Accessible Berlin

Free and independent through Berlin - free according to your ideas and independent of all restrictions. This is how your experience of the capital should be.
On our website we have compiled leisure tips for wheelchair users, blind and visually impaired guests, cognitively impaired people as well as for deaf and hearing-impaired guests.

How can we at visitBerlin help you experience accessible Berlin?

• We provide reliable information for activities and services checked for accessibility.

• We have developed standards for accessibility that consider the needs of as many people as possible.
• We are Tourism for All partners and, among other things, evaluate accessibility in Berlin’s hotels and attractions.
• On our website, we bring together our partners’ offers for accessible services in Berlin. Through our free accessBerlin app, we explicitly make the city accessible for wheelchair users and people with limited mobility, from arrival in the city to information on events for people with disabilities.
• On our website, we present tips for things to do for visitors who are wheelchair users, visually impaired or blind, or hard of hearing or deaf.

5 reasons why we at visitBerlin are committed to an accessible Berlin:

1. Travelling to Berlin represents a particular challenge for nearly seven million people in Germany and almost 50 million people across Europe.
2. With our societies ageing, there is a growing need for accessibility.
3. Accessibility is also a plus for families, since a child’s buggy or stroller takes roughly the same space as a wheelchair.
4. We believe that accessibility increases comfort and convenience for all – for Berlin’s residents as well as its visitors.
5. As Germany’s capital and the top city destination in the country, we want to set standards and provide a model for others to follow.

Berlin – Accessibility Tested

From events for people with disabilities to wheelchair accessible hotel rooms. Over 90 tourist service providers, including partner hotels, cultural institutions, transport services, restaurants, pubs and cafes as well as all Berlin Tourist Info Centres are currently providing information through analogue and digital channels on “their accessibility” under the nationwide certification scheme Tourism for All. We are constantly working to add new service providers to this list.

Berlin was chosen by the EU Commission in 2013 as a “Barrier-free city” and won against 99 other cities throughout Europe.

In particular, it was the public transport and barrier-free new buildings that received praise from the EU.

The Senate Administration for Urban Development and Protection of the Environment concerns itself all the more with the requirements associated with a barrier-free city. You will find more information in the Short film.

visitBerlin constantly strives to make information on the German capital accessible to all visitors to Berlin. We will further enhance our offer and would be happy if you could support us with this.

Please send us your feedback and suggestions to improve the barrier-free website of visitBerlin to redaktion@visitBerlin.de!