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car parking spaces

• Comment After consultation, minibuses and cars may drive up to the castle courtyard. The actual visitor car park is on the other side opposite the entrance to the castle.

Access and paths Indoor area

• stepless access
• via elevator or other technical device
• Entrance door passage width 96 cm
• passage width of the narrowest of all other doors to be used 90 cm
• Width of the narrowest of all other corridors and passages to be used 151 cm
• Comment: The elevator goes to the basement and upper floor. There is a ramp (length: 2.10 m, height: 0.19 m) on the upper floor of the exhibition rooms in the castle itself. Some fire doors are difficult to open. The staff will be happy to assist you. At the main entrance, at the same time entrance to the tourist information there is a threshold with a height of 2.5 cm.

Reception

• Reception counter or table not partially lowered to a height of 85cm but other possibility of communication available in sitting position

Access and paths Outdoor area

• stepless path guidance possible
• Width of the narrowest of all other corridors and passages to be used 151 cm
• Condition of the path: Uneven pavement in the courtyard and gradient from the road to the courtyard. In the middle of the path there is a slightly flatter path.

elevator

• stepless access
• Width of the narrowest of all doors, corridors and passages to be used: 90 cm
• Lift door width 90 cm
• Length of elevator car: 138 cm
• Elevator car width 106 cm
• lowest height of control elements 98 cm
• top height of controls 98 cm
• Length of the movement area in front of the elevator >150 cm
• Width of the movement area in front of the elevator >150 cm
• Commentary on the castle exhibition and changing to the upper floor, on the historical exhibition and WC to the basement.

guest toilet

• Door width to sanitary room 93 cm
• Width of the narrowest of all doors, corridors and passages to be used: 90 cm
• Door does not open into the sanitary room
• Length of the movement area in front of the washbasin 142 cm
• Width of the movement area in front of the washbasin >150 cm
• Depth of the washstand underride (at a height of 67 cm) 19 cm
• Upper edge of washbasin (armrest surface) from floor 85 cm
• mirror above the washbasin, visible while sitting or standing
• Length of the movement area in front of the toilet bowl 105 cm
• Width of the movement area in front of the toilet bowl >150 cm
• Length of the movement area to the right of the toilet bowl >150 cm
• Width of the movement area to the right of the toilet bowl 142 cm
• Hand grips next to the WC on the right and left side available
• Height (top edge) of the handles 79 cm
• The handholds protrude over the front edge of the toilet bowl 15 cm
• Distance between handholds 88 cm
• right handle can be folded up and locked when folded up
• Seat height of toilet bowl (upper edge of toilet seat) 53 cm
• Emergency call available
• Comment: The handholds are different heights. These data refer to the wheelchair accessible WC in the basement of the castle. A second WC for wheelchair users is located in the half-timbered house.

Access to conference and event rooms

• Access Stepless
• Access via elevator or other technical device
• Entrance door passage width 95 cm
• Comment: The function rooms of the castle are accessible through the Tourist Information or through the side entrance to the castle hall. In the city library (half-timbered house) there is another event hall, which is accessible by elevator. The exhibits in the castle are easily recognisable from the sitting position.

Professional competence/service

• Information about further barrier-free offers in the region can be made available.
• Transfer or pick-up from the station/bus stop etc. is possible.
• Comment: With the help of the provider, as much as possible can be experienced by all participants.

Collection of data

• Researcher (Institution) Tourism Academy Brandenburg
• Date of data collection 10.02.2016
• The data presented here are verified data

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Information and experience

• Offers, exhibits etc. can be experienced with several senses
• special guided tours for blind and visually impaired guests are offered

Paths and safety

• Elevators have acoustic announcements and buttons in Braille or raised pyramidal lettering.

Professional competence/service

• Accompanying service can be offered
• Guide dogs for the blind are allowed

Collection of data

• The data presented here are verified data
• Date of data collection 10.02.2016
• Researcher (Institution) Tourism Academy Brandenburg

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That's good to know:

• There is a lot of information about this offer. They're easy to understand. There are many good pictures in the information. You explain a lot of things.
• Everything will be explained and shown to you in peace. You can ask questions.
• Do you need an accompanying person or support? Do you need a care service? We can make recommendations.

We can still do that for you:

• Would you like to have tips for excursions without barriers? We have ideas for you.
• We can pick you up at the station. Or from the bus stop. Or we can recommend a driving service to you.
• Further information: Contact to driving services in the region can be established.

Who collected this information? When?

• Experts have checked: Is the information above correct?
• Researcher (Institution) Tourism Academy Brandenburg
• When did the information come from? 10.02.2016