east park ground floor

Hi! I was also in a ground floor room in East Park in my first year the windows have two sets of blinds - the first is a blackout blind and there is a second semi-opaque blind which allows light to penetrate but doesn't allow people to see inside during the daytime. In the evening, however, if you had this blind down and your bedroom lights on, people would be able to see inside, although you can't see out - it's good to be aware of this to avoid blunders!!
Most of the time during the day, if I wanted privacy, I had the second blind down halfway, so that people couldn't see in but to allow in as much light as possible.

It is also worth noting that some of the ground floor rooms won't have very much (if any) foot-traffic going past them, depending on which direction your room is facing. Some of the East Park rooms face onto a grassy verge that nobody can really see into, so you might not even need to use your blinds. However, if you do find that your wellbeing is impacted by your room and it's making you very anxious, you can speak to the Wellbeing team about it, and there may be an opportunity to apply to change rooms on these grounds.

I hope this helps - feel free to ask any more questions about East Park and I can try to help!

Nina
University of Exeter Student Ambassador

Hi
Are the ground floor rooms at East Park allocated to students with disabilities?

Hi!
I myself have chronic fatigue syndrome, which counts as a disability - before applying for accommodation I was in contact with the AccessAbility team who liaised with the accommodation team, and it was required that my bedroom was either accessible by lift or on the ground floor. The block that I was in did not have lift access - none of blocks A-D do - which would be why I was placed on the ground floor of my block. That being said, I was the only person in my flat with any kind of disability as far as I was aware.
However, all the other blocks in East Park do have lift access to all bedrooms. Additionally, I know some blocks have some accessible bedrooms that are larger (e.g. for those with physical mobility issues) that are not based on the ground floor. Therefore, if you have a disability it does not necessarily mean you will be placed on the ground floor, and probably depends on which block you have been allocated and your specific needs.
If you have any further questions about this feel free to ask - I can also let you know about my experience as a disabled student if this is something that applies to you and you’d like to know more about!
Nina
University of Exeter Student Ambassador