Description of the facility

Linhart Hall is partially accessible. Wheelchair users can only access the ground floor featuring the ticket office, hall and accessible sanitary facilities, as the building does not have a lift. There is sufficient room to manoeuvre on the ground floor and a ramp provides access to the hall from the back entrance. The hall does not provide a designated area for wheelchair users. Visitors in wheelchairs watch performances from the aisle next to the seating or in front of the first row of seats.
Access to the first floor to the hall balcony and the bar is only possible via stairs.
The stairs and changes of level in the building do not have contrasting visual markings. The hall is not equipped with an induction loop.

Adaptations:

People with mobility impairments:

  • The main entrance to the building is accessible,
  • There is sufficient room to manoeuvre indoors,
  • The building has accessible sanitary facilities.  

People with visual impairments:

  • The ticket office is located in the immediate vicinity of the entrance.

People with hearing impairments:

  • The spaces have adequate sound insulation.

Deficiencies:

People with mobility impairments:

  • There are no accessible parking spots in the direct vicinity of the building (the closest accessible parking spot is next to the administrative building on the other side of the street),
  • The gradient of the interior ramp to the hall is inadequate,
  • The height of the ticket counter is not adapted to wheelchair users,
  • The building does not have a lift to the first floor.

People with visual impairments:

  • There is no signboard near the main entrance,
  • The window of the ticket counter does not have contrasting visual markings,
  • The signage and lettering in the building do not have contrasting visual markings and are not readable,
  • The edges of stairs and changes of level do not have contrasting visual markings.

People with hearing impairments:

  • The hall and the ticket counter are not equipped with an induction loop,
  • The ticket counter is not adequately lit and does not enable lip-reading and interpreting facial expressions,
  • The ticket counter glazing is reflective and glaring.