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Disabled Persons - TourismDisabled Persons - TourismIn Finland

Basis on legislation since year 2000planning and Construction Act equality,

admittance must be possible for disabled persons

concerning all public construction and buildings; including all tourist objects

On national level we’ve many associations which supervise of the interestes of the disabled persons

publicationsguide books,(e.g. Tourist services for disabled

persons)

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Persons with physical limits Old Rauma (also sea and archipelago) infrastructure

is very challenging for disabled The survey coordinated by Rauma tourist office

charting all Rauma city centrum tourist services: hotels, restaurants, cafees, museums, shops, other tourist attractions

two categories: 1) places, which are easy to access for disabled persons alone (25 places) or 2) to access only with asisstant help (23 places)

done by the student work, year 2011

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Special organized tourist trips for disabled persons; started this yearespecially persons

who use wheelchairHotel Villa Jussoila

(safe call systems, info tv, special equipments for disabled available)

Old Rauma tours for disabled persons with guide on daily basis

Consulting help from Rauma Invalids association – good partnership!

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For blind persons

Guided Old Rauma tour; the representations of the tourist attraction places during the tour is available to hear by internet, you can also use MP3 system the representation readears are actors from

Rauma theatre tour is completed on summer 2012

For deaf persons

Induction loop detector systemThe church of Holy SpiritRauma -hall

The Town of Rauma Tourist InformationThe Town of Rauma Tourist Information

www.visitrauma.fi