Museum of Garden Culture

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 path from the car park to the entrance as well as to the Café is 100 m long. It is easy to walk and drive on.
• The Museum is steplessly accessible via the main entrance. The side entrance is accessible via a treshold of 2 cm.
• All evaluated rooms and facilities available to the guests are steplessly accessible at ground level or via a ramp.
• The ramp has a maximum gradient of 12 % and a total length of 1 m.
• Almost all evaluated passageways/doors available to the guests are at least 90 cm wide. Exception: The door to the Literarischen Bienenhaus (“Literary Bee House” with book exchange) is 86 cm wide.
• External paths are at least 150 cm wide.
• The gardens are arranged in a large green area and only accessible via this. Slight unevenness is present at a maximum gradient of 3 %.
• Seating is partly available on the outside area.
• The exhibits/stations as well as the information are predominately visible when seated.
• There are wheelchair accessible tables available in the Café as well as at the terrace (maximum height 80 cm, wheelchair accessible at a height of 67 cm and a depth of 30 cm).

Public toilet for people with disabilities

• The manoeuvring spaces are:
  in front of the toilet and the washbasin at least 150 cm x 150 cm; left and right of the toilet at least 90 cm x 70 cm.
• There is a grab rail on the left side of the toilet. The grab rail can be flipped-up.
• The sink has limited access.
• 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 are allowed in relevant areas/rooms.
• External paths have visually contrasting and tactilely detectable sidewalk boundaries.
• The entrance) are not visually rich in contrast, but not recognizable by a tactile change of floor covering.
• The evaluated areas that can be used by the guest are predominantly well lit, i.e. bright and glare-free.
• The signage is designed in clearly legible and contrasting font.
• There are glass doors without safety markings.
• The exhibits/stations are usually well illuminated.
• The information on the exhibits/stations is provided in writing and is not visually rich in contrast.

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

• There is no clearly visible alarm.
• The information on the exhibits/stations is provided in writing.
• There are ten 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 in the Café.
• There is no seating area with low background noises (e.g. corner seating, separate room).hed off/adjusted.

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.
• The objectives of the paths are predominately within sight
• There is a guidance system available.
• The information on the exhibits/stations is provided in writing, but not in easy language.
• There is no information in easy language.
• Information is not displayed with pictograms or images.