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Youth Hostel Wirsberg

The handicappes accessbile youth hostel is located directly at the end of the climatic health resort Wirsberg with a wonderful view over the countryside.

Description

Wirsberg - climatic health resort with fun factor!  The holiday away from everyday life already starts in our youth hostel with its 20 rooms. From our house you have a wonderful view over the landscape. We are located right at the end of Wirsberg, a climatic health resort, below the edge of a forest. The experience of nature begins right outside our front door.
We want to offer every guest a statisfying stay. One wing is completely adapted to the needs of wheelchair users. Another wing is specially designed for families.

Pure fun for all - a campfire site, children's playground, sports facilities and an all-weather pitch await you at our youth hostel. Raise the curtain for orchestras, theatre and dance groups: Here you will find the perfect stage with electric piano for your rehearsals. You will also find everything you need for your seminars and workshops.
Enjoy the community without barriers - To enable people with walking difficulties to enjoy their stay unhindered, this youth hostel is equipped to meet the needs of wheelchair users who can move their wheelchairs themselves.
Our tip: Youth hostels cannot always be correctly assigned to the terms "wheelchair accessible" and "wheelchair-friendly". Before you decide on a stay, get detailed advice from the hostel team.

Our hostel offers:

  • One overnight wing is handicapped accessible, so that adventure and recreation days without barriers are also possible for young people with walking difficulties (wheelchair users).
  • The house has 7 suitable dormitories, for which 1 assigned wheelchair accessible shower/WC & toilet is available.
  • You can drive up to the gate by car, the entrance is at ground level and the entrance hall is large and spacious.
  • On the ground floor there is a group room with TV, which is accessible by wheelchair.
  • The hall on the 1st floor is accessible for wheelchairs from outside, not inside the house.

Information on accessibility

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All areas relevant for testing meet the quality criteria of the label "Accessibility certified - partially 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 is one marked parking space for people with disabilities on request (parking space size: 400 cm x 600 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 60 m long. It is not easy to walk and drive on and has a maximum longitudinal gradient of 15 % over a distance of 6 m.
  • The bus stop "Rathaus" is 500 m away.
  • The building is steplessly accessible via a treshold of 5 cm (main entrance) or 3 cm (rear entrance).
  • All evaluated rooms and facilities available to the guests are stepless.
  • Almost all evaluated passageways/doors available to the guests are at least 80 cm wide. Exception: the door of the public toilet is 68 cm wide.
  • The reception desk is 111 cm high at its lowest point. There is another, equivalent communication possibility while in a sitting position.
  • There are wheelchair accessible tables in the dining room (maximum height 80 cm, wheelchair accessible at a height of 67 cm and a depth of 30 cm).

Room 1.28 (multi-bedroom)

  • The room door is 80 cm wide.
  • The maneuvering spaces are:
    • in front of essential immobile furnishings (e.g. wardrobe) 200 cm x 200 cm;
    • left of the bed 200 cm x 200 cm;
    • on the right the bed stands next to the wall.
  • The bed is 48 cm high.
  • A nursing bed cannot be provided.

Room 1.30 (multi-bedroom)

  • The room door is 80 cm wide.
  • The maneuvering spaces are:
    • in front of essential immobile furnishings (e.g. wardrobe) 200 cm x 200 cm;
    • right of the bed 200 cm x 200 cm;
    • on the left the bed stands next to the wall.
  • The bed is 48 cm high.
  • A nursing bed cannot be provided.

Sanitary room to rooms 1.28 and 1.30

  • The bathroom door is 92 cm wide.
  • The maneuvering spaces in the bathroom are:
    • in front of/behind the door at least 140 cm x 200 cm;
    • in front of the toilet 140 cm x 200 cm;
    • in front of the washbasin 140 cm x 200 cm;
    • left of the toilet 150 cm x 54 cm and
    • right of the toilet 90 cm x 54 cm.
  • There are handles which can be folded up on the right and left of the toilet. 
  • The washbasin is wheelchair accessible.
  • The mirror can be seen while standing or sitting.
  • The shower is accessible without thresholds.
  • The maneuvering space in the shower is 150 cm x 150 cm.
  • A shower seat is available or can be provided if required.
  • There are grab handles in the shower.
  • An alarm trigger is present.

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

  • Assistance dogs are allowed in relevant areas/rooms.
  • All evaluated areas usable by the guest are well illuminated, i.e. bright and glare-free.
  • There are no visually contrasting or tactilely detectable floor indicators.
  • The signage is designed in clearly legible and contrasting font.
  • Steps are not visually rich in contrast.
  • Stairs have at least a handrail on one side.
  • There is no menu in large print or Braille.
  • Information is not available in Braille or prismatic writing.

  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.
  • In the dining room there are tables with bright and glare-free lighting, on which there are no lamps standing or hanging that restrict the field of vision or eye contact.
  • There is no seating area with low background noises (e.g. seating corner, separate room).

Room 1.28 und 1.30

  • There is at least one electrical outlet available near the bed.
  • The ringing or knocking on the door is not indicated by a flashing signal which can be perceived in all rooms.
  • WiFi is offered.

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

  • The name or logo of the establishment/facility is clearly recognizable from the outside.
  • There is no colored or pictorial guidance system.
  • Information for orientation is partly displayed with pictorial symbols (pictograms, photorealistic representation).
  • There is no information in easy language.
Certified in the period: October 2019 – September 2022

Address & contact

Jugendherberge Wirsberg

Sessenreuther Str. 31
95339 Wirsberg
Phone number: +49 9227 6432
E-mail address: info@jh-wirsberg.de
Website: http://www.jh-wirsberg.de

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