Description of the facility

Kosovel Centre is very easily accessible. The main entrance is located in the passage through the building and is easily recognizable. The building design enables good orientation for users, and the spaces provide sufficient room to manoeuvre. There are steps and ramps in front of the hall that do not enable independent use. The stairs and ramps do not have contrasting visual markings. There are two spaces in the hall for wheelchair users. The accessible toilet rooms in the basement can be accessed with a powered stair platformlift. The lighting in the building is adequate but the materials in the hall can cause a glare. The hall is not equipped with an induction loop.
Access to the summer amphitheatre for outdoor events is possible past the main entrance via an outside path that is not adequately secured. The amphitheatre can accommodate wheelchair users, however, access to the stage is only possible via stairs.

Adaptation:

People with mobility impairments:

  • There is an accessible parking spot near the entrance,
  • The main entrance to the building is accessible,
  • A powered stairlift is installed in the building for wheelchair users,
  • There is sufficient room to manoeuvre indoors,
  • The hall has designated spaces for wheelchair users,
  • There is an accessible toilet room in the basement that is accessible with the powered stair platformlift,
  • The exhibited items in the hall are placed at a suitable height.

People with visual impairments:

  • The entrance to the building is easily recognizable,
  • The glass doors have contrasting visual markings,
  • The reception desk is located in the immediate vicinity of the entrance.

People with hearing impairments:

  • -The spaces have adequate sound insulation.

Deficiencies:

People with mobility impairments:

  • The accessible parking spot is not suitably designated,
  • The ramps to the hall are inadequate and do not enable independent use,
  • The building does not have a lift.

People with visual impairments:

  • The window of the reception desk does not have contrasting visual markings,
  • There are abrupt transitions from light to dark spaces in the building,
  • The signage and lettering in the building do not have contrasting visual markings and are not readable,
  • The edges of stairs and ramps do not have contrasting visual markings.

People with hearing impairments:

  • The reception desk is positioned with windows in the back of the room,
  • The reception desk glazing is reflective and glaring,
  • The reception desk is not adequately lit and does not enable lip-reading and interpreting facial expressions,
  • The hall is not equipped with an induction loop.