Accessibility

That means:
There are no obstacles for people with special needs.

Reduced Tickets

Reduced tickets are for different kinds of people.

For example:

• For students
• For young people learning a profession                             
• For young people studying at a university
  A university is a school for adults.
  They can learn different professions there.
• For people who get money from the government
  For example: unemployment money.
  People who receive this money
  have not had a job for a long time.
• People who do volunteer work
  For example:
  people who work for 1 year
  in a home for people with special needs.
  They do not earn much money for this work.
• People with special needs
  Some people with special needs
  can bring a person with them
  to see the exhibition
  if they have a special symbol
  in their severely handicapped ID.
  They do not have to pay money
  for the person with them
  when they go to documenta 14 together.
   

Bring Medical Equipment and Medicines with You

Some people need
medical equipment or medicine                          
to live well.

This includes:

• Breathing apparatus
  People with lung problems need this equipment.
• Electric wheelchair
• Walker
  This is a walking aid for people
  who cannot walk very well.

Some people have to
take certain medicines
at a certain time.

If you need help:
Contact an attendant
at the exhibition venues.

For example:

• If you need something to drink.
  Or if you need something to eat.
  So that you can take your medicine.
• If you need help with your medical equipment.

The attendants are happy to help you.

Visits and Walks

Some people need special help.
For example:

• So that they can go to the exhibition venues.
• So that they can take part in walks.

If you need help:
Talk with an employee of documenta 14.

For example:

• With an employee of the Visitor Service.
• With a documenta employee present at the walks.

documenta 14 employees are happy to help you.

To talk with the Visitor Service
you have to call this telephone number:
05 61  70 72 77 0

You have to dial this telephone number
when you call from another country:
00 49 56 1  70 72 77 0

or send an email to the Visitor Service:
visitors [​at​] documenta.de
 

Toilets

There is a special sign
for the toilets at documenta 14.

You can see the sign here.
 

Elevators

Most public venues of documenta 14
have elevators.
There is a special sign
that helps you to find the elevator.

You can see the sign here.

Public means:

• Everyone can be at this place.
• Everyone can take part.
   

Wheelchairs and Walkers

At documenta 14 there are various mobility aids.

For example:

• Wheelchairs
• Walkers

You can borrow these aids.

Please talk to an employee
of the Visitor Service
if you need a mobility aid.

Accessibility at the Exhibition Venues

Some exhibition venues are not barrier-free.

And some exhibition venues are only partially barrier-free.

Partially barrier-free means:
People with disabilities cannot view all of the artworks.

On a city map you can see:

• Which exhibition venues are not barrier-free.
• Which exhibition venues are partially barrier-free.

You can look at this map here.

Or you can download an app on your smartphone.

An app is a program:

• For smartphones
  A smartphone is a special cell phone.
• For computers
• For tablets
  A tablet is a portable computer.

The app is called: Wheelmap.

You can download the app here:
www.wheelmap.org

The app provides important information
about accessibility in a city.

For example:

• Which public places are barrier-free.
• Which bars, cafes, and restaurants are barrier-free.
• Where there are toilets for wheelchair users.
• Which movie theaters are barrier-free.

Buses and Trains

You can travel by public transportation:

• If you want to go to a documenta 14 exhibition venue.
• If you want to go from Kassel-Calden airport to the city of Kassel.
• If you want to go from the Wilhelmshöhe train station
  to the city center of Kassel.

Public transportation includes:

• Buses
• Trams

Most of the public transportation in Kassel
is barrier-free.

You can find more information about
public transportation in Kassel here:

http://www.kvg.de/service/barrierefrei-unterwegs/barrierefrei-in-kassel/

Or you can call: 08 00 939 08 00
The call does not cost money.