Description of the facility

The library is partially accessible. There is a ramp along the stairs leading to the entrance. The ground floor features an library counter, the adult’s section and a reading room with sufficient room to manoeuvre. The sanitary facilities are only partially adapted. The building does not have a lift. The first floor with the children’s section and the study room are only accessible via the stairs. The spaces are adequately lit.

Adaptations:

People with mobility impairments:

  • The main entrance to the building is accessible,
  • There is sufficient room to manoeuvre indoors,
  • The layout of the bookshelves enables wheelchair access.

People with visual impairments:

  • The entrance to the building is easily recognizable,
  • The library counter is located in the immediate vicinity of the entrance.

People with hearing impairments:

  • The library counter is adequately lit and enables lip-reading and interpreting facial expressions.

Deficiencies:

People with mobility impairments:

  • The building does not have a lift,
  • The height of the library counter is not adapted to wheelchair users,
  • The accessible sanitary facilities are not suitably adapted (improperly installed movable handrail).

People with visual impairments:

  • The edges of stairs do not have contrasting visual markings.

People with hearing impairments:

  • The library counter is not equipped with an induction loop,
  • The counter on the first floor is positioned with windows behind it.