Accessibility Week: Guided tour of Kasteel van Breda for visually impaired and blind people

This special tour is a collaboration between the Stichting Historische Verzamelingen van de KMA, the Stichting KUBES (KUnstd en Kultuur voor Blinden en Slechtzienden), and Breda Gelijk.  

To give participants a good impression of the castle grounds, a relief map has been created. This map makes the buildings and surroundings tangible to touch. The tours, which start with the relief map, are led by guides from Gilde de Baronie. With tips from experienced experts, they have learned how to adapt the tour for people with visual impairments or blindness. 

Highlights of the tour

• House of Brecht with the Puffiuszaal
• The Doves and Grenade Tower (Spaniard's Gate)
• Inner courtyard
• Knights' Hall
• Nassau Room 
• Parade

This tour will be offered more frequently, but the first time is on Monday 6 October, at the beginning of Accessibility Week. 
After a brief official programme, the first tour will take place.

Practical info
The tour lasts approximately 75 minutes. A maximum of twenty people can participate, with up to ten people having a visual impairment.
If participants need assistance, they should bring their own accompanying person. Maximum one companion/introducé per participant. 

Register
You can register by sending an email to info@hvkma.nl with the names and email addresses of the participant and the accompanying person. 

Accessibility Week
During Accessibility Week, the focus is on people with disabilities. Breda Gelijk and the Platform Breda Voor Iedereen organise various activities during this week.  See the full programme here.