Mobility for people with disabilities

All information on the requirements for issuing, obtaining and renewing ID cards as well as further information can be found on the following pages:

Barrier-free emergency call app

If an emergency occurs, you can call it with the DEC112 emergency callApp can use a text chat to contact the fire department, rescue service, police, mountain rescue service or the Euro emergency call and receive help. The DEC112 App has a training module for practicing how to deal with emergencies.

You can find all further information at:
 

Emergency number for the deaf and hearing impaired

A deaf or hearing-impaired person can call for help by fax or text message on 0800 133 133. The technical platform was set up by the Federal Ministry of the Interior, the organization of the measures to be initiated is carried out by the Vienna police radio station.
Further information can be found at the following link Link:
 

On the Wheelmap.org website, you can check whether a particular location is accessible. You can also rate a place yourself. In this way, you help to ensure that people in wheelchairs can find out about the accessibility of as many places as possible.

Under the following Link you can start your search:
 

The Eurokey is a key that unlocks many accessible public toilets. These toilets are only open to holders of the Euro-key available.

More information on the Euro-keyand an overview of all the Eurokey-Locations in Austria can be found under the following link Link:
 

There are various support options across the country for people with temporary or long-term mobility restrictions.

You can find out more about this on the following page:

LIFEtool is a company that offers computer-aided communication for people with disabilities. Specifically, the aim is to give people with disabilities access to communication through computer-aided tools, especially when playing, learning and in everyday life.

Further information about LIFEtool can be found under the following Link: