Euro key

Traffic lights in Vienna that can be switched with the Euro key

The Euro key is a 1986 from the CBF Darmstadt - Club Disabled and their friends in Darmstadt and the surrounding area e. V. - locking system introduced in many (primarily German-speaking) countries , which enables physically impaired people to independently and free of charge access to handicapped-friendly sanitary facilities and facilities with a standard key , e.g. B. on motorway and train station toilets , but also for public toilets in pedestrian zones, museums or authorities (sometimes in special elevators to ensure accessibility). It fits all over Europe, but mainly in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In its directory “The Locus” from 2017, the CBF names 12,000 toilet locations. A complete directory does not exist.

description

The Euro key is a reversible key , the handle (shaft) of which has identically arranged notches and recessed bores and can therefore be inserted into the lock on both sides around its longitudinal axis.

He is in Germany a. a. sold by the BSK eV and the Club for Disabled People and their Friends (CBF Darmstadt). There is no time limit. In order to prevent misuse, however, the impairment must be proven when ordering . A euro key can u. a. People in the case of severe walking difficulties, as a wheelchair user, with a degree of disability from 70 and the mark G (or with the mark aG, B, H, or BL), with multiple sclerosis , chronic inflammatory bowel diseases and as an ostomist and others chronic bladder and bowel problems.

Builders can purchase the standard locking cylinder when planning and building their sanitary facilities . Further information on this is also available from the CBF Darmstadt.

Other names are EURO disabled toilet key and Euro toilet key .

It is also occasionally used for access to rest rooms for the disabled or elevator systems. Changing rooms can also be reached with it.

Locations

A list of the registered systems that can be used with the Euro key appears under the paid title “The Locus” ( ISBN 978-3-00-054040-0 ). The fifth edition of 2017 lists 12,000 locations of disabled toilets . The national operators of the system keep supplementary lists.

In the UK, there is a similar approach with a different key, the Radar NKS Key . NKS stands for National Key Scheme. This key is also intended for certain groups of disabled people, including wheelchair users and ostomy patients . There are more than 9,000 plants equipped with this system.

Web links

Commons : Euro key  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Germany

• Homepage of the CBF Darmstadt e. V.
• Information on the Euro key from Seh-Netz e. V.
• Euro key project at the CBF Darmstadt
• Official euro toilet key from BSK eV

Austria

• Austrian Disability Council

Switzerland

• Eurokey Switzerland the Swiss website (German, French, English)

Netherlands

• Eurosleutel Nederland

Czech Republic

• Helo Euroklíč

Slovakia

• Eurokluc - Directory for Slovakia

Publications

• The locus. The right way , by CBF Darmstadt - Club Disabled and your friends in Darmstadt and the surrounding area 2011, ISBN 978-3-00-021877-4 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Homepage of the locksmith Dederichs
2. ↑ Euro key from Seh-Netz eV
3. ↑ Euro toilet key. In: www.bsk-ev.org. Retrieved July 13, 2016 . 
4. ↑ https://cbf-da.de/de/angebote/shop/euro-wc-schluessel/
5. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original dated November 10, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
6. ↑ http://www.cbf-da.de/shop.html?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=31&category_id=6
7. ↑ For example: At the University of Cologne , in addition to the disabled toilets, the elevators in the seminar building (building 106) and in the university and city library (building 107) as well as stair lifts in various buildings can be operated with the Euro toilet key. [> http://inklusion.uni-koeln.de/das_servicezentrum/glossar___beherung_und_studium/index_ger.html ]
8. ^ Disability Rights UK: Radar Key. 2012, accessed on May 22, 2017 . 
9. ^ Colostomy Association: RADAR - National Key Scheme. Retrieved May 22, 2017 (English). 
10. ↑ [1] Location list AT