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Overview of transport facilities and of associations available for people with mobility, sight or hearing impairments in Hamburg...
Public Transport
HVV, the Hamburg Transport Association, has information in English for passengers with impaired mobility on getting around the region by bus, rail and ferry.
- For further information: Click here
Other transport services
There are also transport services provided by non-profit organisations (fee required) for those who are not able to use public transport.
- Deutsches Rotes Kreuz mediservice gGmbH
At: Behrmannplatz 3, 22529Hamburg
Tel: 040 554 201 06 (Monday to Friday 05:30-18:00, service from 09:00-24:00) - Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe e.V.
At: Barmbeker Straße 19, 22303 Hamburg
Tel: 040 650 541 84 / 040 650 541 87 / 0163 855 7300, service from 06:00-23:00 or on request - For a list of transport providers for people with disabilities in Hamburg: Click here (in German)
People with disabilities who are unable to use public transport, don't have a private car or need a special vehicle or help, are entitled to a lump sum for the use of specialised transport services. This sum can be filed for at the social administration office (Grundsicherungs- und Sozialdienststellen) of the local Bezirksamt.
Associations for People with Disabilities in Hamburg
- Senate of the City of Hamburg: Equal opportunities office for the rights of people with disabilities
At: Osterbekstraße 96, 22083 Hamburg
Tel: 040 428 635 725
email - Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (Allgemeiner Blinden-und Sehbehindertenverein Hamburg)
At: Holsteinischer Kamp 26, 22081 Hamburg
Tel: 040 209 4040
Fax: 040 2094 0430
email - Association for People with Mental Disabilities (Lebenshilfe für Menschen mit geistiger Behinderung Landesverband Hamburg)
At: Rantzaustraße 74c, 22041 Hamburg
Tel: 040 689 4330
Fax: 040 6894 3313
email - Hamburg Living with Disabilities Association (Leben mit Behinderung Hamburg Elternverein e.V.)
At: Südring 36, 22303 Hamburg
Tel: 040 270 7900
Fax: 040 270 790 948
email - Association for the Deaf in Hamburg (Gehörlosenverband Hamburg)
At: Bernadottestraße 126, 22605 Hamburg
Tel: 040 8809 8818
Fax: 040 881 1536
email - Sports Association for the Disabled in Hamburg (Behinderten-und Rehabilitations-Sportverband Hamburg e.V.)
At: Heidenkampsweg 58, 20097 Hamburg
Tel: 040 4190 8155
email - Sports Association for the Deaf in Hamburg (Hamburger Gehörlosen Sportverein - HGSV)
At: Bernadottestraße 126, 22605 Hamburg
Tel: 01805 283 465
Textphone: 040 880 998 66
email - Library for the Blind (Blindenbücherei): Audio books and Braille books
At: Herbert-Weichmann-Straße 44-46, 22085 Hamburg
Tel: 040 227 2860