothwell Street and Wellington Street; this can be accessed and paid for using the Cyclehoop app.

  • Travelling by car

    There is limited on-street parking outside our building on Wellington Street and nearby on Holm Street, Cadogan Street and West Campbell Street. These parking spaces are metred and have a 2-hour maximum stay limit.

    Blue badge holders can park for any length of time, free of charge, at on-street pay and display areas in Glasgow, but there are no designated disabled spaces.

    The nearest multi-story car parks are the QPark on Waterloo Street, approximately 3 minutes walk away, and Cadogan Square Car Park on Cadogan Street, approximately 6 minutes walk away. There are designated accessible parking spaces in the Cadogan Square car park. Please note that the standard tariff for parking applies to disabled parking in this car park, and the Blue Badge scheme does not apply.

Toilets

On the 5th floor there are:

  • Ladies' toilets, containing three small cubicles, are situated next door to our practice.

  • ​Men’s toilets with two cubicles and two urinals are situated further along the corridor from our practice door, accessed through one set of double doors.​

  • A gender-neutral bathroom is situated further along the corridor and round the corner from our practice door through two sets of double doors. This is a single, larger cubicle. The door clearance is 70cm, there is a 228cm turning circle space, however currently this bathroom does not have grab bars installed.

  • Accessible toilet cubicle with grab bars and a red cord on the 5th floor

Changing Places Toilet (CPT)

The nearest Changing Places Toilet is available at Glasgow Central Station on Gordon Street, approximately 320 metres distance from our building. This CPT is registered to older standards.

The nearest CPT registered at current standards is located within St Enoch Centre, approximately 483 metres from our building.

Safety

Environment

My AT practice is built on exploring how to navigate the world with more safety and, as a result more agency. I am continually working to make my studio and teaching practice a safe and constructive place.

However, my studio is in a public building so there is only so much of the environment that I can control. Please let me know if you have any specific requirements, I will always work to make the space as safe and accessible as possible,

Touch

The task of any AT session is to find out how AT can be moulded to fit your specific needs. I acknowledge that safety, or what makes you feel safe, can look vastly different for each individual. I believe it is my job to meet you where you are at on your terms.

The beauty of AT is that it is a uniquely malleable practice. AT is traditionally a ‘hands-on’ practice, which means there is an element of touch. However if touch is a barrier for you, your session can be carried out effectively without touch.

LGBTQ+ & Neurodivergent Friendly

I am a member of the LGBTQ+ community and feel AT has helped me navigate the world as a queer person. As a result, I am very keen to work with other Queer folk who might find AT useful.

Pricing

I offer concession pricing options for all 1:1 sessions, packages, groups and workshops. Select the pricing that is most appropriate to you with no questions asked.

I also offer a £10 taster session so you can discover the Alexander Technique at a low cost and see if it’s right for you.

If these prices are going to be a barrier for you please reach out. It’s important to me that AT is accessible.