Firing for wheelchair users: Christkindlmarkt remains inaccessible!

Firing for wheelchair users: Christkindlmarkt remains inaccessible!

In this year's Advent season, the question of accessibility on the Christkindlmarkt is becoming increasingly urgent. People with disabilities often experience large hurdles that make their visit a real challenge. The Salzburger Peter Weiser, blindly, describes his experience on the market: "It is difficult to navigate alone; smells and noises are my only clues" - a fact that overshadows the celebration of the Christmas season, as reported.

A tour of the Hebertshauser Christkindlmarkt also illustrated the barriers for wheelchair users like Jenny Schlichenmayer. Problem begins with the lack of a disabled parking space and continues with cobblestone paving, which can hardly be mastered for wheelchair users. "Even coming from is a problem," said Schlichenmayer. While Mayor Richard Reischl's testing deployed the difficulties, the handicapped officer Tanja Patti urgently demanded improvements: "Public offers must be barrier-free", as Merkur reported.

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In both cases, the tenor is clear: accessibility must be a priority. The challenges of access to markets are not only uncomfortable, they also affect the festival feeling of the Advent season for people with disabilities. Monika Schmerold from the Knack association: Point explains that the change of perspective is important: "Once you sit in a wheelchair, you can see the obstacles from a different perspective." It takes a change in the way of thinking and not just helpfulness to create an inclusive environment.