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Disabled Travel in Germany: Tourism without Barriers
Disabled travel in Germany is anything but unexciting. In fact, Germany offers holiday makers with restricted mobility a wide range of vacation options. These choices include a growing number of tour packages that feature barrier-free accommodation, activities and services. Germany's many resources benefit not only individuals with physical restrictions but also elderly people, travelers with prams, families with children etc.
A number of different organizations and associations are on hand to offer advice and information about planning and organizing your holiday in Germany. On this site you will find a variety of useful links to service centers, other web sites, et... that cater to the disabled traveler. These resources can also provide information about barrier-free holidays in Germany for people who are blind, partially sighted, deaf or partially deaf.
Disabled Traveler's Guide - Feel Free to Travel
The Natko (National Tourism Coordination Agency for All People e. V.) is the central organization for any inquires concerning "tourism without barriers". The organization is supported by the main associations for the disabled in Germany and cooperates with its partners in order to develop new concepts and solutions for the improvement of travel and holiday opportunities for people with limited mobility. Those who want to enjoy holidays without barriers find a variety of information concerning "tourism for all people" on the Web Site of the NatKo. One of the major features of this Web Site is the NatKo Guide "Who is helping?", for instance, in which you will find offers and addresses of travel advice centers for disabled tourists as well as a list of tour operators that offer suitable programs and many other important facts.
GERMANY (WEST)
Autobahn Service fur Behinderte (Highway Service for the Disabled), 1981, free, Gesellschaft fur Neben-betriebe der Bundesautobahnen mbH, Poppelsdorfer Al1ee 24, 5300 Bonn 1, Federal Republic of Germany. In German only.
Ferienfuhrer (Holiday Guide), 1979, free, Bundes- arbeitsgemeinschaft, Hilfe fur Behinderte e.V., Kirchfeldstrasse 149, 4 Dusseldorf, Federal Republic of Germany. New edition in 1981.
Urlaub, Ferien, Freizeit: Kuren und Erholung fur Familien mit Behinderten BZW Kranken Kindern und Jugendlichen (Vacations, Holidays and Leisure; Cures and Relaxation for Families with Handicapped and Ill Children), free, Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft, Hilfe fur Behinderte e.V., 4 Dusseldorf, Kirchfeldstrasse, 149, Federal Republic of Germany. In German.
Bad Oeynhausen - Stadtfuhrer fur Behinderte: Bad Oeynhausen (City Guide for the Handicapped: Bad Oeynhausen), 1976, free, Stadt Bad Oeynhausen, Ostkorso 8,4970 Bad Oeynhausen 1, Federal Republic of Germany. In German.
Berlin - Die Situation der Behinderten in Berlin (West), 1977, free, Der Senator fur Arbeit und Soziales, An der Urania 4-10, 1000 Berlin 30. In German.
Dusseldorf - Rat+Tat+Tips: Wo Finden Behinderte in Dusseldorft Hilfe? (Advice+Assistance+ Tips: Where Can the Handicapped Find Help in Dusseldorf?), 1981, free, Obserstadtdirektor der Landeshauptstadt Dusseldorf, Jugendamt Heinrich-Heine Alle 53, 4 Dusseldorf, Federal Republic of Germany. In German.
Effel- Eifelfuhrer (Guide to Eifel, access indicated), 1979, DM 39, Hauptgeschaftstelle Eifelvereins, Postfach 646, Sturtzstrasse 2-6, 5160 Duren, Federal Republic of Germany. In German.
Frankfurt/Main - Behinderten-Wegweiser: Frankfurt/Main (Guide for the Handicapped to Frankfurt/Main), 1977, free, Kontaktselle fur Korperbehinderte und Langzeitkranke, Eschersheimer Landstrasse 567, 6000 Frankfurt am Main 50, Federal Republic of Germany. In German.
Hamburg - Hamburg - Fuhrer fur Behinderte, 1976, DM1, from Heinz Busch, Suckweg 5e, 2000-Hamburg 62, Federal Republic of Germany. In German.
Flughafen Hannover-Langenhagen Hinweise fur Behinderte (Hannover-Langenhagen Airport Directions for the Handicapped), 1980, Flughafen Hannover-Langenhagen GmbH, 3000 Hannover 42 - Flughafen, Postfach 420280, Federal Republic of Germany. In German.
Heidelberg - Stadtfuhrer fur Behinderte Heidelberg (Town Guide for the Handicapped to Heidelberg), Gruppe '73: Initiative Korperbehinderte e.V. Postfach 102 448, D-6900 Heidelberg 1, Federal Republic of Germany. In German.
Koblenz - Stadtfuhrer fur Behinderte: der Stadt Koblenz (Town Guide for the Handicapped: Koblenz), 1974, $2.00, "Der Kreis": Club Behinderter und ihrer Freunde e.V., Am Alten Hospital 3A, 5400 Koblenz, Federal Republic of Germany. In German.
Neckargemund - Behindertenfuhrer Neckargemund (Access Guide to Neckargemund), 197 Hans Kramer, Hollmuthstrasse 67, 6903 Neckargemund, Federal Republic of Germany. In German.
Schleswig-Holstein- Behindertenfuhrer Schleswig-Holstein (Access Guide to Schleswig-Holstein), 1981, free, Sozialministerium Schleswig-Holstein, Brunswiker Strasse 16-22, 23 Kiel, FederalRepublic of Germany. In German.
Tubingen - Stadtfuhrer fur Behinderte: Tubingen (City Guide for the Handicapped: Tubingen), 1976, DM3- plus postage, CeBeeF, Nauklerstr. 20, D-74Tubingen, Federal Republic of Germany. In German.
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