Important Terms and How We Write

Terminology

M1 means Mobility grade 1: the person is able to walk short distances / some steps and uses the wheelchair for support. This classification can be found for some activities and accomodation.

M2 means Mobility grade 2: the person needs the wheelchair permanently and is able to change chairs without help.

HS means Mobility grade 3: the person needs a high level of support and constant accompaniment.

Other used terms

w-chairer = Wheelchair user

chair, w-chair = wheelchair

accessible = wheelchair accessible, mainly for M1 and M2

wheelable = easily usable with a wheelchair

to go, walk = to go somewhere in a wheelchair

handbiking, bike riding = to use a hand bike (a kind of unicycle propelled by arm movement which is mounted in front of the wheelchair)

drive = to drive in a car, van, etc.

Lemon = a negative aspect regarding accessibility

How We Write

As a travel guide for all wheelchair users we try to report neutrally and without bias; we try not to judge, and attempt to cover all interests.

We would like to make your journey and travel plans easy with details as precise as possible. The information given on this website has been thoroughly researched. However, if on your travels you should find that any of the information you received from this website is incorrect, out of date or lacking in additional information, please let us know.

Local changes, like new buildings, alterations to buildings, and damage after storms etc. cannot be updated immediately, although we will endeavour to keep everything updated as much as possible.

With our descriptions we give you a foundation on which you can figure out if a certain locality is suitable to your mobility. Generally we write for the mobility grade M2, if not explicitly declared otherwise. Everyone knows her / his individual limitations. That is why we mainly describe rather than evaluate. Sometimes, however, we find it necessary to award a lemon. What does that mean - a lemon? The lemon signifies that although the respective establishment has declared itself wheelchair accessible, there is a major fault or discrepancy in how it has been implemented. For example, a place which calls itself fully wheelchair equipped but has a main pathway covered with loose material (eg. mulch, gravel etc.) - manageable maybe with assistance, but leaving a sour taste.

Technical Information

This site has been designed with CSS and can therefore be loaded by mobile phones and PDAs. This makes it possible for you to directly access our reports even while travelling.

In some reports .pdf files are available. To read them you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader, then just click on the symbol and it will open. For further information see www.adobe.com

Elsewhere we have GPX files. You can download them if you choose "save as". You are then able to load them on a mobile gpx appliance and don't need a map or difficult description anymore.

Finally, we can provide some data in KMZ files. You need Google Earth installed on you computer. If you then click on the symbol, Google Earth starts and show you the way in a coloured line in the map.

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