Accessibility for national and landscape parks

23 national parks cover 1% of Poland’s territory. These parks attract 60% of all tourists in the country. However, there is no up-to-date information on their accessibility. For tourists, visiting the parks improves physical fitness, mood and performance and boosts self-confidence and emotional balance. People with disabilities in particular benefit from the advantages of visiting parks – but so far there is no up-to-date information on their accessibility. This information would particularly benefit the 80 million people with severe disabilities living in the EU. But this information would also help other people with special needs, such as older people.

Together with our project partners, we are developing a model for improving the accessibility of national and landscape parks and implementing it in one of the parks. In doing so, we take all needs into account and ensure that the concepts are applied in a context-specific manner.

Project area

Goals

Improved accessibility to information and catering services in national and landscape parks in Poland for people with disabilities.

Development of a model to improve accessibility of national and country parks for people with disabilities and other special needs (e.g. older people).