Accessibilità a Venezia : Esempi di sistemi meccanici per strutture ricettive per il superamento di piccoli dislivelli

Venice was the third most visited Italian city in 2016 with 10.5 million of tourists. Due to its topographical structure, the city is erroneously considered inaccessible by most people but, since 2003, with the establishment of the EBA office (Elimination of Architectural Barriers) of the City of Venice, numerous interventions have been carried out to make it more accessible to people with disabilities. Bridges are the main obstacles to pedestrian mobility in the city but they are not the only one. The connective tissue of the city, consisting of calli, fondamenta and campi, has many other small differences in height, such as the steps leading to shops, hotels, museums and homes. The solutions adopted over the years to meet the overcoming of these small gaps are: removable ramps, stairlift, lifting platforms, retractable platforms and automatic retractable ramps.