Welcome to Malta
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Basic Country Profile
Location: An archipelago in the Mediterranean sea, south of the Italian island of Sicily.
Capital: Valletta
Population: 450 000
Major languages: Maltese, English
Major religion: Christianity
Currency: Euro
Terrain: law and rocky
Climate: Mediterranean with hot and dry summers and mild winters
Dial code: +356
Time zone: GMT+2
Emergency numbers:
The main emergency number in Malta is 112
Police: +35621224001-7
Ambulance: 196
Passport office: +35621222286
Disability Legislations and Policies
Malta ratified the CRPD on 10 October 2012. The KummissjoniNazzionaliPursuniB’Dizabilita (KNPD) or National Commission Persons with Disability is a governmental department forming part of the Ministry for the Family and Social Solidarity. It is responsible for promoting the Equal Opportunities Act raising awareness of difficulties facing people with disabilities and combating prejudice. The KNPD supports people with disabilities in Malta through various initiatives and services. A fully comprehensive guide to all the organisations, facilities, help, benefits and initiatives for disabled people living in Malta is available on the KNPD website.
Legal framework and policies:
The Equal Opportunities Act was adopted on 19 January 2000. It prohibits discrimination on the grounds of disability in employment, education, access to public facilities, and in the provision of goods, services, and facilities. Disability discrimination is defined as unfavourable treatment because of a person’s disability, because of non-compliance with a requirement or condition which is unreasonable in the circumstances of the case, or because of a person’s use of auxiliary aids or assistance.
Travel Related Information
Maltese government policy is to improve access for persons with disabilities, but many of Malta’s historic places – notably the steep, stepped streets of Valletta – remain difficult, if not impossible, to negotiate for those with restricted mobility. Several sights are accessible, however, including Fort St Elmo and the National War Museum, the Grand Master’s Palace, the Malta Experience and the National Museum of Archaeology in Valletta.
A good number of the more expensive hotels have wheelchair access and some have rooms specially designed for guests with disabilities. Sliema, with its long promenade, is a good place to be based.
Transportation
The Malta and Gozo bus services have wheelchair-accessible buses.
Wheelchair Friendly Car Hire (WFCH)
8, Pinto Street, Hal-Qormi, Malta
Tel: 356 99493963
Email: mario58@go.net.mt
Facebook: www.facebook.com/WheelchairFriendly
For other accessible facilities go to:
www.visitmalta.com or
www.wheelchairtraveling.com