Digital inclusion: New offer for the Nachtigall colliery in Witten!

Digital inclusion: New offer for the Nachtigall colliery in Witten!

The Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe (LWL) has launched a new, innovative digital and inclusive offer for the Nachtigall in Witten. As HalloHerne.de , visitors can now explore the LWL museum with the help of a special smartphone app that not only offers a half-hour audio tour in podcast format, but also Counts in simple language. These measures aim to ensure participation and inclusion for all people, including those with visual or hearing impairments.

The new app is completely compatible with screen readers. In addition, the exhibition texts are translated into English and Dutch, which ensures the effortless understanding of an international audience. Museum director Gerben Bergstra emphasizes the immense importance of inclusion in historical places in industrial culture. In order to further improve the accessibility of the museum, there are special written versions of the audio tour.

accessibility on site

The dingy colliery has also physically adjusted to the needs of people with disabilities. There are seven parking spaces for people with disabilities on the site. One of these parking spaces is located directly in front of the entrance to the museum, while six parking spaces are about 1.5 kilometers away on Nachtigallstrasse. These are provided with an asphalt ceiling and accessible and passable, with a sidewalk on the right. But the distance to the museum is a challenge for some visitors, since you should plan for about 20 minutes from the parking lot to the museum.

Although the outer routes are at least 150 cm wide, the surface is often difficult to walk and pass, which is due to coarse cobblestones or gravel. The machine building, including the Geopark Ruhr area Info Center, is infinitely not