Burghausen Youth Hostel

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 at the end of the text.

• Free parking is available in the vicinity of the youth hostel. Wheelchair users can park in the courtyard after consultation. Cars can be driven in front of the door for loading and unloading. The outside path to the entrance is easy to walk and drive on.
• The entrance is accessible without steps (threshold of 3.5 cm available).
• All rooms that can be used and raised for the guest are accessible at ground level, via ramps or lift.
• The cabin size of the lift is 100 cm x 120 cm. Controls are not located on a horizontal control panel (height of controls 90 cm to 161 cm).
• Ramps are at least 134 cm wide and have a maximum longitudinal gradient of 9 %.
• All raised doors and passageways are at least 90 cm wide. 
• The reception counter is 84 cm high at the lowest point.
• Wheelchair accessible tables are available in the dining room.
• The following aids are provided: Shower chairs

Dormitory 0.01 with sanitary room (shared room).

• The manoeuvring spaces are:
  in front of essential furnishings (e.g. cupboards) 150 cm x 150 cm;
  300 cm x 208 cm to the left of the bed;
  There is no manoeuvring space to the right of the bed.
  The bed is 39 cm high.
• The manoeuvring spaces in the bathroom are:
  in front of the washbasin 180 cm x 190 cm;
  in front of the toilet 250 cm x 138 cm;
  to the left of the toilet 60 cm x 70 cm;
  to the right of the toilet 82 cm x 70 cm.
• There are grab rails to the left and right of the toilet.
• Both grab rails can be flipped-up. 
• The washbasin is accessible from underneath at a height of 67 cm and a depth of less than 30 cm.
• The mirror can be viewed while sitting or standing.
• The shower is accessible without steps. 
• The shower is 160 cm x 137 cm.
• There are grab rails in the shower.
• A shower seat is available or can be provided if required (fixed, foldable, hook-in or mobile and stable).

Bedroom 1.05 with sanitary room (shared room).

• The manoeuvring spaces are:
  in front of essential furnishings (e.g. cupboards) 120 cm x 220 cm;
  to the left of the bed 150 cm x 185 cm;
  116 cm x 185 cm to the right of the bed.
• The bed is 39 cm high.
• The manoeuvring spaces in the bathroom are:
  in front of the washbasin 158 cm x 195 cm;
  in front of the toilet 195 cm x 158 cm;
  to the left of the toilet 159 cm x 70 cm;
  to the right of the toilet 30 cm x 70 cm.
• There are grab rails to the left and right of the toilet.
• The left grab rail can be folded up. 
• The washbasin is accessible from underneath at a height of 67 cm and a depth of less than 30 cm.
• The shower is accessible without steps. 
• The shower is 160 cm x 170 cm.
• There are grab rails in the shower.
• A shower seat is available or can be provided if required (fixed, foldable, hook-in or mobile and stable).

Public toilet for people with disabilities on the ground floor

• The manoeuvring spaces are:
  in front of the washbasin 132 cm x 170 cm;
  in front of the toilet 170 cm x 132 cm;
  to the left of the toilet 38 cm x 70 cm;
  to the right of the toilet 128 cm x 70 cm.
• There are grab rails to the left and right of the toilet.
• Both grab rails can be folded up.
• The washbasin is accessible from underneath at a height of 67 cm and a depth of less than 30 cm.
• The mirror can be viewed while sitting or standing.
• There is a cord as an alarm trigger.

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report at the end of the text.

• Assistance dogs are allowed.
• The main entrance is visually contrasted to the surroundings and can be recognized by a tactile change in the floor covering.
• In the elevator, the break position is not announced by spoken commands. Operating elements are tactilely detectable and visually rich in contrast. An outgoing emergency call is confirmed audibly. Alternatively, low-contrast stairways with handrails are available.
• The operating elements are tactilely detectable in the entire building and are partly visually rich in contrast.
• The walkways are visually rich in contrast and tactilely detectable almost everywhere or the walls can be used as an orientation aid.
• All evaluated areas available to the guest are brightly lit and glare-free.
• There is no uninterrupted guidance system (e.g. floor indicators) indoors and outdoors.
• There are no obstacles, e.g. objects protruding into the path / room.

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report at the end of the text.

• There is no optically perceivable alarm in the building.
• There is no audio induction loop.
• In the dining room there are tables with bright and glare-free lighting, on which there are no lamps that interfere with the field of vision or eye contact. There are no seating areas with low background noises.
• In the elevator, the confirmation of an emergency call is made audibly, not visibly.
• In the evaluated rooms, at least one electrical outlet available near the bed.
• The knocking on the room door is not indicated by a flashing signal.
• Information is available in writing.

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report at the end of the text.

• Name and logo of the establishment are clearly recognizable from the outside.
• Business cards/brochures with address and telephone number of the host are visibly displayed at the reception desk.
• The objectives of the routes are usually within sight or an uninterrupted route guidance system is available. There is no colored or pictorial guidance system available.
• There is no information in easy language. Information is not provided by pictograms.