Šentjur Library

Object description

The library is easily accessible. Access to the library from the car park is not adequately marked. There is an obstacle at the edge of the accessible parking spot caused by inadequate paving impeding wheelchair users. The library spaces are located on the 1

st

and 2

nd

floor and are accessible via lift. In the corridor, a heavy door appears at the access to the lift and stairs. The entrance to the library spaces has a glass sliding door. There is sufficient room to manoeuvre indoors. The library spaces are connected via interior stairs. The stairs are not adequately marked and access passing under them constitutes a height obstacle to the blind and visually impaired. The accessible sanitary facilities for wheelchair users are located on the first floor of the library.

Adaptations

1. People with mobility impairments:
2. The main entrance to the building is accessible,
3. The main entrance has an automatic sliding door,
4. The layout of the bookshelves enables wheelchair access,
5. There is a suitably sized lift in the building,
6. The building has accessible sanitary facilities,
7. There is sufficient room to manoeuvre indoors.
8. People with visual impairments:
9. The entrance to the building is easily recognizable,
10. The lift buttons have raised tactile letters,
11. The path to the library counter is recognizable,
12. The library has aides and adapted material available (audiobooks, books with large print, Kindle readers) for the blind and visually impaired.
13. People with hearing impairments:
14. The reception desk is adequately lit and enables lip-reading and interpreting facial expressions.

Deficiencies

1. People with mobility impairments:
2. The accessible parking spot is not spacious enough and does not have a vertical marking,
3. There is an obstacle on the edge of the parking spot due to inadequate paving,
4. Part of the access path to the building is not properly secured with a rail,
5. The doors at the entrance to the building and access to the lift are heavy.
6. People with visual impairments:
7. There is no signboard near the main entrance,
8. The doors at the inner access, corridor, to the lift and the stairs do not have contracting visual markings,
9. There are abrupt transitions from light to dark spaces in the building,
10. The signage and lettering in the building are not placed at suitable heights and do not have contrasting visual markings,
11. The edges of stairs inside and the changes of level at the entrance do not have contrasting visual markings,
12. The interior stairs in the library do not have contrasting visual markings,
13. The interior stairs can represent a height obstacle.
14. People with hearing impairments:
15. The reception desk is not equipped with an induction loop (not an obligatory condition).