Teatro Elfo Puccini: accessibility

How to get there by public transport
By tram: 5 and 33,
By bus: 60 and 81,
By underground: M1 line (Porta Lima stop),
By train: (Porta Venezia stop).
For more information on urban transport accessibility, please visit the ATM website: 
https://www.atm.it/en/ViaggiaConNoi/Disabili/Pages/ATMperidisabili.aspx
For more information on rail transport accessibility, please visit the Trenord website:
https://www.trenord.it/en/assistance/support/assisted-travel/

Parking
In front of the theatre there are 2 parking spaces for disabled parking permit holders.

In Corso Buenos Aires/Via Boscovich there is another parking space for disabled parking permit holders.

It is also possible to park on the blue lines in the surrounding area.

For more information on traffic and parking in Milan, please visit:
https://www.comune.milano.it/aree-tematiche/mobilita/servizi-per-le-disabilita

Entrance
From the main street you enter a pedestrian gallery leading to the theatre entrance.

The gallery has a step (13 cm), that can be overcome by an inclined ramp (100 cm long and slope of 8%).

The theatre entrance has three double-leaf doors placed side-by-side (110 cm wide each leaf).

Reception
On the ground floor there are:

• the ticket office (counter height: 122 cm) with speakers
• a large foyer
• the cafeteria/bistrot.

On request, the disabled spectator can be accompanied into the hall by the staff. In case of emergency, a member of the staff will do the necessary procedure to make people with disability leave the hall.

Lift
The building develops on three levels, linked by a circular glass lift with these features:

• door width: 90 cm
• diameter: 178 cm
• control panel in Braille and raised

Cafeteria/bistrot
The Bistrot "Olinda" (counter height: 115 cm), managed by a social cooperative, is on the ground floor and has a large area furnished with square tables with four legs (free space underneath 73 cm).

Restrooms
The restroom equipped for people with disability, on the ground floor near the bistro, has these features:

• dressing room sliding door: 86 cm wide
• toilet sliding door: 88 cm wide
• suspended washbasin (clear floor area: in front: 112 cm)
• floor-standing toilet (clear floor area: in front: 100 cm, to the right side:153 cm, to the left side: 24 cm, grab bar on the left and WC shower on the right).

An equipped restroom, on the ground floor in front of Sala Fassbinder, has these features:

• sliding door: 83 cm wide
• suspended washbasin (clear floor area: in front 209 cm)
• floor-standing toilet (clear floor area: in front: 50 cm, to the right side: 28 cm, to the left side: 152 cm, grab bar on the right and WC shower on the left).

On the first floor there is one equipped restroom, usually not open to the public, with the following features:

• dressing room door: 77 cm wide
• toilet sliding door: 77 cm wide
• suspended washroom
• floor-standing toilet (grab bar on the left and WC shower on the right).

Theatre halls
The Sala Fassbinder, on the ground floor, has 210 seats 3 of which are reserved for wheelchair users and are located by the entrance. It can be reached overcoming 8 consecutive steps (17 cm), or you can avoid them using an inclined ramp (slope of 3%). This hall has a double-leaf door (130 cm in total).

The Sala Bausch, on the second floor, has 100 seats 2 of which are reserved for wheelchair users in the first row. It has a hinged door (128 cm).

The  Sala Shakespeare can be accessed from various floors; the entrance for disabled persons is on the second floor. The hall has 500 seats, 4 of which are for wheelchair users sited in the middle of the hall on the right hand side (in front of the stage).It has a hinged door (128 cm).