Trade fair attendance without obstacles
Getting there
The Essen/Mülheim Airport is available in addition to the Düsseldorf Airport. From there, MESSE ESSEN can be reached in 10 minutes by car or taxi.
People with a degree of disability >=80% and the mark aG or G in their severely disabled person's pass, will be able to park free of charge. They will be able to have their car park tickets rebated at the information desks or, if the barriers were open when they drove into the car park, to receive a ticket for driving out of the car park free of charge there. For this purpose, it will merely be necessary to present the disability card and to acknowledge receipt of the rebate or the ticket.
The East entrance is accessible via car park P1. For the Southe/West entrances, special parking is available in the underground parking garage P6 A and the parking garage P5.
Please note that not all entrances are open every exhibition. The available entrances will be announced the exhibition-related websites.
There are transport services in Essen with specially equipped vehicles for people with disabilities.
For enquiries, please contact the Essen taxi centre directly on: +49 201 777 777
On the exhibition grounds
A first-aid room is located in Hall 7, under the Park Restaurant on the right.
In case of emergencies on the exhibition grounds, please call our emergency number +49 201 72 44-666.
Emergency numbers
Emergency – Messe Essen
+49 201 72 44-666
Security control centre, South Exhibition Hall S04
+49 201 72 44-424
Fire brigade 112
Fire station, workshop building
+49 201 72 44-416
Police 110
Essen-South Police Station
+49 201 8 29 32-81/-82/-83
Accident service/ambulance 112
First aid
German Red Cross DRK
+49 201 72 44-417
During set-up and dismantling, running time
+49 163 3829-242/-243
First aid room: Hall 7 (under the park restaurant on the right)
Toilet facilities for the disabled are near the foyers. These are equipped with the EURO WC closure on the exhibition grounds. If you do not have this key, the toilet maintenance staff can unlock the WC for you on-site. In addition, at every exhibition information station you will receive a corresponding key upon presentation of your ID.
Through the Disabled Persons and Friends Club of Darmstadt, you can apply for a key that can be used at 6,700 locations throughout Europe.
Contact:
Phone: +49-6151-81 220
E-Mail: info@cbf-darmstadt.de
WHEELCHAIR RENTAL ON-SITE
You can reserve a Wheelchair in advance from monday until friday from 09:00 a.m. until 03:00 p.m.. Please order in time because the number of Wheelchairs is limited.
This service only applies to events organised by Messe Essen GmbH, not in the Grugahalle.
Our Wheelchairs are self-propelled but not electric. On arrival, please report to one of the information desks the hostesses will help you.
A Deposit of €50 (alternatively driver's licence/ID card) is due on handover of the Wheelchair. The Deposit will be returned to you when you return the Wheelchair.
For reservation please visit
messe-essen.de/barrier-free
Interpreters for the deaf and sign language
Selected events such as the opening ceremony of trade fairs are translated by sign language interpreters.
Hearing impaired people who also require individual support can contact our Visitor Service (phone: +49 (0)201 72440 or e-mail info@messe-essen.de). Our staff will be happy to assist you and will, for example, put you in touch with an exhibitor you would like to visit.
In addition, you have the opportunity to make booking enquiries for sign language interpreters at the professional association of sign language interpreters.
Our staff will be happy to help you with planning
Our information hotline
Phone: +49 1805 221-514
Visitor telephone
Phone: +49 201 72440
E-Mail: info@messe-essen.de
Your carer will receive free admission if you have a severely disabled person’s pass with code “B”. This only applies to only one carer and only in conjunction with your admission ticket.
