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.

AGB Mortsel
- parking spaces for people with disabilities entrance with sliding door storage room for wheelchairs, crutches, rollators wheelchair, crutches and walker for in the swimming pool;
- 2 group cabins with deep benches that can be folded;
- toilet rooms in the entrance area and in the pool area with folding doors;
- 2 adapted changing rooms with shower, folding shower seat, folding changing bench, toilet with folding door and hoist;
- hoist and lazy step with railings in the main pool;
- access route with railings in the small pool;
- hoist in G-sport cabin.
Address

Liersesteenweg 15
2640 Mortsel
Belgium

Telephone number

03 448 09 00
Municipality and Social House Wielsbeke
European Disability Card benefits are also available in Wielsbeke, in municipal leisure activities:
- Free membership in Library Bibox
- At cultural performances organised by the cultural department, seats can be reserved at the front or aisle.
- It is also possible to enter the auditorium earlier and in peace and quiet.
- Possible extra support at the holiday work or youth activities.
- Reduced fees for swimming pool Sports Centre Hernieuwenburg.
Offer G-swimming and G-swimming lessons in cooperation with Somival Waregem If you would like support in applying for the EDC card, please contact the Social House.
Address

p/a Rijksweg 314
8710 Wielsbeke
Belgium

Telephone number

056 67 32 70
City of Antwerpen
The city of Antwerp has been committed to equality and diversity for years. By being a partner of the European Disability Card, the city wants to improve access to the city's leisure offerings and enable a full range of leisure activities for every visitor. You can use the EDC card in the city of Antwerp in places such as:
- The urban swimming pools: companions of people with disabilities have free access, assistance can be provided, a free wheelchair can be loaned for use in the wet areas ...
- The urban museums: measures vary from museum to museum. For example, you can lend a wheelchair, there are low-stimulus visits (MAS), there are guided tours with a focus on audio and touch for visually impaired people and for people with dementia (DIVA) or the room texts can be delivered in advance (Red Star Line)
- Urban cultural and meeting centres: measures vary from centre to centre. For example, you can reserve in advance a wheelchair-accessible seat at or borrow headphones to receive the loop.
More information can be found at https://www.antwerpen.be/vrije-tijd-sport-en-cultuur . During 2023, the city will further expand accessibility information on its websites.
Address

Grote Markt 1
2000 Antwerpen
Belgium

Telephone number

+32 3 22 11 333
Municipality of Koksijde
General:
- reserved disabled parking spaces, adapted sanitary facilities
- adapted walking and cycling routes
Sun sea carefree:
- accessible beach with beach wheelchairs
Swimming pool:
- adapted accommodation in the Hoge Blekker swimming pool
- residents with EDC can swim for free
- non-residents with EDC get preferential rates
Library:
- large print books both for adults and some 10 for children
- audio books
- DAISY player and books for both adults and children
- easy-to-read books for adults and children
- wablieft? newspaper: an easy-to-read weekly magazine
- special reading slats that enlarge the letters
- soundproof headphones
Golf Ter Hille:
- reduced rental fee for use of mobicart on presentation of EDC card
Volunteer service:
- walking afternoon with the support of volunteers and available wheelchairs
- mobility centre
Museum Ten Duinen:
- free visit for companion
- VR experience for the visually impaired and blind
- the site was developed as an experience site for the blind and visually impaired
- adapted guide tours
- auditory information with buttons
- Braille pictures with info from main texts in each room
- experience elements at the height of the wheelchair user
Fisheries museum:
- free visit for the accompanying person
- free audio guide
- auditory information via buttons and screens
- rooms furnished as experience rooms by means of sound and light
- adapted guided tours possible on request
- experience rooms at accessible height
Cultural Centre Casino:
- loop system provided in the auditorium
- free underground parking ticket
Address

Zeelaan 303
8670 Koksijde
Belgium

Benefits with the card

AGB Mortsel

Address

Telephone number

Municipality and Social House Wielsbeke

European Disability Card benefits are also available in Wielsbeke, in municipal leisure activities:

Free membership in Library Bibox

At cultural performances organised by the cultural department, seats can be reserved at the front or aisle.

It is also possible to enter the auditorium earlier and in peace and quiet.

Possible extra support at the holiday work or youth activities.

Reduced fees for swimming pool Sports Centre Hernieuwenburg.

Offer G-swimming and G-swimming lessons in cooperation with Somival Waregem If you would like support in applying for the EDC card, please contact the Social House.

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Telephone number

City of Antwerpen

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Municipality of Koksijde

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