Salzburg wins the Access City Award 2012

The Austrian city Salzburg is the winner of the the Access City award 2012, the European annual honour that aims to award efforts to improve accessibility in the urban environment and to foster equal participation of people with disabilities.

The award is given to the city that:

• has demonstrably improved accessibility in fundamental aspects of city living:
  • the built environment and public spaces;
  • transport and related infrastructure;
  • information and communication, including Information and Communication Technologies (ICT);
  • public facilities and services.
• is committed to continued improvements in accessibility in a sustainable way;
• can act as a role model and encourage the adoption of best practices in all other European cities.

The European Commission commended Salzburg's long-standing commitment, coherent approach and outstanding achievements in improving accessibility in all key areas (the built environment and public spaces; transport and related infrastructure; information and communication, including new technologies, public facilities and services), achieved with the direct participation of people with disabilities.

Find out more information here, or check out the recording of the Access City Award Ceremony with the participation of Viviane REDING, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship.