Vreden Silhouette Museum

All areas relevant for testing meet the quality criteria of the label "Accessibility certified - accessible for people with walking disabilities and partially accessible for wheelchair users".

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.

• There are 2 marked parking spaces for people with disabilities (parking space size: 710 cm x 530 cm).
• The surface quality of the car park is easy to walk and drive on.
• The path from the car park to the entrance is 60 m long. It is easy to walk and drive on and has a maximum longitudinal gradient of 2 % over a distance of 10 m.
• The building is infinitely accessible via a ramp. The ramp has a maximum gradient of 6 % and a total length of 650 cm.
• All evaluated rooms and facilities available to the guests are infinitely accessible at ground level.
• All evaluated passageways/doors available to the guests are at least 90 cm wide.
• The cash desk in the shop is at its lowest point 107 cm high. There is another, equivalent communication possibility while in a sitting position.
• The exhibits are predominately visible when seated.
• The information on the exhibits is predominately readable when seated.
• Guided tours for people with walking impairments and wheelchair users are offered. A reservation in advance is necessary.
• Special trained guides ensure that people with walking impairments and wheelchair users can take part in any guided tour.
• Mobile or fixed seats are available for people with walking disabilities, which may be used during the guided tour.
• The entire route of the guided tour is infinitely variable for wheelchair users.

Public toilet for people with disabilities 

• The manoeuvring spaces are:
  in front of/behind the door, in front of the toilet and in front of the washbasin at least 130 cm x 150 cm;
  left of the toilet 30 cm x 70 cm and right of the toilet 150 cm x 70 cm.
• There are grab rails available on the right and left of the toilet. The grab rails can be flipped-up.
• The sink is wheelchair compatible.
• The mirror can be seen while standing or sitting.
• An alarm trigger (cord) is available.

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.

• There is no clearly visible alarm.
• There is no audio induction loop system at the counter.
• The information on the exhibits is exclusively provided in writing.
• There are no guided tours available for people with hearing impairment and deaf people.

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.

• Assistance dogs are allowed in relevant areas/rooms.
• External paths usually do not have visually contrasting or tactilely detectable sidewalk boundaries.
• The entrance is visually rich in contrast, but not recognizable by a tactile change of floor covering.
• All all evaluated and usable areas for the guest are well illuminated, i.e. bright and glare-free.
• The signage is designed in clearly legible and contrasting font.
• There are few glass doors without safety markings.
• The exhibits are usually well illuminated.
• The information on the exhibits is exclusively provided in writing and is visually rich in contrast.
• There are no guided tours available for people with visual impairments and blind people.
• Information is not available in Braille or prismatic font.

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.

• The name or logo of the museum is clearly recognizable from the outside.
• Signs in visible distance or an uninterrupted guidance system are available.
• The information on the exhibits is exclusively provided in writing, but not in easy language.
• There are no guided tours available for people with cognitive impairments.
• There is no information in easy language.
• Information is displayed with pictograms or images.