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The Balcony. Innside Suecia by Melia hotel.

  31-08-2015

The INNSIDE Suecia by Melia hotel is a 4 star hotel located in calle Marqués de Casa Riera, next to the historic Círculo de Bellas Artes de Madrid and near Gran Via, calle Alcalá and Plaza de las Cortes. Located near the important tourist attractions in Madrid: Paseo del Prado, Plaza de Cibeles, Plaza de Neptuno, El Retiro Park, Puerta del Sol, Puerta de Alcalá, Thyssen Bornemisza Museum and the Prado Museum.

Choosing the right mobility scooter

  18-08-2015

There are many different mobility scooters for sale with a range of prices and specifications. At Accessible Madrid, we can help you narrow your choice, and stop you wasting your money, with the top considerations about using your scooter - such as daily use, where you're going to take it and the distances you?re likely to be travelling.We will go straight to the reviews and which are the best buys. We will help you to choose the right mobility scooter.

Picsa. 5 star Argentinian pizza

  11-07-2015

Picsa is an Argentine pizzeria in the neighbourhood of Chamberí, very close to the Azca business area, is the personal enterprise of members of the team from the renowned restaurant Sudestada. It seeks to offer the best of Italy's famous traditional recipe in different renovated versions.

Atico. Nouvelle cuisine with views

  02-07-2015

Located at The Principal boutique hotel on the Gran Vía, this is another of the attractive proposals by Ramón Freixa, reputed chef with two Michelin stars for the restaurant that bears his name, which is also in Madrid. In line with the excellence to which he has us accustomed, the chef from Catalonia opts for more sophisticated yet accessible cuisine here, always seeking to provoke feelings in the diner.

Taberna Arzabal. Formula for success

  24-06-2015

In 2009 Álvaro Castellano and Iván Morales developed Taberna Arzábal, a new style of tavern which soon became a benchmark for lovers of fine food and drink. Their formula was simple: a combination of traditional and modern featuring contemporary dishes based on classic cuisine. The menu reflects the tavern's philosophy: customers can enjoy dishes made fromthe best ingredients and a fine selection of wines without spending too much.

Play&Train. Adapted Surf School

  22-06-2015

For the fifth consecutive year, the season opens with accessible activities in sliding sports on water.Riding a wave, sums up the entertainment program available in Fuerteventura promoted by the Play&Train entity since 2010. The program consists of a range of sporting activities available on the island of Fuerteventura, Canary Islands.Watch this amazing video about this surf school for disabled people.

CEAPAT. Open Doors Week

  17-06-2015

The National Reference Centre for Personal Autonomy and Technical Aids (Ceapat) is holding the Week of Open Doors 2015. On this occasion, the center will receive on Monday the visit of Minister of Health, Social Services and Equality, Alfonso Alonso. The mission of the National Reference Centre for Personal Autonomy and Technical Aids (Ceapat) is to contribute to making the rights of persons with disabilities and older persons effective, through integral accessibility, assistive products and technologies and design for all

ASPAYM. Scientific Conference

  11-06-2015

The Association of Paraplegics and People with severe physical disabilities of the Community of Madrid (Madrid ASPAYM) will hold tomorrow Friday, June 12, and Saturday, June 13th, its XXI Scientific Conference, to be held at the headquarters of the Foundation Injured Spinal Cord (LWF), located at Camino de Valderribas, 115.

Cumbre Bey-Kilimanjaro Challenge.

  10-06-2015

Gema Hassen-Bey is a Spanish Paralympic medallist in fencing who has taken part in five consecutive Paralympic Games and winning four medals. With "Cumbre Bey - Kilimanjaro Challenge" she wants to set up a milestone being the first women on a wheelchair reaching the Summit, with her on effort (no help), the Summit of Africa?s Roof, the Kilimanjaro, 5,895 metres high.

Roll-A-Ramp®. Best Portable Ramps

  09-06-2015

Roll-A-Ramp® offers a one-of-a-kind portable ramp for easy & convenient scooter, wheelchair, and disability access into homes, buildings, vans and more. The ramp can be separated into shorter sections, it is easy to use, and simple to set up or take down. Made from 6061 Aircraft Aluminum, the average weight is 5-pounds per 1-foot of ramp.

Genny 2.0 Urban. The ultimate solution

  01-06-2015

Genny 2.0 UrbanGenny? was born from the intuition of Paolo Badano,businessman who, due to a banal road accident, has been living for over twenty years with his wheelchair. Following the accident, over the years, Paolo looked for a way to improve his daily mobility, but without finding anything able to make him break away from the usual schemes. The four-wheelel wheelchair not only seemed constraining and often aesthetically arguable, but had a clearly obsolete technology as well.

A walk through El Retiro Park

  20-05-2015

The Retiro Park is a green oasis in the centre of Madrid. It has125 hectares and is home to over 15,000 trees. From the botanical point of view, the Park includes some very important gardens: the Jardín de Vivaces, the Jardines de Cecilio Rodríguez (classical gardens of an Andalusian style), the Jardines del Arquitecto Herrero Palacios, the Rose Garden, and the Parterre Francés with the oldest tree in Madrid, a bald cypress that is believed to be 400 years old.