Hagen relies on accessibility: pharmacy receives award!

Hagen relies on accessibility: Sonnen pharmacy excellent, new guidelines promote inclusive construction and access.
Hagen relies on accessibility: Sonnen pharmacy excellent, new guidelines promote inclusive construction and access. (Symbolbild/ANAG)

Hagen relies on accessibility: pharmacy receives award!

On January 22, 2025, the Sonnen-Apotheke in Hohenlimburg was awarded a special sticker that symbolizes the barrier-free access to its facility. This award is part of the "Hagen Barrier -Free" campaign, the motto of which "get in - come in - get along". This enables the sun pharmacy into a growing list of shops that are committed to accessible accessibility. Customers can now be sure that the pharmacy meets the necessary prerequisites to make access easier for everyone.

Various criteria were taken into account when allocating the sticker. This includes infinitely variable access, sufficiently wide doors, large movement areas, marked glass doors and sufficient orientation aids for visual and hearing impaired people. These criteria are crucial to ensure accessibility for people with different restrictions. This initiative is not only important for the pharmacy, but also for the entire city of Hagen, which is increasingly taking care of accessibility in its facilities.

legal framework and guidelines

The amendment to the Disabled Equality Act (BGG) of 2016 has reinforced the federal efforts to promote barrier -free construction. A central goal of this initiative is to build for all people, including people with motor, visual, auditory and cognitive restrictions. Barrier -free buildings must be easy to find, easily accessible and easy to use, which applies to both new and existing buildings and their access routes and outdoor facilities. In order to achieve these goals, the Guideline Barrier -free building Comprehensive assistance

This guide is aimed at measures, users, employees of the building management and planners, including architects, landscape architects and interior designers. It contains important information on holistic planning and practical solutions for barrier -free building. The structure of the guide is based on various fields of action and offers a structured overview of requirements that can vary depending on the planning and construction task.

implementation and use of the guideline

The filter function of the guide enables a tailor -made recording of complex content. In this way, users can access information that is relevant for their respective construction task. Chapter that is not relevant in navigation are presented inactive, which increases user -friendliness. Thanks to this optimized structure, planning participants can access the information necessary in the respective context.

for shops and facilities that also want to take part in the “Hagen Hagen -free” program, there is the opportunity to contact the disabled coordinator of the city of Hagen, Annika Schewe. The steps that are taken to promote accessibility are an important signal for the entire community and show that an inclusive society is sought.

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