Rhine Tower
Rhine Tower
(Benjamin Suthe)
Barrier-free information
All areas relevant for testing meet the quality criteria of the label "Accessibility certified - partially accessible for people with walking disabilities and wheelchair users".
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- There are five marked parking spaces for people with disabilities (parking space size: 350 cm x 500 cm).
- The path from the parking lot to the side entrance is 50 m long. It is easy to walk and drive on and has a maximum longitudinal gradient of 7% over a distance of 20 m.
- The building is steplessly accessible via the side entrance.
- The counter/cash desk is 115 cm high.
- All doors/passages that can be used by guests and are raised are at least 92 cm wide.
- All rooms that can be used by guests are accessible at ground level or by elevator.
- The elevator cabin is 195 cm x 120 cm and the elevator door is 110 cm wide.
- The Qomo Restaurant (level 172) has wheelchair-accessible tables.
Public WC for people with disabilities (level 168)
- The manoeuvring spaces are:
in front of the washbasin and in front of the WC 150 cm x 150 cm;
to the left of the WC 100 cm x 63 cm; to the right of the WC 15 cm x 63 cm. - There are grab rails to the left and right of the WC.
- The left grab rails can be flipped-up.
- The washbasin is wheelchair accessible at a height of 67 cm and a depth of less than 30 cm.
- The mirror can be seen from a sitting or standing position.
- There is a cord as an alarm trigger.
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Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- In the event of an audible alarm, no clearly visible signal appears.
- There is no audio induction loop system.
- In the elevator, the emergency call is confirmed acoustically, not visually.
- In the Qomo restaurant (level 172), there are bright and glare-free tables with no lamps standing or hanging that restrict the field of vision.
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Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- Assistance dogs may be allowed.
- The entrance is visually contrasting to the surroundings.
- There are no visually contrasting or tactile floor indicators.
- The signage is designed in clearly legible and high-contrast lettering.
- All raised areas that can be used by guests are well lit, i.e. bright and glare-free.
- An outgoing emergency call in the elevator is confirmed acoustically. The elevator is only operated by service personnel.
- The steps at the main entrance are not visually rich in contrast. Alternatively, there is a stepless side entrance.
- The menu in the Qomo restaurant (level 172) is written in a plain, high-contrast font.
- Information is not available in Braille or prismatic writing.
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Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- The name and logo of the Rhine Tower are clearly recognizable from the outside.
- The destinations of the paths are within sight or there are signs.
- There is no menu with pictures in the Qomo restaurant (level 172). The food is not presented visibly.
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