The Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) broadcast a daily evening news bulletin on TVM2 in Maltese Sign Language. Broadcasts of the Budget Speech are also provided with sign language. All programmes of the Broadcasting Authority, Malta include Maltese Sign Language interpreting. These are mainly broadcasted during election time.

The PBS building is also accessible, enabling people with disabilities to participate in TV programmes.

More information can be obtained from:

The Public Broadcasting Services (PBS)

75, Triq San Luqa, G’Mangia

Tel: 22913100, 21225051

Email: news@tvm.com.mt

Broadcasting Authority, Malta

7 Triq Mile End, Il-Ħamrun

Tel: 21221281, 21247908

Email: info.ba@ba.org.mt

Website: http://www.ba-malta.org

Some foreign online streaming services and online film platforms which can be accessed in Malta (such as Netflix Malta) also provide subtitles.

You can lodge a complaint directly to the Commission for the Rights of Persons with Disability asking to investigate, mediate and, if need be as a last resort, take Court action. You can write a letter or send an email with the following details: Name and Surname, ID Card No, Special Identity Card Number / EU Disability Card Number, Address, Telephone/Mobile Number, Name of the Entity the complaint is against (if applicable), Details of the complaint.

More information can be obtained from:

The Commission for the Rights of Persons with Disability

G5 Office, Triq Psaila, B’kara

Tel: 22267600, SMS only: 79788555

Gozo Office

Sannat Primary School, Sannat Road, Sannat

Tel: 21556002

Email: helpdesk@crpd.org.mt

Website: https://crpd.org.mt

You can directly write a letter to the management of the entity concerned and ideally copy it to the Commission for the Rights of Persons with Disability; or else you lodge a complaint directly to the Commission asking to investigate, mediate and, if need be as a last resort, take Court action. You can write a letter or send an email with the following details: Name and Surname, ID Card No Special Identity Card Number, Address, Telephone/Mobile Number, Name of the Entity the complaint is against (if applicable), Details of the complaint.

More information can be obtained from:

The Commission for the Rights of Persons with Disability

G5 Office, Triq Psaila, B’kara

Tel: 22267600, SMS only: 79788555

Gozo Office

Sannat Primary School, Sannat Road, Sannat

Tel: 21556002

Email: helpdesk@crpd.org.mt

Website: https://crpd.org.mt

The following are the facilities available on beaches for persons with disabilities:

• Għadira Bay, Mellieħa:Sandy beach, four wooden walkways, three concrete ramps, three floating beach wheelchairs, two public toilets, one mobile toilet and six parking bays.
• Golden Bay, Mellieħa: Sandy Beach, two synthetic walkways, one floating beach wheelchair, one public toilet and two parking bays.
• Pretty Bay, Birżebbuġa: Sandy beach, concrete ramp leading to the sandy beach, two walkways, one floating beach wheelchair, one public toilet and eight parking bays.
• Buġibba Perched Beach, St Paul’s Bay: Artificial sandy beach, ramp leading to the sandy beach, one public toilet and one parking bay. Access from the beach to the sea is limited.
• Qawra Point, St. Paul’s Bay: Rocky Beach, concrete ramp leading to a hoist chair, one public toilet and two parking bays.
• George’s Bay, St Julians: Sandy beach, ramp leading to the sandy beach, one walkway, two floating beach wheelchairs, one public toilet at Paranga Restaurant and one parking bay.
• Ta’ Fajtata, Marsascala: Rocky beach, ramp leading to the beach, one walkway, one hoist chair and three parking bays.
• Fond Ghadir, Sliema: Rocky beach, ramp leading to the rocky beach and one public toilet. Access to the sea is limited.
• Exiles Rocky Beach, Sliema: Ramp leading to the beach, one hoist chair, one public toilet and two parking bays. (First Aider on site during operation hours)
• Little Armier, Mellieha: Sandy Beach, one walkway and one floating wheelchair.
• Armier, Mellieha: Sandy beach, one walkway, one floating wheelchair, one public toilet and two parking bays.
• Dawret it-Tunnara, Mellieha: Rocky beach, one ramp and one manual hoist chair. (First Aider on site during operation hours)
• Gnejna Bay, Mgarr: Sandy Beach, one walkway, one floating wheelchair and two parking bays.
• Bahar ic-Caghaq, Naxxar: Sandy Beach, two walkways.
• Torri l-Abjad, Mellieha: one walkway and one parking bay.
• Ghar l-Ahmar Marsaxlokk: one walkway

Gozo Beaches: sand wheelchairs are available

More information can be obtained from:

The Malta Tourism Authority

Building SCM01, Suites 301-306, SmartCity Malta, Ricasoli, Il-Kalkara

Tel: 22915000

Email: info@visitmalta.com

Website: https://www.visitmalta.com/en/accessibility

You have the right to participate in any mainstream sport-related activity. There are, however, some entities which can guide you in this aspect.

Special Olympics Malta (People with intellectual disabilities)

Special Olympics offer their services free of charge to athletes with intellectual disabilities in 13 different sport disciplines. For more information visit their website: or contact them on:

Email: info@specialolympicsmalta.org

Tel: 21318648 / 99891687

(Gozo) Tel: 99858224

Website: http://specialolympicsmalta.org/contact-us

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/specialolympicsmalta

The Malta Paralympic Committee

It aims to promote adapted paralympic and associated sports for persons with different abilities in Malta and Gozo.

Email: maltaparacom@gmail.com

Breaking Limits

Breaking Limits is an NGO formed by, run by and working for people with disability. Its focus is to improve inclusion and empower people with disability in Malta and Gozo to make their own decisions, live and independent life and reach their full potential. It also organises wheelchair racing.

Mob: 9982 7371 (President)

Email: info@breakinglimits.org.mt

Website: https://www.breakinglimits.org.mt

Physically Handicapped Rehabilitation Fund (PHRF)

The PHRF offers training in various sports and their members can use the sports facilities at Corradino Centre. For more information please contact:

The Chairperson Sports Activities

The Physically Handicapped Rehabilitation Fund

Corradino Hill, Paola

Tel: 21386776 / 99451419 / 99806044

Website: https://valletta2018.org/cm_location/physically-handicapped-rehabilitation-fund-centre/

The Inspire Fitness Centre in Marsascala is a fully accessible fitness facility. Members may have access to the use of gym, indoor pool, sauna and fitness classes. (The pool can also be used by children).

Tel: 21636526

Email: reception@inspire.org.mt

Other accessible fitness centres are:

Kinetika Fitness Club (GYM)

National Pool Complex, Gzira

Tel: 2751 1511

Cynergi

Eden Place, St Augustine Street, St George’s Bay, San Ġiljan

Tel: 2371 0700

Hilltop Gardens (Gym)

Triq l-Inkwina, Naxxar

Tel: 22351000

Mob: 79432277

Email: Info@hilltopgardens.com.mt

The swimming pool at the San Antonio Hotel & Spa is fully accessible. For more information, please contact:

db San Antonio Hotel + Spa

Triq it-Turisti

Qawra, St. Paul’s Bay

Tel: 21583434

Email: info.dbsanantonio@dbhotelsresorts.com

Website: https://www.dbhotelsresorts.com/dbsanantonio/contact-us

The Malta Tourism Authority has published a Sport Facilities Directory – Malta and Gozo which can be viewed online. This directory includes at least 45 sportive disciplines. If you are interested in any sport or club, contact the club/facility and ask for the most updated information in terms of its accessibility. The directory can be accessed on through the following link: https://goo.gl/3A6M9j. You may also refer to Sports Contacts page on visitmalta: https://www.visitmalta.com/en/sport-contacts.

The Malta Tourism Authority can be contacted on:

The Malta Tourism Authority

Building SCM01, Suites 301-306, SmartCity Malta, Ricasoli, Il-Kalkara

Tel: 22915000

Email: info@visitmalta.com

Website: http://www.mta.com.mt

The sport stadiums which are accessible are found in:

Accessible sports stadiums are:

Cottonera

Tal Qroqq

Kirkop

Ta’ Qali Football stadium (limited to Millennium Stand – no access to terraces or bar area)

Gozo Victoria (indoors is accessible but there is no access to stands).

It is always advisable that the place is contacted prior to visiting.

Public events and concerts, etc. do generally have seating areas for disabled people but the person would need to contact the organiser to arrange for tickets to the restricted area. There is no central place to call: it depends on the event organiser. It is advisable that prior to the event you contact the organisers of the particular event / concert.

– The National Library

At the time of writing, the National Library is still inaccessible but there are plans to make it physically accessible by lift soon (projected date is in 2021).

For more information contact:

The National Library of Malta

36 Old Treasury Street,, Valletta, VLT1410

Tel: 25983550

• The Public Libraries

Malta Libraries offer Talking Books Service and physical books available in friendly format for persons with dyslexia. It also offers eBooks which users can easily enlarge their fonts at will, while also converting them in dyslexic format if required; eBooks service also offers a number of audio books.

The following table indicates which libraries are physically accessible and those which are not:

For more information contact:

Malta Libraries

Tel: 25983500

Website: www.maltalibraries.gov.mt

Email: customercare.cpl@gov.mt

Some of the Sites of Heritage Malta are historic ones and due to their architecture and other restraints not all Sites are accessible to wheelchair users.

The below Sites are accessible to wheelchair users:

National Museum of Archaeology

Fort St Elmo – National War Museum

Palace State rooms

Malta Maritime Museum

Tarxien Temples

Domus Romana

Ggantija Temples

There are Sites like the Hypogeum and Hagar Qim Park where the Site itself is not accessible, but the visitor centres of these Sites are accessible and there is a great deal of information of the Site. At the Hypogeum, there is an audio-visual which explains with visuals and interpretation what one can see inside this Site. At Hagar Qim visitor centre, there are models that visitors can touch so visitors can feel the material they used to use to carve the statues. There are other Sites like the Inquisitor`s Palace which is not accessible for wheelchair users but when you access Heritage Malta website, one can explore 3D showcase.

For further information you can contact:

Heritage Malta

Ex Royal Naval Hospital

Triq Marina

Kalkara

Tel: 22954000

Website: http://heritagemalta.org/museums-sites

Yes. If you are a person with reduced mobility, or if you are travelling with someone who has reduced mobility, you can book the Malta Airport’s Persons with Reduced Mobility (PRM) services.

PRM services are provided in both Arrivals and Departures and include:

• Assistance from a customer’s arrival at the airport to check-in;
• Assistance with registration at check-in and with security processes;
• Assistance in proceeding to the gate at the correct time for pre-boarding;
• Assistance in boarding and disembarking;
• Assistance with baggage retrieval and immigration and customs processes;
• Assistance from/to connecting flights both for landside and airside;
• Assistance up to the first point of onward travel;
• Assistance with using airport facilities.

Bookings are to be made at least 48 hours in advance through the airline/s, or the travel intermediary through whom the air ticket has been purchased. Bookings may be confirmed by contacting Malta International Airport on telephone on +356 2369 6333 or by sending an e-mail to assist@maltairport.com.

For more information please contact:

Malta International Airport plc, Luqa

Tel: 21249600 / 21249600

Email: assist@maltairport.com

Website: https://www.maltairport.com/passenger/services/persons-with-reduced-mobility

The Malta International Airport also offers free-of-charge assistance for families of children with autism and individuals within the spectrum. Such assistance includes:

• Help in getting ready for check-in, including porterage service
• Fast track through the Central Security Screening Area
• Use of airport’s designated quiet rooms
• Being accompanied to the gate in time for boarding
• Help with picking your luggage at Baggage Reclaim

Bookings are to be made at least 48 hours prior to your trip. You can do so by filling the form here: https://www.maltairport.com/passenger/services/autistic-passengers

For more information please contact:

Malta International Airport plc, Luqa

Tel: 21249600 / 21249600

Email: assist@maltairport.com

Website: https://www.maltairport.com/passenger/services/autistic-passengers