An accessible environment is a necessary condition for creating equal opportunities for barrier-free access to the infrastructure of the Aquatics Palace for visitors with disabilities of various types and other low-mobility groups. The Aquatics Palace infrastructure is equipped with special equipment, as well as visual, auditory, and tactile information for orientation and navigation to zones and service areas inside the building. Sports equipment meets the requirements for accessibility, reliability, durability, and convenience.
Accessibility Passport of a Social Infrastructure Facility
List of measures to ensure access for persons with disabilities to the service provision site
Infrastructure for visually impaired visitors
• At the entrance to the Aquatics Palace for visitors with visual impairments, an informational tactile or tactile-sound mnemonic scheme displaying information about the rooms in the building is installed.
• To guide visitors of the training pool with complete vision loss and the visually impaired, horizontal handrails are installed along the walls of the pool hall and at the entrances to the hall from the changing rooms and showers.
• The building is equipped with passenger elevators to provide access for people with disabilities. Tactile floor level indicators are located at each elevator door intended for disabled users. Opposite the exit from such elevators, a numeric floor designation is placed, contrasting with the wall background.
• Sanitary units are equipped with special relief signs. Universal cabins are equipped with an alarm system that provides communication with the permanent duty personnel room.
• Hazard information and signaling systems are provided for blind and visually impaired visitors. They are installed in rooms (except for rooms with wet processes) intended for all categories of people with disabilities and along their movement paths. Tactile information indicates the direction of movement and the location for receiving services.
• Informational tactile signs for visually impaired people, using relief signs and symbols as well as Braille, are placed next to the door on the handle side:
at the entrance to the building with the name of the institution
at the entrances to internal rooms, indicating the room number and purpose
• The numbering of lockers in the changing rooms is made in relief font and on a contrasting background.
Infrastructure for visitors with hearing impairments
• Information and danger signaling systems are provided for hearing-impaired visitors. They are installed in rooms (except those with wet processes) intended for all categories of people with disabilities and along their movement paths. Audio information indicates the direction of movement and the location of service points.
• Enclosed spaces in the building (restroom stalls, elevators, etc.), where a person with a hearing impairment may be alone, as well as elevator lobbies, are equipped with a two-way communication system connecting to the dispatcher and the duty officer.
• Seats on the stands are provided within the coverage area of the sign language interpreter system and within the audible range of the audio commentary.
Infrastructure for visitors with mobility impairments
The Aquatics Palace has created accessible conditions for people with limited mobility (PLM).
• The pedestrian entrance area is equipped with a “staff call button.” In the inspection area, there is a turnstile adapted for wheelchair users.
• On the 1st-floor level, there are wide entrance areas accessible to people with disabilities from ground level.
• Entrance platforms and vestibule surfaces are non-slip when wet and have a cross slope. Transparent doors at entrances and throughout the building are made of impact-resistant material and marked with bright contrasting indicators.
• The building is equipped with passenger elevators to provide wheelchair access to upper floors.
• Equipped universal restroom cabins are available in the facility. Cabin doors open outward and are 0.9 meters wide.
• Accessible showers and universal restroom cabins for persons with disabilities include lever-handle faucets with thermostats, as well as automatic and touchless faucets. There is an open cabin with a non-slip floor. Each cabin is equipped with a portable or wall-mounted folding seat, a hand shower, and wall handrails.
• Locker rooms for people with disabilities include: storage for wheelchairs, accessible restroom cubicles, individual lockers (including for crutches and prostheses), and benches at individual lockers. Free space for wheelchair access is provided around each bench.
• Foot showers at the deck entrance of the children’s and training pools have wooden planks to facilitate access for people with disabilities.
• Wheelchair users have pool access via special lowering/lifting devices.
• Bypass lanes around the pool are covered with a non-slip surface, and the pool has a gentle staircase for people with mobility impairments.
• Table surfaces in the café, store counters, information desks, and other service points used by wheelchair users are no higher than 0.80–0.85 meters above the floor.
• Stands include designated seating for wheelchair users.
Infrastructure for visitors with intellectual disabilities and psychological illnesses
Pool facilities for people with intellectual disabilities are of particular importance.
• They help create a comfortable and safe environment for recreation and exercise. The training pool is equipped with ramps and handrails that allow people with disabilities to enter and exit the pool easily.
• The training pool has a movable floor set to a depth of 1.5 meters, which makes it possible to practice swimming under the supervision of specialists.
• Accessibility in the showers and changing rooms has also been considered: wide cabins and benches make the process of changing clothes more comfortable.
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