Route - Around the Bird Center
Description
How to get here
A3513 BILBAO - Hospital Galdakano - Gernika – Lekeitio
A3526 GERNIKA - Laida - Laga - IBARRANGELU;
By car:
To arrive take the road heading to Lekeitio to Kortezubi roundabout. From here drive approx. 700m on the left to a signposted entrance which will lead us to the Centre car park.
Route
Gautegiz Arteaga (Biscay)Section 1
From the Bird Center parking to the Arteaga Castle
Not suitable for people with reduced mobility (PRM)
Description of the section and its accessibility level
- Section length
- 4,90 km
- Pavement
- Asphalt, cobbled sidewalk, coarse gravel
- Obstacles
-
- Speed bumps
- Deteriorated pavement
- Narrow ground trail
- Road sections
Equipment for receiving the external resource on the section
- Is there reception equipment on the section?
- Yes
Outdoor space: Parking areas and access to equipment
- How close is it to means of transport?
- 450 meters away is the Bizkaibús stop closest to the Bird Center.
- Is there a parking area?
- Yes
- Parking. Are there any minimum dimensions for adapted vehicles?
- Yes
- Is there any adapted access?
- Yes
- Are there slopes at the entrances?
- Yes
- Are the access slopes suitable for people with reduced mobility?
- Yes, with no required assistance from third parties
- Are there railings and/or handrails?
- Yes, with no required assistance from third parties
- Is there an equipment entrance sign next to the access, and is it adapted?
- No
- Is the access properly signposted to guide users?
- Yes
- Pavement type
- Asphalt, Concrete
Indoor space: General features
- Do the different equipment areas have adapted access?
- Yes
- Does the front door have a pre-landing?
- Yes
- Are the access slopes suitable for people with reduced mobility?
- Yes, with no required assistance from third parties
- Is there a minimum clearance of 150 cm around furniture where turning or manoeuvring is required?
- Yes
- Does the lighting system allow for correct reading with no reflections in each equipment area?
- Yes
- Is there a logical order to the exhibition hall's route, indicated by visible arrows and/or tactile foot signs?
- Yes
- Is there a modulated radio frequency or magnetic loop somewhere in the room?
- Possibility of audio guides. QR codes to listen to the explanations with a mobile phone.
- Are there accessible ICTs "information and communication technologies" ?
- Yes
- Can these ICTs be seen by people with visual impairment?
- No
- Are there any resources so that people with cognitive disabilities can understand them?
- Yes
- What type of resource(s)?
- Audio guides
- Are there any resources so that people with hearing impairment can understand them?
- No
- Information in Braille and/or audioguide devices
- Yes
- Are there bathrooms, and is at least one of them accessible by transfer?
- Yes
- Is transfer possible on both sides?
- No
- Type of lavatory
- Single-lever mixer taps
Personal care area
- Are there personnel trained in accessibility in the facilities?
- No
- Do staff wear name badges or equivalent to show their communication skills with people with disabilities?
- No
- Unobstructed distance around the sign of over 150 cm for wheelchair users' mobility
- Yes
- Nearby counter visible from the entrance for easy access, with an accessible area width greater than 80cm
- Yes
- Minimum unobstructed distance around the counter greater than 150cm
- Yes
- Benches or supports for people with reduced mobility
- Yes
- Are there accessible ICTs "information and communication technologies" ?
- No
- Can these ICTs be seen by people with visual impairment?
- No
- Are there any resources so that people with cognitive disabilities can understand them?
- Yes
- What type of resource(s)?
- Audio guides and QR codes
- Are there any resources so that people with hearing impairment can understand them?
- No
- Are ICTs available so that the location and services are publicized in different languages?
- Yes
- Specify any commercial communication resources used that have been designed specifically for disabled people
- Audio guides
Rest zone
- Is there a rest area at the reception?
- No
Store
- Is there one or more stores at the reception?
- Yes
- Products for sale (books and documents) with lateral vertical reach to shelves between 20 and 40 cm wide and a height of between 40 and 120 cm
- No
- Products are positioned at a maximum height of 120cm
- No
Children’s area
- Is there a children’s area at the reception?
- No
Exhibition room
- Is there an exhibition room at the reception?
- Yes
- Obstacle-free clearance greater than 150cm
- Yes
- Enhanced senses (sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch)
- No
- Braille, light, sound, etc. buttons and push buttons
- No
Exhibition Hall
- Is there an exhibition hall at the reception?
- Yes
Exhibition Hall: Lectern
- Clearance around obstacles of more than 90 cm
- Yes
- Height of reading panel between 70 and 120 cm
- No
- Lectern inclination between 30° and 35° from horizontal
- No
Exhibition Hall: Diorama
- Clearance around obstacles of more than 90 cm
- Yes
- Height of reading panel between 70 and 120 cm
- Yes
- Adequate lighting for proper viewing of the exhibits
- Yes
Exhibition Hall: Interactive module
- Clearance around obstacles of more than 90 cm
- Yes
- Easy push buttons
- Yes
- Previous, clear and concise operation explanation
- Yes
- Are ICTs available so that the location and services are publicized in different languages? Yes
Exhibition Hall: Panel
- Clearance around obstacles of more than 90 cm
- Yes
- Eye-catching, clear and short texts with a main title and no more than five key ideas
- No
- Adequate lighting system that allows for correct reading with no reflections or considerable effort
- Yes
- There are pictograms, graphic information...
- Yes
- Information in Braille language
- No
- Information in audio format
- Yes
- Information in written format
- Yes
- Are ICTs available so that the location and services are publicized in different languages?
- Yes
- Are there accessible ICTs "information and communication technologies" ?
- No
- Can these ICTs be seen by people with visual impairment?
- No
- Are there any resources so that people with cognitive disabilities can understand them?
- Yes
- What type of resource(s)?
- Audio guides and QR codes
- Are there any resources so that people with hearing impairment can understand them?
- No
Exhibition Hall: Texts and graphs
- High contrast between background and text
- No
- Eye-catching, clear and short texts with a main title and no more than five key ideas
- No
- Adequate lighting system that allows for correct reading with no reflections or considerable effort
- Yes
- In general, for interpretive content, easy to understand concepts have been used
- Yes
- Appropriate typography according to reading distances
- No
Exhibition Hall: Audiovisuals
- Audiovisual material in subtitled and/or in Spanish Sign Language version
- No
- Audiovisual voiceovers using easy to understand language
- Yes
Exhibition Hall: Multipurpose room
- 1% of places reserved for wheelchair users
- No
- Location of accessible places near the emergency exit with a width greater than 120cm
- No
- Retractable seats or seats with folding arms to facilitate user transfer
- No
Interpretive equipment
- Are there trails on the section?
- Yes
Access
- Is there lighting at night?
- Yes
- Minimum accessible connection between parking spaces, if any, the start of the obstacle-free trail
- No
- Is there an adequate slope to allow circulation without assistance, with personal assistance or with technical assistance?
- Yes, without assistance from third parties
- Parking spaces reserved for vehicles used to transport disabled people according to current regulations. At least 5% of the total spaces
- No
- Parking signage, if any, with the International Accessibility Symbol on the floor and/or on walls
- No
- Informative poster at the start of the trail indicating the length, route, difficulty, duration and slopes by sections
- Yes
- Path start sign positioned no higher than 195cm
- Yes
Itinerary
- Vertical start signage
- Yes
- Vertical signage type
- Read
- Compact, non-slip and with no projections along their entire length, allowing wheelchair transit
- The asphalt pavement allows the movement of a wheelchair to the Castillo de Arteaga. If the tour continues, external support will be needed.
- 2 m. paved trails with non-deformable and non-slip material, with a different texture and different from the rest
- No
- The route is more than 150cm wide, with occasional narrowings of 90cm
- Yes
- Minimum clearance height of 220 cm
- Yes
- Rest areas
- Yes
- Urban furniture (fountains, dispensers...) arranged along the pedestrian route to provide sound orientation
- No
- End vertical signage
- Read
- Guiding partition and/or tactile foot signs to draw attention to an important feature
- No
- Islands with a minimum width of 150 cm to facilitate two wheelchairs passing each other
- Yes
- Is there an adequate slope to allow circulation without assistance, with personal assistance or with technical assistance?
- Yes, with technical assistance
- Unevenness through pedestrian routes
- No
- Tree branches do not obstruct the route at below 2.20 m
- Yes
- Ramps, bridges and walkways with more than 50cm of unevenness, 90cm handrails and with handrails at two heights: 65-75 cm and 95-105 cm
- No
Cycle touring lane
- Does the section have a cycle touring lane?
- No
Lookout and observatory
- Is there a lookout or observatory on the section?
- Yes
- Accessible connection from the parking, if there is one, to the premises, adapted to current regulations. Unobstructed area with a minimum width of 90 cm, an unobstructed height of 220 cm and a compact floor which allows for wheelchair access
- No
- Parking spaces reserved for vehicles used to transport disabled people according to current regulations. At least 5% of the total spaces
- No
- Parking signage, if any, with the International Accessibility Symbol on the floor and/or on walls
- No
- Height of interpretive panel between 45 and 195 cm
- No
- Are ICTs available so that the location and services are publicized in different languages?
- No
- Are there any resources so that people with cognitive disabilities can understand them?
- No
- Are there any resources so that people with hearing impairment can understand them?
- No
- At observatories, there is at least one window at a height of 80 cm, with at least one hollow bottom part which is 70 cm high, 50 cm deep and 80 cm wide
- No
Educational Facilities
Nature classroom
- Is there a nature classroom on this section?
- No
Recreational facilities
- Is there a recreational area on this section?
- Yes
Access
- Is there adequate lighting?
- Yes
- Accessible connection from the parking, if there is one, to the premises, adapted to current regulations. Unobstructed area with a minimum width of 90 cm, an unobstructed height of 220 cm and a compact floor which allows for wheelchair access
- No
- Parking spaces reserved for vehicles used to transport disabled people according to current regulations. At least 5% of the total spaces
- No
- Is there an adequate slope to allow circulation without assistance, with personal assistance or with technical assistance?
- Yes, without assistance from third parties
- Parking signage, if any, with the International Accessibility Symbol on the floor and/or on walls
- Yes
Outdoor space
- Are 10% of the tables and benches accessible?
- No
- At least one accessible access, if any
- No
Beaches
- Is there a beach on this section?
- No
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