Accessibility
Over 200 projects at a wide variety of locations and venues in the Salzkammergut – this is where culture takes place. As we are realising the European Capital of Culture Bad Ischl Salzkammergut 2024 within an inner-Alpine region, it is unfortunately not possible to ensure accessibility everywhere. Together with our project partners, we are working to find solutions wherever there are obstacles.
→ Opening
During the Opening Ceremony from 17:00 in the Kurpark, a wheelchair platform will be available for 40 wheelchair users. Barrier-free WCs are also available. The opening ceremony will be simultaneously translated into sign language.
Barrier-free parking spaces are available at the P5 Rechensteg car park. → Car parks
Barrier-free arrival by public transport → Arrival
The map in the opening folder shows the platform and all barrier-free WCs: → Opening Folder (pdf, 8MB)
People with mobility impairment
Some of our event venues are barrier-free and are accessible for people with walking disabilities. These are marked with the wheelchair pictogram on the dates in the calendar.
To find more detailed information on wheelchair-accessible locations in the Salzkammergut, visit Wheelmap, the online map for wheelchair-accessible locations (worldwide). The app can be downloaded for both Android and Apple mobile phones at www.wheelmap.org.
On request, we will endeavour to provide accompaniment and/or support for people with walking disabilities. Please enquire 3-4 weeks in advance and indicate the number of people.
People with hearing impairments
In the menu under Calendar, you can use the filter to select the type of event that you feel is appropriate for your impairment. On request, we will endeavour to arrange a guided tour in sign language for people with hearing impairments. Please enquire 3-4 weeks in advance and indicate the number of people.
People with visual impairments
In the menu under Calendar, you can use the filter to select the type of event that you feel is appropriate for your impairment. On request, we will endeavour to provide a guided tour with audio description for people with visual impairments. Please enquire 3-4 weeks in advance and indicate the number of people.
People with cognitive impairment
On request, we will endeavour to provide a guided tour in easy language for people with cognitive impairments. Please enquire 3-4 weeks in advance and indicate the number of people.
Assistance dogs
People with certain, even invisible, disabilities keep specially selected, trained, tested and therefore specially labelled dogs – so-called assistance dogs. State-certified dogs may be taken to all Bad Ischl Salzkammergut 2024 events, even if pets are otherwise prohibited.
Contact person for accessibility
If you need support to attend one of the events or are unsure about the conditions at the venue, you are welcome to get in touch with our contact person for people with disabilities in the team.
She will provide you with information about the conditions on site and knows who you can contact for more information. She will try to make arrangements so that we can offer you the best possible accessibility for the events you wish to attend.
Accessibility in the tourism region
People with any kind of impairment are invited to contact the tourism associations in the Salzkammergut to find suitable accommodation and travel options for them.
- Tourism association Ausseerland-Salzkammergut: steiermark.com
- Tourism association Attersee – Attergau: attersee-attergau.salzkammergut.at (in German)
- Tourism association Traunsee – Almtal: traunsee-almtal.salzkammergut.at
- Tourism association Dachstein Inneres Salzkammergut: dachstein.salzkammergut.at
- Tourism association Bad Ischl: badischl.salzkammergut.at Barrier-free accommodation (use filter)
Reduced ticket prices
A large number of events are accessible free of charge. For chargeable events, we offer reduced ticket prices for people with disabilities. People with a recognised 60% disability are entitled to 50% reduced ticket prices. If an accompanying person is registered on the disabled person’s pass, they also receive the 50% reduced ticket price.
Kulturbuddys
Our culture buddys project offers support with accompanying persons → To the project
→ Arrival
Upper Austrian Transport Association OÖVV
All city and regional buses of the Upper Austrian Transport Association are barrier-free (low-floor buses, wheelchair ramp or lift) and the majority of all trains in Upper Austria are also barrier-free.
The corresponding barrier-free connections are listed in the timetable information of the Upper Austrian Transport Association on the website and in the OÖVV app in your app-store.
Austrian Federal Railways ÖBB
The accessibility of ÖBB trains in the Salzkammergut is dynamic, as the entire variety of the fleet is on the move. We therefore recommend checking accessibility via the timetable information before travelling.
A collection of links from ÖBB on accessibility:
- Information page on accessibility: Barrier-free travelling – oebb.at
- Station equipment: Stations & points of sale – oebb.at
- Train equipment: Rolling stock – oebb.at and in the timetable for the respective trains
- Railway station overview: ÖBB railway stations – oebb.at (only in German)
- Online registration for train journeys: Online journey registration – oebb.at
- ÖBB customer service +43-5-1717-5: Contact by phone – oebb.at
The ÖBB stations of the Salt Lake Cities project are unfortunately not barrier-free. If a visit should be made possible, please get in touch with our contact person 3-4 weeks in advance and indicate the number of people.
