Borsodi Zoltán - People First

The People First Association will hold an online training for project partners between 7. November and 5. December. The aim of the training is to prepare partners to develop their own Hidden City barrier-free downtown walk.

The participants of the training are experts participating in the project and people with disabilities, who will organize and lead the future Hidden City tours.

We will hold three online trainings with Hungarian, Polish and Czech partners on 7. November, 21. November and 5. December. We leave an extra opportunity open if we think there is still something to discuss.

The training is based on the Curriculum and Training Material developed by the experts of the People First Association.
Topics include accessible tourism, goals and impacts, tour structure, marketing, preparation, post-production, financing, and experience so far.

Tenerife, not a travel report

We traveled after Covid. Last year, the whole world seemed to start at the same time, with huge crowds everywhere, making travel even more difficult for people with limited mobility.

In May, our destination was Tenerife. The largest of the Canary Islands, located off the western coast of Africa, approximately 3,800 km away, which is about a 6-hour flight from Hungary. We were looking for a place that would offer enjoyable relaxation and sightseeing even with a wheelchair. The place exceeded our expectations.

Our flight was delayed, but we arrived at the completely empty airport early in the morning, and the accessible taxi arrived within 5 minutes. There was a separate waiting area for wheelchair users, covered and with lowered curbs.

We spent a week at the Arona Gran Hotel, which has more accessible rooms than average. Surprisingly, we found that a part of the lobby was reserved for parking and charging electric wheelchairs. Upon request, the hotel can fully equip its rooms with medical beds and elevators. There is a 24-hour pharmacy and a medical equipment store as well. Of course, there are some minor shortcomings that can be found everywhere, such as the room thermostat being at a height of about 160 cm.

Los Cristianos and Playa Americas are very wheelchair-friendly, generally flat, with many ramps and easily accessible shops. As a special challenge, they even built a 45-degree ramp in front of a liquor store 😊. An interesting highlight is that wheelchair swings can be found in some playgrounds. There are plenty of accessible parking spaces everywhere, so we didn’t have to search separately. It was fantastic to discover mineral water bottles labeled in Braille.

In the area, there are two accessible beaches, and for those seeking extreme adventures, they specifically recommend boat trips that offer wheelchair diving, including accessible restrooms on board.

After all the text, let the pictures speak further.

Akadálymentes fürdőszoba, lehajtható zuhanyülőkével és kapaszkodóval. A falon egy L alakú kapaszkodó és sampon valamint tusfürdő adagoló. Fehér csempe oldalfalakkal és természetes mintájú padlóval.