Tourist Information Haßberge

Description

The Tourist-Information Haßberge offers advice, inspiration and information for guests of the vacation region Haßberge and northern Steigerwald as well as for the city of Hofheim i.UFr.

Centrally located on the market square in Hofheim i.UFr., people with walking disabilities can reach the spacious office by elevator. At the lowered counter, a conversation takes place at eye level. A handicapped accessible toilet is part of the equipment. There is a separate information room outside, which is accessible at ground level.

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".

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

  • The train station is 250 m away.
  • There is one marked parking space for people with disabilities (parking space size: 450 cm x 440 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 25 m long and it is not easy to walk and drive on.
  • The building is steplessly accessible via an elevator.
  • All evaluated rooms and facilities available to the guests are accessible at ground level or via an elevator.
  • The elevator cabin measures 105 cm x 140 cm. The elevator door is 90 cm wide.
  • All evaluated passageways/doors available to the guests are at least 90 cm wide.
  • The counter is 74 cm high at its lowest point.
  • 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 can be used during the guided tour.
  • The entire route of the guided tour is steplessly accessible for wheelchair users.

Public toilet for people with disabilities (ground floor)

  • The maneuvering spaces are:
    in front of the toilet and in front of the washbasin 200 cm x 144 cm;
    left of the toilet 88 cm x 70 cm and right of the toilet 63 cm x 70 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.
  • 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.
  • The entrance is visually rich in contrast and recognizable by a tactile change of floor covering.
  • The evaluated areas that can be used by the guest are well lit, 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.
  • There are glass doors without safety markings.
  • An outgoing emergency call in the elevator is confirmed audibly. The stopping position is not announced by spoken commands. The operating controls are visually rich in contrast and tactilely detectable. Alternatively stairs are available.
  • Steps are not visually rich in contrast. Stairs have at least a handrail on one side.
  • There are no guided tours offered for people with visual impairments and blind people.
  • 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.
  • An outgoing emergency call in the elevator is confirmed audibly.
  • There are no guided tours offered for people with hearing impairment and deaf people.

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

  • The name or logo of the Tourist Information is clearly recognizable from the outside.
  • The destinations of the paths are always within sight or there are signs at a visible distance.
  • There is no colored or pictorial guidance system.
  • There are no guided tours offered for people with cognitive impairments.
  • There is no information in easy language.
  • Information is not displayed with pictograms or pictures.
Certified in the period: March 2023 – February 2026

Address & contact

Tourist-Information Haßberge

Marktplatz 1
97461 Hofheim in Unterfranken
Phone number: +49 9523 5033710
Website: http://www.hassberge-tourismus.de

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