LVR Industrial Museum Cromford Textile Factory

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

Some accessibility notices are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report at the end of the text.

• There are 3 signposted parking spaces for people with disabilities at the textile factory (distance to entrance 30 m, parking space size 250 cm x 580 cm).
• On the way from the parking lot to the rear entrance there is a bollard under the archway (in the direction of the public toilet). The distance to the left and right between wall and bollard is 74 cm.
• The outdoor paths have a maximum longitudinal inclination of up to 6 % in some cases and are easy to walk and drive on due to their surface quality.
• All public doors and passageways are at least 90 cm wide (exceptions: elevator doors in the textile factory with 80 cm and in the manor house with 88 cm).
• In all exhibition rooms the exhibits and the corresponding information are predominately visible in a sitting position.
• Aids offered: wheelchair
• Guided tours for people with walking impairments and wheelchair users are offered on request.  A reservation is desirable.   Seating is available in the museum. The whole route is not steplessly accessible.

Public toilet for people with disabilities in the archway

• The public toilet is located outside the textile factory in the inner courtyard. The door is opened with a key.
• The manoeuvring spaces in the toilet are:
  in front of/behind the door at least 200 cm x 118 cm, in front of the toilet 200 cm x 128 cm, in front of the washbasin 135 cm x 124 cm;
  to the left of the toilet 119 cm x 44 cm, to the right 90 cm x 44 cm.
• Both sides of the toilet are equipped with folding handles.
• The washbasin has limited wheelchair access and the mirror cannot be seen in a sitting position.

Museum Textile Factory 

• Access to the museum is possible via the entrance (the door will be unlocked by the staff after prior registration). Alternatively, the main entrance can be reached via 4 steps with handrails.
• The cash desk is 108 cm high. There is no equivalent communication possibility in a sitting position .
• The exhibition rooms on the 1st to 4th floors can be reached by elevator.
• The elevator cab is 105 cm x 136 cm in size. The control elements are not arranged on a horizontal control panel (height of the control units: 110 cm to 140 cm).
• On the 4th floor (special exhibition) there are 3 steps between the exit and the exhibition room.

Manor house

• A 16 m long ramp with a gradient of 6 % is available at the ground-level entrance. The smallest usable running width is 133 cm. Handrails are available on both sides.
• The exhibition rooms on the 1st and 2nd floors can be reached by elevator.
• The elevator cab measures 97 cm x 146 cm. The operating elements are arranged on a horizontal control panel.
• The workshop on the 3rd floor can only be reached via a staircase.
• In the cafeteria there are wheelchair accessible tables.

Public toilet for people with disabilities in the manor house

• The manoeuvring spaces in the toilet are:
  in front of/behind the door, in front of the toilet and washbasin at least 120 cm x 120 cm;
  to the left of the toilet 23 cm x 70 cm, to the right 122 cm x 70 cm.
• There are handles on both sides of the toilet, the right one can be folded up.
• The washbasin is wheelchair compatible and the mirror can be seen while standing or sitting.

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report at the end of the text.

• There is no optically perceivable alarm.
• There is no audio induction loop.
• In the cafeteria in the manor house there are tables at which there are no lamps standing or hanging that restrict the visual field. There are seating areas with low background noises.
• In the exhibition rooms, information on the exhibits is provided in written form.
• In the elevators at the textile factory and at the manor house, the outgoing emergency call is not visually confirmed. Alternatively, low-contrast stairways with handrails are available.
• Guided tours for people with hearing impairment and deaf people (in German sign language) are offered  . A reservation is desirable. 

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report at the end of the text.

• Assistance dogs are allowed.
• On the way from the public car park to the museum there are no pavement boundaries and visually or tactile ground indicators.
• Both entrance areas to the textile factory and the manor house are visually contrasted with their surroundings and can be recognized by a tactile change of floor covering.
• There are no revolving or rotating doors.
• In the exhibition rooms, the well-lit exhibits contrast visually with their surroundings. Information is not communicated acoustically.
• Essential "paths" in the exhibition rooms are not visually contrasted or tactilely detectable. There are no floor indicators.
• An audio guide is available for loan at the manor house.
• Elevator at the textile factory:
  • Control elements are not visually rich in contrast, but can be tactilely read.
  • Signs are not available in Braille. The stopping position is not announced by speech. An outgoing emergency call is confirmed audibly.
• Elevator manor house:
  • Control elements are visually rich in contrast and tactilely detectable.
  • Signs are not available in Braille. The stopping position is not announced by speech. An outgoing emergency call is confirmed audibly.
• Alternatively low-contrast stairways with handrails are available.
• Information is not available in Braille or prismatic writing.
• Guided tours for visually impaired and blind people are not offered. Exhibits for touching are integrated in the exhibition.

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report at the end of the text.

• The name and logo of the company are clearly recognizable from the outside at the main entrance to the textile factory and the manor house.
• In the cafeteria, the dishes are presented visibly.
• In the exhibition rooms of the textile factory, information on the exhibits is usually available in photorealistic representation.
• Information is not displayed by pictograms.
• The destinations of the routes are partly within sight.
• There is no uninterrupted guidance system or signs at a visible distance.
• Guided tours for people with cognitive impairments are offered in easy language. A reservation is desirable.