Rheinturm (Rhine tower)

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.

 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.

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.

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.