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Updated informations on Facebook!
Follow the Facebook page of the Barrier-free Tourism Day regularly, where we post new information about this year's festival almost daily! You can find out in detail what experiences can be expected this year.We also show the cultural programs and even detail them a...
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Map of this year’s locations
SUMMARY of current information
The VII. Barrier-free Tourism Day Festival will be held on September 2, between 10.00 and 16.00 VENUE: Orfu, Lake Pécs. The main locations are the Island and the Medvehagyma House.Motorcyclists start from the parking lot of the Sports Camp. Driving up at the dam....
Updated informations on Facebook!
Follow the Facebook page of the Barrier-free Tourism Day regularly, where we post new information about this year's festival almost daily! You can find out in detail what experiences can be expected this year.We also show the cultural programs and even detail them a...
A taste of this year’s cultural programs
We were thinking about families arriving with children, so in the morning they will primarily have the terrain on the island. Adults and children can enjoy the program of the Hangoló Zenés Gyermekszínház (Children's Theatre), and the Bolhazsák (Flea Bag) children's...
Aaaaaand…let’s start 2023!
THERE WILL BE BARRIER-FREE TOURISM DAY IN ORFU AGAIN THIS YEAR, although you may have thought there might not be one 🙂 The basic information, pass it on to everyone: 📌On September 2, between 10:00 and 16:00, we organize the VII. Barrier-free Tourism Day...
Mood pictures from the 2022 festival
It's so good to look back at how much happened in September 2022 at the Barrier-free Tourism Day festival! Open the Home page of our website and scroll down to the post "Mood Pictures from 2022".Good scrolling through the pictures, good remembrance, and good...
The organisers
Almádi Evelin – she gives volunteers a sensitizing workout at a personal briefing on the morning of the festival,. She is very keen on topic blind-guide dogs — maybe because she wants one? Berkes Gergő – organizes (and then, if necessary, a day before the festival...
Sound and foot map
With this map we will show you not only the locations and individual events, but also which locations will be quiet, which ones will be loud. In which locations you will find grassy, gravelly terrain that is more difficult to roll with a wheelchair, and where it will...
Radio interview
In the live "During the Day" broadcast of Kossuth Radio on August 15. Veronika Pataki and Róbert Posta organizing committee members talked about this year's Barrier-free Tourism Day event: about driving a car for the visually impaired and blind people, about...
Infopoint
This is the center of all information! In this small caravan – next to the sports camp, towards the Medvehagyma Ház – on 3. September from 10:00 a.m. the volunteers are waiting for you and will give information about many things:about programs, accessible toilets, the...
What and where can we eat?
At the Barrier-Free Tourism Day festival on 3. September, from 12.00 to 14.00, we are waiting for our guests with a FREE LUNCH again this year - primarily people with disabilities and their attendants, but we will not ask anyone for any certificates now either! Lunch...
The relationship between art and disability
We are waiting for everyone for a special workshop on 2. September in Orfű! We have been organizing related programs around the Barrier-free Tourism Day for years, this year we invite you here. In a wonderful setting, we have a niche conversation about the...
We also provide a retreat room
If you are arriving with a baby or need a completely secluded, QUIET PLACE for any reason, we provide a quiet undisturbed corner in the Library of the Municipality. Comfortable leather armchairs, diapering facilities, silence, tranquility await those who need it...
Technical information!
Here's the TECHNICAL INFORMATION for festival attendees: – you can park in the parking lot in front of the municipality (opposite the sports camp), at the Minigolf, and opposite in the huge parking lot of the Aquapark (from here a few minutes walk / roll the venue on...
Maybe we can finally make it accessible
It is an old plan of the organizing committee to make the grassy, bumpy, gravelly areas of the festival accessible. Perhaps this plan will finally realized, because we have found supporters who would lend us rubber sheets to make wheelchair rolling on the island and...
When? Where? will be the Barrier-Free Tourism Day festival in 2022?
This year we are waiting for you on 3. September, on Saturday, from 10.00 to 16.00 in Orfű at Pécsi-tó lake at the sports camp, on the island, at the Medvehagyma Ház, at the dam, and on the sailing pier! Current news on Facebook:...
Do I need to register?
Several of you have asked where to register for the experience programs (dragon boating, sailing, speedboating, motorcycling, driving and fishing). THERE IS NO NEED TO REGISTER IN ADVANCE, you can get answers to your questions on the spot in the INFO DESK set up at...
These will be 2022 experience programs
The experience programs of 3. September 2022 have been completed! There will also be a motorcycling ride this year with the friendly and helpful Délvidéki Motorkerékpáros Kisérő és Polgárőr Egyesület (Southland Motorcycles and Civil Guard Association)...
We are waiting for volunteers to apply
We are also looking forward to welcoming volunteers of all ages to the 2022 festival! Please send entries to the akadalymentes.turizmus.nap@gmail.com address. This year's festival will be held on Saturday, September 3rd, from 10.00 to 16.00 in Orfű at the locations...
Organizing the 2022 festival has begun!
On 2, June the organizing committee met and we started preparing for this year's 6th Barrier-free Tourism Day! We have also added a new member: in addition to Zita Füziné Kajdy mayor, Tibor Gonda founder, Veronika Pataki, Zoltán Murányi, Evelin Almádi, Gergő Berkes...
Take a look at pictures of this year’s festival
Take a look at pictures of this year's festival by scrolling down the Homepage of our website for "Mood pictures from 2021"! Here: https://akadalymentesnap.hu/?lang=en We also posted new pictures of our volunteers by scrolling down the Join/Volunteers menu in the...
News coverage of us on RTL Klub News
Click on the link: RTL Híradó – Akadálymentes Turizmus Napja: a részvétek sokaknak életre szóló élményt ad | RTL
We’ve taken it to a new level
For the fifth time this year we were able to organize the Barrier-free Tourism Day, such a cohesive force in the country, which one of our visitors aptly said "something happened that took this year's Barrier-free Tourism Day to a different level from previous years"....
“Excruciating protection”, the basic short story of the play
One of our highlights this year was the special shadow play from Heni Szekeres's award-winning play "Excruciating protection", directed by Zsuzsa Szabó.It was a huge success, and many of the viewers of the Barrier free Tourism Day premiere asked to read the great...
Last consultation with the organizing committee
Yesterday was the last consultation with the organizing committee in Orfű, discussion and assignment of tasks and site visits with volunteers.Everything is clean, everyone knows everything, our blood pressure is as high as possible, sunny weather ordered, we can go! 🙂
This year’s programme is progressing
There will definitely be motorcycling, dragon boating, fishing, driving a car, horse riding on this year's already 5th Barrier-free Tourism Day. There will be also sensitization programs for children and adults, food and drink, sports shows. And that's just the...
We consulted with our volunteers
Volunteers and the organizing committee met today in Orfű at the Medvehagyma House and discussed the most important tasks of the V. Barrier-free Tourism Day. We'll start, you will soon read lots of info and if you can, you can help make everything's great again on...
Information from the organising committee
Organisation has started. Here you can see a brief summary of the organizing committee meeting held on 22 February, on the Day of Hungarian Parasport. In the video we speak Hungarian. Ideas and supporters are welcome!...
First meeting of the organising committee – supporters welcome
On the Day of Hungarian Parasport on 22.02.2021, the organizing committee held its first meeting at the Medvehagyma House in Orfű. Online our volunteers had the opportunity to comment on last year's evaluation and the basic ideas for this year's event. What is already...
Well, let’s get this party started!
Well, we're going to start organizing the 5th - Birthday -Barrier free Tourism Day! On 22. February, on the occasion of the Hungarian Parasport Day, organizers will come together at the Medvehagyma House in Orfű, where we will talk about what we experienced last year...
There’s a birthday party this year!
We're having a birthday this year, you know that? In September we are already organizing the 5th Barrier-free Tourism Day! We have already started preparing, and we will keep you informed, Just wach and follow us on our Facebook page for breaking...
We have published a book on accessible tourism
The Peer-AcT international project has published a collection of studies entitled "Opportunities and challenges of barrier-free tourism in Hungary". The studies can be read in English and German about the results and recommendations of the professional workshop held...
3. December: World Disability Day. Check out our video flashmob!
Today is World Disability Day!On this occasion please welcome our attention-raising video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScpxDvJ-OyI&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1aOkZ-id4bK5vvACYf1O12ZKwBeERHjhIKwPY6S8zaUXkpfIWdxJ0CJnQ Allow us two thoughts: - our aim was to...
Alibi – the inclusive play at the festival
For the first time we prepared a play for the IV. Barrier-free Tourism Day. The play was special in many ways, as it was inclusive, i.e. it was written, directed and performed together by disabled and able bodied people. The subject was also special, its...
PARKING LOTS, TOILETS, FOOT MAP, SOUND MAP!
Here you can see where you can park on 5th September on the IV. Barrier-free Tourism Day. Accessible toilets are also indicated. You can also see the loud and quieter locations, and where the ground gets more problematic and where it gets easy.
How to help and how not to..
Our peers with different disabilities have summed up in a short but enjoyable way how to help and not help a person with a disability. Read and spread to as many people as possible, very useful information! for a physically disabled The most important is not to do...
Bendegúz the globetrotter in wheelchair
One of our most exciting programs this year will be the podium discussion with Lóránd Bendegúz Nagy, the globetrotter in wheelchair. Lóránd has been to more than 100 countries, even if they are not accessible at all! On the talk...
Peer-counselor training in accessible tourism
We held a 'Peer-counselor in accessible tourism' 2-day online and 3-day personal training in our Peer-AcT international project for 10 people with disabilities in the days in Pécs. Participants can work as consultants by tourism organisations, decision-makers,...
International survey on travel habits of people with disabilities
As part of our Erasmus+ Peer-AcT project, the University Pécs Faculty of Economics Institute of Marketing and Tourism (dr. Tibor Gonda and dr. Zoltán Raffay) in 5 countries carried out an international questionnaire survey of the specific needs, expectations and...
Event Programs 2023
We are still actively working on the programs of 2023, so please see a glimpse of last year's event below. Follow us on Facebook for up-to-date informations:Akadálymentes Turizmus Napja | Facebook
Inclusive play, now for the first time!
For the first time this year, we're preparing a play for you in the IV. Barrier-free Tourism Day! People with disabilities and able bodied are performing their own piece on quarantine-time. The team is very motivated, they rehearse weekly at the Malom és Műhelyház...
Preparation of volunteers has begun for the big day!
Dear Volunteers, last year formed a very well-functioning team of volunteers of Barrier-free Tourism Day. We would love to have the team together again this year, but we are also looking forward to the application of new volunteers! This year we would like to work...
This year the event is supported by ECK – “Strengthening of Civil Communities”
If we have already introduced our main patron Zsolt Vereczkei, get to know our main sponsor, the ECK - "Strengthening of Civil Communities". You can read more about them here: https://www.eckpecs.hu/
Our main patron is Zsolt Vereczkei paralympian!
This year's event also has a MAIN PATRON! Not just anyone, Zsolt Vereczkei, a three-time Para-Olympic Champion swimmer will help, support and promote our festival!
Information for tourism stakeholders
We also held an exciting briefing on accessible tourism in our workshop on Tuesday, 16th of June for tourism stakeholders and decision-makers. A large number of interested parties have heard from Veronika Pataki about the international Peer-AcT Erasmus+ project in 5...
We had a program planning workshop
On 15-17th of June we held a workshop in Orfű/Tekeresen at the Natura Pension, where together we and our partners with disabilities decided together on the specific programmes of this year's Barrier-free Tourism Day. We would like to develop this year's programme with...
WHY campaign 11th: WHY don’t all deaf people use the same sign language?
Did you know that the sign languages used by people with hearing loss in England, Germany or Hungary are all different? In other words, deaf people in Japan, Hungary, Finnland, or the US use different signs. In addition, there is an international sign language, called...
WHY campaign 10th: WHY are „Quiet Hours” a good thing?
The so called „quiet hours”, better known as Autism Hours is a movement, to provide autism-friendly shopping experience and promotes the acceptance of autistics. There are also more and more autism-friendly events arranged, like concerts, theater performances,...
WHY campaign 9th: WHY can assistance dogs go EVERYWHERE?
Did you know, that assistance dogs can diverse, they not only guide visually impaired people? They can also help for mobility-impaired in everyday life, indicate sound for hearing impaired, indicate epileptic or other seizures, but it exist personal assistant dog to...
WHY campaign 8th: WHY has Braille writing still a reason to exist?
Many people know about Braille writing, that it is a writing system consisting of point combinations, and it can be read by touch by visually impaired people. It was developed by Louis Braille, based on 6 points just like the dice. But it is probably not known that...
WHY campaign 7th: WHY you need to talk to a hearing impaired frontwise?
We don’t know which ear can hear, how can hear, even if can hear the hearing impaired person, so talk to him/her always frontwise. Maybe touch him/her gently (!) and wait for eye contact. Don’t turn away later, keep the eye contact, moreover it is easier for...
WHY campaign 6th: WHY don’t you talk instead?
Do you remember when we were a child and the doctor discussed with our parents first how ill we are, what our symptoms are? As an adult, wouldn’t a similar scenario hurt bother or even annoy us? Unfortunately disabled people still face distinction like that. The...
WHY campaing 5th: WHY do disabled people use straws?
It might be strange that we support straws when every respectable restaurant is withdrawing those environment damaging tubes. Even though they are necessary for most disabled people so because of being barrier-free some cafés will have to keep some in their inventory...
WHY campaign 4: Why do people in wheelchairs go on the roads instead of the pavement?!
Able bodied people walk on them easily. They only get bothered by a wall-mounted car or by the pavement being torn up. The sidewalk for people in wheelchairs though is a real obstacle course. Getting on the footway in the city centres is easier because of the recessed...
WHY campaign 3: WHY are the barrier-free hotel rooms different?
Because in wheelchair sitting we need a bit different accommodations: higher bed as the average (58-60 cm) which is a level in the wheelchair that allows of lifting somebody. The room door is wider, there is no threshold and carpet. The room is so big that the car can...
WHY campaign 2: WHY are there blind guide lanes?
Have you ever seen “something” during your city walks, in public institutions or somewhere else, that stands out on the floor and has a different colour? So this is the blind guide lane, that makes access easier for blind people. The right blind guide lanes are...
WHY campaign 1: WHY is a disabled parking spot so wide?
Disability vehicles are often larger by design, as wheelchairs have to fit in them. The size of the front passenger door and how wide it can be opened is a crucial aspect: the wider the door opens the easier it is to roll close to the car and get into the front...
Workshop in Orfű
A workshop will be held on 15-17 of June in Orfű/Tekeres in the Natura Pension, where together with our partners with disabilities we will decide on the specific programmes of this year's Barrier-free Tourism Day. We would like to develop this year's programme with a...
Organizing committee meeting
The organizing committee met on 29 May 2020. and decided how to start to organize again after the epidemic the IV. Barrier-free Tourism Day. We're going to announce that we plan to have the big day on September 5th!Our website will be launched in a few days and you...