LWL Roman Museum

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 are 2 marked parking spaces for people with disabilities (parking space size: 350 cm x 500 cm).
• The surface quality of the car park is easy to walk and drive on.
• The path from the car park to the entrance is 200 m long. It is easy to walk and drive on and has a maximum longitudinal gradient of 6 % over a distance of 10 m.
• The bus stop Römermuseum is 200 m away.
• The path in front of the entrance is easy to walk and drive on and has a maximum longitudinal gradient of 6 % over a distance of 10 m .
• The building is steplessly accessible.
• All evaluated rooms and facilities available to the guests are steplessly accessible at ground level or via a ramp.
• The three identical ramps to the exhibition rooms each have a maximum gradient of 5% and a total length of 4.50 metres.
• The ramp to the Aliso Roman complex (outdoor area) has a maximum gradient of 6 % and a total length of 60 m.
• All evaluated passageways/doors available to the guests are at least 88 cm wide.
• The cash desk is 85 cm high. 
• External paths are at least 200 cm wide and in most cases easy to walk on and drive on
  and have a maximum longitudinal gradient of up to 6 %.
• There is seating available.
• The exhibits/stations/objects are predominately visible when seated.
• The information on the exhibits/stations/objects is predominately readable when seated.
• There are 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 on request 
• Mobile or fixed seats are available for people with walking disabilities, which may be used during the guided tour. 
• Offered aids: wheelchair

Public toilet for people with disabilities (ground floor)

• The manoeuvring spaces are:
  in front of/behind the door 125 cm x 140 cm;
  in front of the toilet and of the washbasin 137 cm x 140 cm;
  left of the toilet 82 cm x 55 cm and right of the toilet 53 cm x 55 cm.
• There are grab rails available on the right and left of the toilet. The grab rails can be flipped-up.
• The sink has limited access.
• The mirror can be seen while standing or sitting.
• An alarm trigger (cord, button) is available.

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

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 system at the counter.
• The information on the exhibits/stations/objects is predominately provided in writing. There is audible information on the exhibits/stations/objects.
• Information on the exhibits/stations/objects is available in sign language.
• In the café there are 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.
• There is no seating area with low background noises (e.g. corner seating, separate room).
• Free public tours and activities for people with hearing disabilities and impairments are offered on a regular basis, accompanied by sign language interpreters. A sign language interpreter is welcome to join a privately booked tour. This can be organised by the group itself.

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 usually have visually contrasting or tactilely detectable sidewalk boundaries.
• The entrance is not visually rich in contrast but recognizable by a tactile change of floor covering.
• All evaluated and usable areas for the guest are well illuminated, i.e. bright and glare-free.
• There are no visually contrasting or tactilely detectable floor indicators available.
• The walkways in corridors/ways/aisles are predominantly visually contrasted to the surroundings.
• The walkways in corridors/paths/aisles are predominantly marked with tactile markings or the walls or other structural elements can mainly be used for orientation.
• The signage is designed in clearly legible and contrasting font.
• There are usually no obstacles, e.g. objects protruding into the path/room. Exceptions: columns in the café
• There are no revolving or rotating doors.
• There are few glass doors without safety markings.
• Steps are not visually rich in contrast.
• Stairs have at least a handrail on one side.
• The exhibits/stations/objects are usually well illuminated.
• The information on the exhibits/stations/objects is predominately provided in writing and is not visually rich in contrast.
• There is audible information on the exhibits/stations/objects (Audioguide).
• A tactile guided tour through the permanent exhibition "Roman times graspable" can be booked for people with visual impairments and for blind people on request. 
• Guided tours for people with visual impairments and blind people are offered. A reservation in advance is necessary.
• Tactilely detectable exhibits are integrated in the guided tour. 
• Information is not available in Braille or prismatic font.

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

• The name or logo of the establishment/facility is not clearly recognizable from the outside.
• There is no colored or pictorial guidance system available.
• The information on the exhibits/stations/objects is predominately provided in writing, but not in easy language.
• There are no guided tours available for people with cognitive impairments.
• There is no information in easy language.
• Guided tours for people with cognitive impairments are offered on request. A reservation in advance is necessary. 
• Information is not displayed with pictograms or images.

(01.01-31.12) Museum opening hours
Closed on 24, 25 and 31 December and on 1 January.
The same opening hours apply to the LWL Aliso Roman building site; it is closed during the winter season from 1 November.