Photo: Man and woman in a wheelchair stand in front of the Brandenburger Tor in Berlin together with their assistance dog; Copyright: visitBerlin, Andi Weiland | Gesellschaftsbilder.de

Topic of the Month May 2017

Active in everyday life and while traveling

Whether culture or sports, whether at home or on vacation – there are more and more offers for people with different disabilities who want to live their life as actively as possible. What kind of opportunities blind and vision impaired travel fans have for example and what the website travelable.info is all about, you will get to know in our Topic of the Month May: Active in everyday life and while traveling.

Accessible leisure activities and travel services

Photo: Wheelchair user in a "rope course" at REHACARE 2016; Copyright: Messe Düsseldorf, Constanze Tillmann

Whether it’s everyday life or vacation – many people with disabilities want to be as active as possible in their free time. Now there are more and more available services that specialize in meeting these different needs.

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Tour de Sens: Blind and sighted people go on discovery tours together

Photo: Laura Kutter; Copyright: Tour de Sens

How does Italy taste? How does France smell? What do rainforests feel like? A vacation for almost all the senses – this is how one might describe the concept of Tour de Sens. People with and without visual impairment travel and explore foreign countries together. The different types of perception is a win for both sides.

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Travelable: Accessible city tours in Germany

Photo: Timo Hermann; Copyright: Melanie Wehnert

Hamburg? Berlin? Munich? Regardless of where your travels take you, it’s essential to prepare if you want to see as much of a city as possible. For many people with disabilities, this also includes obtaining information on accessibility on location. The online portal travelable.info provides just this type of information – for instance, about tried and tested city tours.

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Video: Aim High – Climbing with Multiple Sclerosis

No matter if blind or with a walking impairment – climbing is a sport which is appropriate for people with different kind of disabilities. That’s why the members of the inclusive climbing team from Cologne, Germany, climb the steep walls together on a regular basis. Petra Schneider is one of them. REHACARE.com accompanied her at the climbing wall.