State Museum of Egyptian Art

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

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

• There is no parking lot available.
• The museum is steplessly accessible via the side entrance.
• All evaluated rooms and facilities available to the accessible at ground level or via elevators.
• The elevator cabin measures 128 cm x 168 cm. The elevator door is 100 cm wide.
• All evaluated passageways/doors available to the guests are at least 90 cm wide.
• The cash desk is at its lowest point 85 cm high. There is another, equivalent communication possibility while in a sitting position.
• Seating is available in the exhibition.
• The exhibits are predominately visible when seated.
• The information on the exhibits is predominately readable when seated.
• There are four wheelchair accessible tables available in the café (maximum height 80 cm, wheelchair accessible at a height of 67 cm and a depth of 30 cm).
• Guided tours for people with walking impairments and wheelchair users are offered. A reservation in advance is necessary.
• 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 steplessly variable for wheelchair users.
• Offered aids: wheelchair, (wheeled) walker, scooter,
  buggy, mobile seats.

Public toilet for people with disabilities

• The manoeuvring spaces are:
  in front of/behind the door, 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 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 is available.

All areas relevant for testing meet the quality criteria of the label "Accessibility certified - partially accessible for people with visual impairments and blind people".

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

• Assistance dogs are allowed in relevant areas/rooms.
• The entrance is visually rich in contrast and not recognizable by a tactile change of floor covering.
• The signage is not designed in clearly legible and contrasting font.
• Information for orientation is available audibly.
• A visually contrast-free and tactile guide strip leads through the exhibition.
• An outgoing emergency call in the elevator is confirmed audibly.
• The operating controls are visually rich in contrast and tactilely detectable.
• At least at the first and last step, stairs have visually contrasting edges.
• Stairs have handrails on both sides.
• The exhibits are usually well illuminated.
• The information on the exhibits is predominately provided in writing and is visually rich in contrast.
• There is audible information on the exhibits.
• Exhibits can be captured tactilely.
• Guided tours for people with visual impairments and blind people are offered on request. A reservation in advance is necessary.
• Tactilely detectable exhibits are integrated in the guided tour.
• An audio guide is available which can be operated independently by people with visual impairments / blind people.

All areas relevant for testing meet the quality criteria of the label "Accessibility certified - accessible for people with hearing impairment and deaf people".

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

• The alarm is clearly visible in the following rooms: lobby.
• There is an audio induction loop system at the counter and the conference rooms.
• An outgoing emergency call in the elevator is confirmed audibly.
• There is audible information on the exhibits.
• Information on the exhibits is displayed in sign language.
• In the café there are four 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.
• Guided tours for people with hearing impairment and deaf people (in German sign language) are offered on request. A reservation in advance is necessary.
• Guided tours with FM systems (e.g. headphones, neck loops) are available for people with hearing impairments.

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 always within sight or signs in visible distance are available.
• Information for orientation is partly available audibly.
• The information on the exhibits is predominately provided in writing, but not in easy language.
• There is no menu with pictures available and the dishes are not visibly presented (buffet, bar).
• Guided tours for people with cognitive impairments are offered on request. A reservation in advance is necessary.
• The contents (e.g. exhibits) of the guided tour for people with cognitive impairments are easy to understand or are explained in a way that is easy to understand (e.g. visually).
• There is no information in easy language.
• Information is not displayed with pictograms or images.