Hessen
Barrier-free in Frankfurt – including
for partially sighted or visually
impaired visitors
Tourismus+Congress GmbH Frankfurt am
Main (TCF) has been specifically catering
for travellers with disabilities, restricted
mobility and other special needs since 2011
with its brochure ‘Barrier-free Frankfurt’.
A highlight are the TCF’s guided tours,
which have been specially adapted to be
barrier-free. The ‘Feeling Frankfurt’ tour
was devised specifically to meet the needs
of blind and partially sighted visitors and it
features lots of anecdotes, tactile objects
and tastings. All public tours offered by TCF
can be made step-free on request and sign
language interpreters can also be booked.
A tactile map of Frankfurt city centre has
also been available for blind and partially
sighted visitors since May 2013.
www.frankfurt-tourismus.de/
barrierefrei.html
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areas of the city and public transport
services also offer extensive barrier-free
facilities. Two accessible tourist routes are
currently being developed that will allow
visitors to tour Berlin in comfort. At the
2013 ITB travel fair in Berlin, the Mayor of
“TCF is leading the way among
travel destinations in Hessen with
its ‘Frankfurt am Main barrier-free’
project.”
Stefan Zindler, Head of Tourismus- und
Kongressmarketing HA Hessen Agentur
GmbH
“Berlin is well on the way to becoming
a barrier-free travel destination. We
Berlin are optimising our tourism products
Berlin on the way to becoming
and services and want to convey the
a barrier-free city
message: everyone is welcome in
Berlin, everyone should feel at home
Numerous museums, attractions and
here.”
sports facilities in Berlin are already
attuned to the needs of visitors with Burkhard Kieker, Managing Director of
Berlin Tourismus & Kongress GmbH
restricted mobility (disabled visitors). Public