Information and Advice

Tourist Information Vienna

A service from the Vienna Tourist Board
1st district, Albertinaplatz / Maysedergasse intersection (daily 9 am - 7 pm)
Main entrance: No steps, automatic sliding door (door width: 180 cm)
No wheelchair-accessible restroom
Seeing-eye dogs permitted
Tactile Vienna maps for the visually impaired are available for disposal on location.

wienXtra children's Information

Information and services for Vienna's children's and family activities
7th district, Museumsplatz 1
Tel. +43 1 4000-84 400
Tue-Thu 2 pm - 6 pm, Fri-Sun, public holiday 10 am - 5 pm
Main entrance: no steps, swinging door with time-delayed closing mechanism, opens to the outside
2 steps inside the facility to the cuddle area for small children
Wheelchair-accessible restroom
Seeing-eye dogs permitted
www.kinderinfowien.at

BIZEPS

Information Center for Persons with Disabilities
2nd district, Schönngasse 15-17/4
Tel. +43 1 523 89 21
Email: office@bizeps.or.at
www.bizeps.or.at
You can find more restaurants in the BIZEPS "Dining with few obstacles" guide (in German), which you can download at: www.bizeps.or.at/shop/lokale.doc

Blinden- und Sehbehindertenverband Österreich (BSVÖ)

Austrian Federation of the Blind and Partially Sighted
13th district, Hietzinger Kai 85
Tel. +43 1 982 75 84-201, +43 (0)800 22 77 00 (toll-free in Vienna)
Email: office@blindenverband.at
www.blindenverband.at

Bundes-Blindenerziehungsinstitut

2nd district, Wittelsbachstrasse 5
Tel. +43 1 728 08 66-268 or 280 (Ms Wilhelm, Ms Wallner or Ms Bauer) or +43 1 728 08 66-218 (Head of publishing, Ms Papst)
Email: bdv@bbi.at
www.bbi.at
Tactile maps of various districts of Vienna are available at the "Bundes-Blindenerziehungsinstitut" for 1 EUR per piece or colored drawing. Find an exact listing of the available maps at: www.bbi.at/deutsch/bdv/plaene.php

Österreichischer Blinden- und Sehbehindertenverband (ÖBSV)

Austrian Union of the Blind and Visually Impaired
Provinces of Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland
Louis Braille Haus
14th district, Hägelingasse 4-6
Tel. +43 1 981 89-112 or -101
Mon-Thu 8 am - 12 pm, 12:30 pm - 5 pm, Fri 8 am - 12 pm
Email: office@braille.at
www.braille.at

Verein Aktion Gemeinsam Reisen

Traveling together - travel agency
10th district, Neilreichgasse 113/23/2
Tel. +43 699 120 514 83
Email: agr.reisen@behindertenreisen.at
www.behindertenreisen.at

Information Platform for Accessible Tourism in Austria (IBFT)

www.ibft.at

Austrian Union for Rehabilitation (ÖAR)

Federation of Austrian Handicapped Associations
On the website of the ÖAR you will find a listing of the Austrian euro key restrooms, stairlifts, etc. (only in German)
General information in English
www.oear.or.at

Information for deaf people

Austrian Association for deaf people (ÖGLB)

10th district, Waldgasse 13/2
Tel. +43 1 603 08 53, Fax: +43 1 602 34 59
Email: info@oeglb.at
www.oeglb.at

Gebärdenwelt (Sign language platform)

News from around the world in Austrian sign language and a calendar of relevant dates for the deaf people
11th district, Waldgasse 13/2
Tel. +43 1 641 05 10, Fax +43 1 641 05 10-20
info@gebaerdenwelt.at
www.gebaerdenwelt.at

Service Center ÖGS.barrierefrei

Tailor-made, obstacle-free solutions for the web and communication
10th district, Waldgasse 13/2
Tel. +43 1 641 05 10-12, Fax +43 1 602 34 59
Email: info@oegsbarrierefrei.at

ÖGSDV Österreichischer Gebärdensprach-DolmetscherInnen-Verband

Sign language interpreters for Austrian Sign Language (ÖGS) and German
A-1131 Vienna, P.O. Box 95, Tel. +43 1 802 52 82, Fax +43 1 802 52 82, Email: info@oegsdv.at, www.oegsdv.at

Visual Signs

Sign language interpreter for Austrian Sign Language (ÖGS) and German, other foreign languages (English, Italian, French on request
12th district, Rosaliagasse 19/6, Tel. +43 1 966 02 61, Fax +43 1 208 39 99, Email: info@visual-signs.at, www.visual-signs.at

Information (in German) for deaf people

www.gehoerlos.at

Information for the hearing-impaired

VOX-Schwerhörigenzentrum Wien

VOX Hearing Impaired Center Vienna
15th district, Sperrgasse 8-10/2/15
Tel. +43 1 897 31 31, Fax: +43 1 897 31 32
info@vox.at
www.vox.at

ÖSB Österreichischer Schwerhörigenbund Dachverband

Austrian Association for the Hearing-Impaired, Bundesstelle Wien
15th district, Sperrgasse 8-10/1/9
Tel: +43 (0)676 844 361 320, Fax: +43 1 897 31 32
wien@oesb-dachverband.at
www.oesb-dachverband.at
www.transcript.at