Accessibility

During Dutch Design Week, designer presentations can be seen at over 100 locations in Eindhoven. For some of these locations, such as the Klokgebouw, the Evoluon, Sectie-C, and the Graduation Show of Design Academy Eindhoven, you need a DDW wristband.

All other Dutch Design Week locations can also be visited without a DDW wristband.

If you are unable to buy a DDW ticket due to financial constraints, you can apply through the website of Cultuur Inclusief.

Cultuur Inclusief manages a limited number of discount vouchers for Dutch Design Week. You can read on their website how to qualify for a discount. We, as the organisers of Dutch Design Week, provide the tickets but have no say in the distribution of the discount vouchers.

Read more on the Cultuur Inclusief website →

For each programme component, you can find out if a location is fully wheelchair accessible*, partly wheelchair accessible**, or not wheelchair accessible. This information can be found in the information column on the left side of the page of the specific location/exhibition.

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*Fully wheelchair accessible: entrance without thresholds, a threshold of a maximum of 2 cm high, or a ramp. All spaces are accessible without height differences of 2 cm or more or have been made accessible with ramps and threshold aids. The passageways and walkways are at least 90 cm wide.

**Partly wheelchair accessible: entrance without thresholds, a threshold of a maximum of 2 cm high, or a ramp. Most spaces are accessible without height differences of 2 cm or more or have been made accessible with ramps and threshold aids. The passageways and walkways are at least 90 cm wide.

A lowered ticket counter is available at the ticket sale in the Klokgebouw.

Bars, such as the food trucks and The Bar at the Ketelhuisplein, and other counters are not lowered.

Each visitor in a wheelchair with a valid DDW ticket can collect a complimentary DDW wristband for one companion at the following locations:

• Klokgebouw
• Microlab Hall
• Microstad
• Sectie-C
• Station Eindhoven Centraal
• Van Abbemuseum

Wristbands for companions are not available online.

During Dutch Design Week, accessible toilets can be found at various locations in Eindhoven, such as:

• Area 51
• Eindhoven Library
• Design Perron
• Domusdela
• Evoluon
• Heuvel
• Kazerne
• Ketelhuisplein
• Klokgebouw
• Microlab Hall
• Piet Hein Eek
• Sectie-C
• Stadhuis
• The Social Hub Eindhoven
• Van Abbemuseum

For other locations, this information can be found in the information column on the left side of the page of the specific location/exhibition.

No care and changing room (with a hoist) is available.

On presentation of your DDW wristband, you can be transported free of charge from one location to another in a Zonnebloem car if you use a wheelchair.

The Zonnebloem car can be reserved every day during Dutch Design Week between 11:00 and 18:00 by calling 040 218 00 00.

Note: The car must be reserved 60 minutes in advance.

During Dutch Design Week, there is a First Aid post in the Klokgebouw and a mobile team roaming the Strijp-S area.

For all other locations, the staff/organisation of the respective location should be informed. They can handle simple First Aid cases themselves or refer you to the right person.

In case of an emergency, always contact 112.

Dutch Design Week is fully accessible to assistance dogs. The dog must wear a harness that clearly indicates it is an assistance dog.

There are no specific low-stimulus spaces or times during Dutch Design Week. However, we know from experience that Monday is generally a quiet day at most locations.

Please note that large locations, such as the Graduation Show of Design Academy Eindhoven or the Klokgebouw, are generally always busy.

Triggers for conditions such as epilepsy are not (always) indicated at the entrances of the exhibitions.