Youth Hostel Dachau

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

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

• There is one marked parking space for people with disabilities (parking space size: 350 cm x 500 cm).
• The surface quality of the car park is not easy to walk and drive on.
• The path from the car park to the entrance is 10 m long. It is easy to walk and drive on and has a maximum longitudinal gradient of 4 % over a distance of 3 m.
• The busstop „John-F.-Kennedy-Platz“ is 400 m away.
• The building is steplessly accessible via the main entrance.
• All evaluated rooms and facilities available to the guests are steplessly accessible or via a ramp or an elevator. Exception: The rear exit to the garden and the conference room „Nikolaus Lehner“ as well as the door to the conference room are only accessible via a threshold of 3 cm or 4 cm height.
• The ramp in the lobby has a maximum gradient of 8 % and a total length of 4 m.
• All evaluated passageways/doors available to the guests are at least 84 cm wide.
• The reception desk is 109 cm high. There is another, equivalent communication possibility while in a sitting position.
• There are wheelchair accessible tables available in the dining /breakfast room (maximum height 80 cm, wheelchair accessible at a height of 67 cm and a depth of 30 cm).

Room 9 (twin room, upper floor)

• The manoeuvring spaces are:
  in front / behind the door as well as in front of essential stationary furnishings (e.g. wardrobe) and left of the bed 150 cm x 150 cm;
  on the right is the bed on the wall.
• The bed is accessible from both the right and the left side
• The bed is 42 cm high.

Room 10 (twin room upper floor)

• The manoeuvring spaces are:
  in front / behind the door as well as in front of essential stationary furnishings (e.g. wardrobe) and right of the bed 150 cm x 150 cm;
  on the left is the bed on the wall.
• The bed is accessible from both the right and the left side
• The bed is 42 cm high.
• The manoeuvring spaces in the bathroom are:
  in front of/behind the door, in front of the toilet and the washbasin at least 140 cm x 140 cm; left of the toilet 40 cm x 70 cm, right of the toilet 130 cm x 70 cm.
• There are grab rails available on the right and left of the toilet. The grab rail on the right of the toilet can be flipped-up.
• The sink has limited access.
• The mirror can be seen while standing or sitting.
• The shower is accessible without thresholds.
• The manoeuvring space in the shower is 130 cm x 130 cm.
• A shower seat is available or can be provided if required.
• There are grab rails available in the shower.
• An alarm trigger is available.

Public toilet for people with disabilities (basement)

• The manoeuvring spaces are:
  in front of/behind the door, in front of the toilet and the washbasin at least 150 cm x 137 cm; left of the toilet 87 cm x 70 cm, right of the toilet 57 cm x 70 cm.
• There are grab rails available on the right and left of the toilet. The grab rail on the left of the toilet can be flipped-up.
• The sink is wheelchair compatible.
• The mirror can be seen while standing or sitting.
• An alarm trigger is available.

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

• Assistance dogs may not be brought to the establishment.
• The entrance is visually rich in contrast and recognizable by a tactile change of floor covering.
• 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 glass doors without safety markings in heights of 40-70 cm and 120-160 cm
• An outgoing emergency call in the elevator is confirmed audibly.
• The operating controls are visually rich in contrast and tactilely detectable.
• Alternatively stairs are available.
• Stairs partly have visually contrasting edges at the first and last step at least.
• Steps are partly visually rich in contrast.

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

• There is no alarm.
• An outgoing emergency call in the elevator is confirmed audibly.
• In the dining/breakfast room there are tables with bright and glare-free lighting, on which there are no lamps standing or hanging that interfere with the field of vision or eye contact.
• There is no seating area with low background noises (e.g. corner seating, separate room).
• There is no electrical outlet available near the bed in room No 9 and 10 (Twin bed room).
• The ringing or knocking on the door is not indicated by a flashing signal which can be detected in all rooms.

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

• The name or logo of the youth hostel is clearly recognizable from the outside.
• The objectives of the paths are predominantly within sight.