Adapted visits to the Train Museum: Multisenso Rail – during carnival/KrokusKriebels. Multisenso Rail is an original tour offer accessible to all. Originally developed for people with intellectual disabilities. During the first week of the Carnival holidays (18-26/02) this offer is open to families. Multisenso Rail is only possible in French and Dutch. What can you …
This year, at the Christmas market of Winter Wonders there are adapted picnic tables at certain places (Quai aux Briques). Enjoy! The furniture was produced in collaboration with AMT Concept et La Ferme Nos Pilifs thanks to the support of equal.brussels Lydia Mutyebele, Fairebxlsamen and thanks to the Brussels Major Events team who placed them. …
The City of Brussels organises the Disability Week from 26 November to 3 December 2022. All activities are in French (unless otherwise stated) and free of charge. The full schedule is only available in French and Dutch: Disability Week (in French) Disability Week (in Dutch) A week full of artistic, informative and educational activities. The …
With the support of the City of Brussels in the framework of the Participatory Budget 2020, our association, AMT CONCEPT, has been selected as the winner for the project to build wooden modules to improve accessibility around the Peter Benoit Square in Neder-Over-Heembeek. The project consists of 2 parts: Design, manufacture and installation of removable …
Initiation and demonstration of Cyclo-Dance, Saturday 3 December 2022 CULTURAL & SPORTS CENTRE TOUR À PLOMB Rue de l’Abattoir 24 – 1000 Brussels 14:30 – 16:00 : Introduction workshop by Myriam Vasquez 16:30 – 16:50 : Combi Style Demonstration by : José Melgar : Cyclo-dance trainer and dance therapist Myriam Vasquez : Cyclo-dancer and Cyclo-dance …
LIBERCITY DAY : Wednesday 09/11/2022 at 09:30 Libercity invites you to join its ninth edition on accessibility because accessibility cannot leave you indifferent. Come and discover Brussels in a different way, help us to improve the accessibility of public places and make Brussels a place of encounter and equality. Come and see for yourself that …
You don’t know which Brussels museum is accessible and suitable? Here are a few who just got certified. Our association entrusted the mission to our partner Access I in order to evaluate the accessibility of museums. Several steps to this project: The realization of the inventory of fixtures of the accessibility of these museums then …
In the framework of the project “Experimentation of awareness-raising for municipal officials. For 100% accessible municipalities”, we received civil servants from the city of Brussels, from the public works and roads departments, as well as the team of Lydia Mutyebele (Equal Opportunities). They discovered that there are many obstacles that people with reduced mobility (#pmr) …
“We attach great importance to making our infrastructure as accessible to everyone as possible”. The delicatessen “Rob The Gourmet’s Market”, an emblematic place in Brussels since 1972, houses a gourmet restaurant on the first floor of its store. When it was designed in November 2007, there was a strong desire to make the restaurant accessible …
The conflict in Ukraine endangers the lives of an entire people, but people with disabilities are unfortunately the most vulnerable. Getting to safety and fleeing is very difficult if not impossible without help. So far, among one million Ukrainians who have left the country, nearly two hundred (200) are people with physical and/or mental disabilities. …
“Work on accessibility has made it possible to strengthen the vocation of our pharmacy to help and welcome customers by strengthening the human side” During the redevelopment work, about a year ago, the Conscience pharmacy in Evere sought to make its space accessible to all people with reduced mobility (PRM). Several provisions now offer simplicity …
The European section of the International Social Tourism Organisation (ISTO) is organising this forum which was held in Lyon (France) from 4 to 6 October 2021. Two main themes for the 2021 edition: the notion of sustainable and responsible tourism destination; what does it mean in concrete terms? the future for tourism for all actors …
The Chicago Café made major changes seven years ago to make its space accessible to all types of people with reduced mobility. We can now draw a positive picture in two respects ; the benefit of this investment goes as much to the customers as to the operators of the establishment. For an American “dinner”, …
[Please, read the french or dutch version of this news. No English version avaliable.] Ce guide pratique s’adresse à tous les commerçants. Il est édité tête-bêche en deux langues. Pour le commerce de détail et de proximité ainsi que pour le secteur de l’Horeca, accueillir sa clientèle dans des conditions idéales implique la prise …
James Eleonora CENSORII, the founder and director of “Destination Everywhere Accessible Travel” interviewed travelers with disabilities. Through their testimonEleonora CENSORII, the founder and director of “Destination Everywhere Accessible Travel” interviewed travelers with disabilities. Through their testimonies, they recount the features of their trip. Thus, the arrival of the global health crisis turned their travels …
On December 3rd in honor of the International Day of Disabled persons, the STIB summarizes their new implementation on its network. First of all, the most important improvement achieved is the implementation of a signage system that will provide information on the degree of accessibility each stops will have. In addition, there is an increase …
Our last project of the year 2020 ended on Friday 11 December 2020. We were in the rain with the students in Bac 3 Tourism of the Haute École Galilée for a simulation and awareness of the conditions of PRM. Our journey led us to confront different obstacles and ended on the Grand-Place. We would …
As cafes and restaurants are closed due to Covid-19, finding an accessible toilet for a person with reduce mobility (PRM) becomes a real issue when traveling in the city. Travelling and moving for people with disabilities has been and continues to be strongly affected by health measures. In addition, the actions taken by the Government …
Brussels for all ! On Tuesday, October 23, discover Brussels differently. Learn that it is possible to visit Brussels even when one is a PRM …. Person with reduced mobility but tourist like the others. During the LIBERCITY day, groups will be criss-crossing different districts of the Brussels-Capital Region. They will be provided with a …
Practical guide to organising outdoor events that are accessible to persons with reduced mobility To welcome people with reduced mobility to events, visit.brussels has produced this guide in the form of a practical check-list, to be used for any events organised in a public space in the future. This handbook is aimed primarily at the …
Cette année AMT Concept est candidate dans la catégorie “UNEXPECTED & ORIGINAL CONCEPT 2018” avec le site www.handy.brussels Les votes du public démarrent ce lundi 4 février sur le site web des Awards 2019 de Visit.Brussels . Clôture des votes: le 3 mars 2019. Handy.Brussels est une WebApp destinée au touriste à mobilité réduite qui visite Bruxelles. Elle s’adresse aussi aux PMR belges et bruxellois qui projettent une visite …
The digital inclusion forum. Saturday 1 december 2018, 12:00 – 17:00; Halles Saint-Géry A ‘smart’ Region is a region that strives for optimal integration of all its citizens, and the digital element is one of the indispensable levers for facilitating this inclusion. Brussels Smart City: we’re all going digital is the next event we are …
Brussels for all ! On Tuesday, October 23, discover Brussels differently. Learn that it is possible to visit Brussels even when one is a PRM …. Person with reduced mobility but tourist like the others. During the LIBERCITY day, groups will be criss-crossing different districts of the Brussels-Capital Region. They will be provided with a …
This summer, brussels plays ! For the sixth edition of the Brussels Games Festival, the Cinquantenaire Park will once again be trans- formed into an enormous 40,000 m² playground. New this year is that the festival will open its doors on Friday, August 24th at 3pm. Add to that Saturday (starting at 11am) and Sunday …
In the continuity of the collaboration that existed before with “Brussels for All”, Handy.Brussels works in partnership with visit.brussels. For several years, visit.brussels, the communication and tourism agency for the Brussels-Capital Region has made every effort to develop tourist activities tailored to people with disabilities. A section containing accessible places for people with reduced mobility …
Visibility for “PRM Friendly” businesses A team of Atrium employees was put together to analyse the accessibility of a business based on precise and exhaustive criteria: width of the door, possible existence of steps, internal/external space, etc. The data collected was then shared on a dedicated website bruxellespourtous.be, in a guide, as well as on …
RATING: how to leave an evaluation ? On handy.brussels you can give a rating to the addresses you visit. – The evaluation of a place is displayed in the form of five small ‘Guido’, by half, thus ten ‘points’ attributable. The parenthesis indicates the number of evaluations. It is clickable to add its own rating. …
The night of accessibility. All togheter for the respect of the rights of the PRM Saturday 2.12 from 4 PM untill midnight Let’s participate together in the great accessibility awareness celebration! In the presence of Saint-Nicolas for the youngest, we offer a host of free entertainment where diversity is highlighted: fashion show, dance, concert, games, …
Visual stimulants often dominate productions. But what happens when you have to rely on your sense of hearing and touch? Upon the invitation of the Kaaitheater and European partners Wiener Tanzwochen, CN D (Paris) and The Place (London), Vera Tussing and Anne Juren create work that can be experienced by people who can see, but …
New guide concerning the accessibility of shops and other services for all visitors of the European quarter This new guide offers travel advice and suggestions regarding the accessible touristic places in the European quarter and is destined to persons with reduced mobility. Later on, this guide should be useful for all persons with a disability. …
