Over the last few months, I've gotten a few emails from folks wondering about how people with disabilities might best cope with barriers when visiting Venice. A city of bridges, stairs and water creates formidable logistical challenges, to put it mildly.
I knew that the Comune di Venezia put out a guide for handicapped folks, but it was in Italian. Translating it has been on my to-do list for a while. But now there's no need: I noticed that an English version is up at the following address: https://www.comune.venezia.it/handicap/nuovo/pagina.asp?idmenu=19&lang=2
Message to handicapped folks: Venice is, true, harder than most destinations to visit, but it's worth every extra erg of energy. You can have an amazing trip there, even if you're wheelchair bound.
I remember on my last trip to Venice, that some of the bridges have been adapted for the handicapped of equipped with an elevator type contraption.
Like you said, it's not convenient but it is worth it.
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Those special bridges are marked on the Commune's site. They've been around for a decade or better, though I rarely saw them in use.
By the way, congrats: that was the 500th comment made on Veniceblog.
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Posted by: marisa | February 09, 2006 at 09:19 AM