As the organizer of REHACARE, the world's leading trade fair for home healthcare, equipment, and services for the disabled, Messe Düsseldorf is particularly sensitive to the requirements of disabled visitors and exhibitors, ensuring that all public areas of the Düsseldorf fairgrounds are conveniently accessible by wheelchair.

• All of the halls are on ground level, and have level floors and wide doors (with the exception of hall 7, whose multiple floors are able to be reached by elevator service from the North Main Entrance).

• All floors of the Congress Center locations can also be reached by elevator, and in some cases by ramp.

• Wheelchair accessible restrooms are also located in every hall, with the exception of halls 1, 3, 15, and 17. Such restrooms are also conveniently located in the lobby areas of the Congress Center locations, as well as in the Administration Towers.

• Parking spaces for disabled persons are available in the P2 Parking Area of the fairgrounds. A free shuttle service from this lot is available during show dates, circulating between the parking lot and each of the main entrances to the fairgrounds. Visitors and exhibitors who would like to take advantage of this service should simply inform the parking attendant upon arrival.

• Please be sure to alert your Messe Düsseldorf North America representative if you require any special provisions.

• Shuttle service is available at 90% or our trade shows in Düsseldorf.  Transportation between the halls can be ordered with a hostess at the information counter in each hall on an "as need" basis.

WHEELCHAIR RENTAL AT THE FAIRGROUNDS

• Manual wheelchairs are available at the Red Cross First Aid office at the North Entrance, Hall 7, of the fairgrounds.  This service is free of charge, and wheelchairs are only available on a first-come, first-serve basis.  To reserve a wheelchair in advance, call (0211) 4560-230, or send an e-mail to messeambulanz@drk-duesseldorf.de.  Please be sure to ask for a re-confirmation of your request.  The Red Cross will take your ID as a deposit for the wheelchair, which will be returned to you upon the return of the wheelchair.

• Advance arrangements can also be made to rent an electric wheelchair /scooter for use at the fairgrounds from the following company:
  
  Ohlmann
  Tel.  (0211) 2903-190
  Fax  (0211) 2309-1919
  Email:  Ohlmann@compuserve.net

HANDICAPPED PARKING PASSES FOR THE FAIRGROUNDS

• To obtain a handicapped parking pass for use during one of our tradeshows at the Düsseldorf fairgrounds, please fax a copy of your official handicapped I.D. and your request for a handicapped parking space, along with your company name, full contact information, the exact dates and the trade show name to the traffic department at Messe Düsseldorf:
  
  Mr. Werner Arnold, Abt. G3-L
  Fax (0211) 4560-668

ARRIVAL IN DÜSSELDORF

• Düsseldorf Airport (Flughafen)
  Please notify your airline or travel agent when booking your flight if you require wheelchair assistance at the airport.  The airline will arrange for a wheelchair to meet you at the gate.  If you would like assistance with your luggage, you can order porter service in advance to handle your suitcases.  Call (0211) 421-6637 or (0211) 421-63703 for details.
  
  Handicapped transportation from the Düsseldorf airport to Messe Düsseldorf DURING a trade show can be arranged in advance by calling the company Ohlmann, tel. (0211) 220-1770.

• Düsseldorf Main Train Station (Hauptbahnhof)
  A railroad employee will met you at your train and bring you to a taxi wit a wheelchair at no charge.  Prior reservation of this service is necessary, as well as detailed information about which train you are taking and which car of the train you will be riding.  Call DB Deutsche Bahn Central Mobility Help Line (01805) 512-512 for details.

LOCAL TRANSPORTATION TO THE SHOW

Taxis equipped with swivel seats designed for disabled riders can be booked in advance with Düsseldorf's central taxi dispatch, telephone (0211) 71 71 71.  While reserving this type of taxi does not cost more than any other, please note that you may experience longer waiting times for such a taxi during trade shows.  Therefore it is recommended that you try and make your reservations a day or two in advance if possible.

In addition to taxi service, the following local organizations offer special transport services for disabled trade show visitors:

ASB-Behindertenfahrdienst
Telephone (0211) 93 03 130
Fax (0211) 93 03 129
E-mail:  asb-region-duesseldorf@asb.de

Transportation Service Ohlmann
Telephone (0211) 220-1770
Fax (0211) 220-1772
E-mail:  ohlmann@compuserve.com