City Museum Fürth

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.

• The car park "Mathildenstraße APCOA" is located on the opposite side of the street.
• The bus stop "Mathildenstraße" is 10 m away.
• The path from the bus stop to the entrance of the museum is easy to walk and drive on.
• The building is steplessly accessible via a treshold of 1.5 cm.
• All evaluated rooms and facilities available to the guests are stepless or accessible via a wheelchair lift.
• The platform of the wheelchair lift is 87 cm x 140 cm.
• All evaluated passageways/doors available to the guests are at least 90 cm wide.
• The cash desk is 115 cm high.
• Seating is available in the exhibition.
• The exhibits in the permanent exhibition are predominately visible while sitting.
• The information about the exhibits in the permanent exhibition is predominately legible while sitting. Aids offered: stool seat
• There are wheelchair accessible tables in the museum’s bistro (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 maneuvering spaces are: 
  in front of the toilet and the washbasin at least 150 cm x 150 cm;
  right of the toilet at least 90 cm x 70 cm and
  left of the toilet at least 48 cm x 70 cm.
• There are handles which can be folded up on the right and left of the toilet.
• The wasbasin is wheelchair accessible.
• The mirror can be seen while standing or sitting.
• An alarm trigger is present.

All areas relevant for testing meet the quality criteria of the label "Accessibility certified -  partially accessible for people with visual impairments and partially accessible for 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, but not recognizable by a tactile change of floor covering.
• All evaluated areas usable by the guest are well illuminated, i.e. bright and glare-free.
• The signage is designed in clearly legible and contrasting font.
• Steps are not visually rich in contrast.
• Staircases are recognizable by a tactile change of floor covering.
• There is a column on the left side of the staircase.
• Stairs have handrails on both sides.
• The exhibits in the permanent exhibition are well illuminated.
• The information on the exhibits in the permanent exhibition is predominately provided in written form, is visually rich in contrast and partly olfactory perceptible (5 olfactory stations).
• The menu font in the museum’s bistro is straightforward and visually rich in contrast.
• Guided tours for people with visual impairments and blind people are offered on request. A reservation in advance is necessary. 
• During the guided tours, exhibits are integrated for touching.
• A multimedia-guide is available.

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

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

• There is no clearly visible alarm.
• There is a rentable audio induction loop for presentations in the lecture room. Reservation in advance is required.
• The information about the exhibits in the permanent exhibition is predominately provided in written form.
• There is multimedia information about the exhibits.
• Guided tours with FM equipment are made possible for people with hearing disabilities (e.g. headphones, neck ring loops). 
• In the museum’s bistro 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.

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

• The name or logo of the city museum is clearly recognizable from the outside.
• The destinations of the paths are always within sight.
• The information about the exhibits in the permanent exhibition is predominately provided in written form, partially in easy language or displayed photorealistically.
• Guided tours in easy language for people with cognitive impairments are offered on request. A reservation in advance is necessary.