Today I learned that in Bamberg a barrier-free price was announced. That's nice that the city of Bamberg, at least in foreign projects, pay attention to accessibility.
Accessibility Award
pity that I missed the call. I have a suggestion for an "anti-Accessibility Award": The Bamberg concert hall. This was after the renovation in 2009, the very good places for Wheelchair on both sides of the gallery eliminated - in favor of each 12 seats, which of course bring in more money than the wheelchair users, who along with her companion only need to pay admission. 
It really seems to dominate an environment that people in wheelchairs regarded as "second class people." Apparently it also keeps its members limited for the mentally, otherwise I would not be fobbed off with regard to fire regulations. What should we make the elderly at risk, although not in a wheelchair, but with her walking stick to reach their seats in the gallery? See my posting of 5 April 2010: The Wheelchair in the Bamberg Concert Hall
Then, when it would go a wheelchair to a concert, he just has to make do with the spaces outside the edge of the stage, where acoustics and view of the stage are much lower than in the gallery. It is clear that wheelchair users here actually seen as "second class people" who need emergency help even himself.
How do because the other cities?
One example is in the Philharmonie in Munich on Gasteig reach all the rooms without any restrictions. There are even in the S-Bahn station is a lift for disabled concertgoers. Philharmonie am Gasteig
Under the heading ruhr2010.barrierefrei find detailed information on the wheelchair spaces on different floors and the elevators in the Dortmund Konzerthaus:
Konzerthaus Dortmund
In the Congress Hall of Celle, where we visited the other day a concert with Anne Sophie Mutter, we got a good space that could be easily reached by wheelchair, also a lift. My husband could see well, no one was sitting in front of him, and I could sit next to him. I do not think honestly that these institutions violate existing regulations.
Beethoven Hall in Bonn: See also my posting of 14 April 2010: With the wheelchair the concert
We just look here at our second home on the Baltic Sea to search for concerts, and found the carefully worded side of Lübeck concert hall. It says for example:
"wheelchair or (go) disabled visitors our attention, we find the right place at events for them and ensure that they easily get there and see well during the event is.."
concert hall Lübeck
Unfortunately you can not do in Bamberg. We are disappointed.
also disappointed about a city administration, where it speaks with two tongues. On the one hand, a barrier-free price advertised under the motto "live, shop and enjoy without barriers", on the other hand are wheelchair seats abolished in the concert hall. And on my first requests I got a flimsy explanation to a further letter then no answer. It should once the Mayor or other responsible person in a wheelchair by the Bamberg city push - or even let go. Perhaps we would then finally took notice, as the bumpy pavement as the green market feels when you sit in a wheelchair. Since one's spirits up on a city tour by wheelchair. Also, the barrier-free path to the town hall is not very easy to navigate. Since it would be a good way to improve the accessibility of the town before you visibility "barrier-free prices" awards.
Too bad we had desired, of Bamberg, as our retirement home in a humane and friendly atmosphere.
the way, we have applied for a subscription for wheelchair spaces in the concerts of the Munich Philharmonic at the Philharmonie am Gasteig and get. We were served there very individual, we were even called on account of subscriptions, we got really good seats, and they also gave us tips on how we can get the appropriate card for other concerts. Only - that is a pleasure that a lot of energy costs, that a patient usually does not.
Dr. Beate Forsbach
to talk on the internet forum Seniorentreff:
Accessibility Award in Bamberg in senior citizens' club on the web
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