Visiting Researcher's Guide - EURAXESS Estonia

EVERYDAY NECESSITIES
new buses with low floors have been acquired. The timetables for buses indicate the times
for buses with low floors; in Tartu they are marked with “a” and in Tallinn with a coloured
background.
The public transportation between different cities is problematic, as possibilities for people in
wheelchairs are very limited. However, personnel in bus stations will help if necessary.
It is possible to use a special taxi service for disabled people in both Tallinn and Tartu.
To use the taxi service you should contact the Tallinn City Board of Disabled People,
phone number (+372) 655 4160, e-mail: tiia@tallinnakoda.ee in Tallinn, or the social welfare
department in Tartu.
A lot remains to be done to enable disabled people
to manage on their own. Disabled people can obtain
support and additional information from their
local government’s social welfare departments.
Contact them also to obtain more information about
getting help from a personal assistant.
Tallinn Social Welfare and Health Care Department
Address: Narva mnt. 11d, 10151, Tallinn
Phone: (+372) 645 7440
Fax: (+372) 645 7444
E-mail: sotsiaal@tallinnlv.ee
Tartu Department of Social Welfare
Address: Raekoja plats 3
Phone: (+372) 736 1300
Fax: (+372) 736 1301
E-mail: sao@raad.tartu.ee
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