Benefits with the card

Below is a list of partners offering benefits to European Disability Card holders. Would you like to know which benefits they offer? Take a look on their website or contact them directly. We update the list regularly, but some partners may not yet be listed. Moreover, there are also organisations, institutions, etc. that do not use the European Disability Card, but still offer benefits or assistance to people with disabilities. So ask about it when you want to participate in an activity.

City of Ostend: sun, sea... carefree
Accessible beach experience with on-site assistance:
- Reserved parking spaces
- Accessible tram stop Ostend Duinenkerkje
- Accessible toilet near the beach at the car park near Diksmuidestraat, between Zeedijk and Troonstraat
- Accessible changing room with shower, high-low bed and hoist
- Accessible beach access with paved path
- Free beach wheelchairs. There is also an electric beach wheelchair.
Address

Parking Diksmuidestraat / Troonstraat
21
8400 8400 Oostende
Belgium

Telephone number

0491505433
Bike point Ostend

Electric wheelchair bike, electric tricycle, regular wheelchair bike, regular tandem, wheelchairs, electric tandems, hippocamp,...

Address

Natiënkaai 1
8400 Oostende
Belgium

Telephone number

fietspunt.oostende@groepintro.be
Municipality of Essen

Essen municipality makes its infrastructure and activities maximally accessible to people with disabilities.

Address

Heuvelplein 23
2910 Essen
Belgium

Telephone number

03 670 01 30
Meise Botanic Garden
- The history of Meise Botanic Garden goes back more than 200 years. It is one of the largest botanic gardens in the world: 92 hectares full of plants. In our story, plants play the leading role. There is always something going on in the Botanic Garden, in sunshine or rain. Immerse yourself in the tropics in the Plant Palace, get to know our history in the Castle, or go exploring in the WOODlab...
- At the entrance, there are parking spaces reserved for visitors with a disability card. The person accompanying someone with a disability has free access. Assistance dogs are welcome everywhere on the grounds and in the buildings.
- Need a wheelchair or walker? You can borrow it for free at our main entrance. Our electric train covers long distances through the estate and lets you enjoy the most beautiful spots.
- Next to the cobbled Stately Avenue, a comfort strip has been laid out for wheelchair users and prams. Most paths are paved in dolomite or clinkers. There are wheelchair accessible toilets and changing tables at several points throughout the Botanic Garden.
- In the WOOD lab there is a lift, so the upper floor can be visited. The ground floor of the Castle can be visited by wheelchair; the upper floors are not wheelchair accessible.
- In the Culinary Garden there are wheelchair ramps, raised planters, and an adapted outdoor kitchen for workshops. Interested in what we offer? Please contact us at info@plantentuinmeise.be. There is also a guided tour for the blind and visually impaired.
- A defibrillator is located at the Empress Charlotte entrance. For first aid or in emergency situations, please contact our Security: +32 (0)2 260 09 93.
Address

Nieuwelaan 38
1860 Meise
Belgium

Telephone number

022600970

Benefits with the card

City of Ostend: sun, sea... carefree

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Bike point Ostend

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Municipality of Essen

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Meise Botanic Garden

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