cultural tourism.

Saarland State Theatre disabled guests, and handbike tours of the

in Saarbrücken, for example, rolled out
an innovative feature for its 2012/2013
season: before selected ballets, an intro-
duction in sign language was given so that
people who were deaf or hard of hearing
could share in the experience as well. The
theatre is planning its first performance
with audio description in 2014, making
the experience accessible to blind and
partially sighted visitors. at the leading specialist trade fairs
www.barrierefreies-saarland.de
scenic surroundings are also available.
Whether it’s a multi-sensory tour of a city
or palace, culinary experiences catering for
special diets or water-based trips with Rolly
Tours in Rheinsberg, tourism in Branden-
burg is tailored to the needs of all visitors.
“To target our intended audience, www.barrierefrei-brandenburg.de
we regularly place advertisements
in relevant magazines and we exhibit
Rehacare and Rehab. We also work
with the region’s disabled associa-
tions.”

Andreas Braun, Managing Director

of Tourismus Marketing GmbH Baden-
Württemberg “Our website for the Brandenburg
region offers more than 800 verified
listings in the categories accommo­
Brandenburg dation, leisure and eating out. An
A hotel designed especially
“For our website, which provides accessible design with a screen reader
for disabled people
extensive information on ‘holidays function and plain language content
for all’, we trained special assessors was important to us, so that we could
The Haus Rheinsberg lakeside hotel in the
who visit selected businesses along make the information available to as
Ruppiner Seenland region was designed
the tourism service chain to gather many users as possible.”
specifically for guests with restricted
information on accessibility.”
mobility. All of the hotel’s amenities, in- Dieter Hütte, Managing Director of TMB
Birgit Grauvogel, Managing Director of Tourismus-Marketing Brandenburg GmbH
cluding the sauna, swimming pool, hotel
Tourismus Zentrale Saarland GmbH
bar, bowling alley and gym, can be used by

Baden-Württemberg
Barrier-free in town and country

Baden-Württemberg provides barrier-free

travel information online and in a print
brochure. All of the listings – from hotels
and restaurants to sights and attractions –
have been certified for their accessibility in
accordance with DIN norms and accepted
standards. Exemplary providers in Baden-
Württemberg include the North/Central
Black Forest Nature Park with its ‘nature
tour for all’, the Mercedes-Benz Museum
in Stuttgart, which regularly runs special
events, and Europa-Park, which strives to
make its themed worlds as barrier-free as
possible.
www.tourismus-bw.de/Themen/
Barrierefrei

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