Step to the future - friendly and
comfortable municipalities

A unique convertible tourist bus that allows to comfortably transport mixed groups of ordinary tourists and people moving in wheelchairs.

The bus is equipped with an electric lift built into the steps, purchased with the financial support of the European Union as part of the Step into the Future project, and designed according to an exclusive project authored by Svetlana Nigmatullina.

If there are people in wheelchairs in the group, then the bus interior is partially freed from seats, the wheelchairs are installed in the cabin and fastened with special devices. If there are no wheelchair users in the group, then such a bus can easily accommodate 27 tourists.

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On December 15, 2021, a universal observation platform with a view of the Curonian Lagoon was opened on the Korolevskiy Bor ecological trail. The two-tiered tower is equipped with a ramp for the movement of people in wheelchairs and stationary binoculars, one of which, lower in height, is also designed for tourists with disabilities.
The construction of the observation platform is based on screw piles. Its base is made of ecological material - pines of various shades. The site will be decorated with bird figures made from recycled glass, which was once an ordinary bottle found on the shores of the Baltic Sea.

"There is no analogue of such a site in any national park in Russia. Korolevskiy Bor is an excellent example of how ideas are born in partnership and successfully implemented for the benefit of the guests of the national park" - said the director of the national park Anatoly Kalina.

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An innovative greenhouse was installed at the School of the Future at the end of 2021. It was created so that schoolchildren, among whom there are children with disabilities, could join the agricultural theme, try to grow vegetables, fruits, flowers on their own. As it turned out, this greenhouse is also important for teachers. Teachers come here not only for classes, but also just to relax, to feel closer to nature, to the earth.

The greenhouse was created according to the advanced technology of growing plants using hydroponics. This is a modern method that allows to get fresh vegetables, salads, root crops almost throughout the year.

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The Dream Travel project was created in order to provide high-quality tours to the Kaliningrad region for people with various forms of disability. Every summer, groups of people with disabilities and their companions come to the region, who receive quality affordable tourism services: they live in adapted hotel rooms, explore routes, travel in special vehicles adapted for people with limited mobility.

Within the framework of the project, 13 tours to the Kaliningrad region were carried out over five years.

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From May 16 to May 21, 2021, on the territory of the Curonian Spit National Park (Lesnoy village, 14th km of the Curonian Spit, Kurshale recreation center), a five-day internship "Improving the competence of employees of specially protected areas (SPNA) when working with people with disability” was held and was attended by 30 representatives of specially protected areas and nature reserves of Russia.

Experts who shared their experience in creating inclusive programs in the Kenozero National Park spoke to the participants of the training. There was a presentation of ecological trails for the visually impaired and people with limited mobility, which were successfully implemented on the territory of the Krasnoyarsk Stolby National Park. The representative of the museum-reserve "Tsaritsyno" told about the experience of developing inclusive programs and their adaptation for children. Visiting excursions and acquaintance with the routes of the national park "Curonian Spit" were held. Particular attention was paid to the infrastructure of the Korolevskiy Bor ecological trail, which is adapted for tourists with limited mobility.

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From June 18 to June 22, 2022, the first art tour for people with disabilities was held in the Kaliningrad region.

The team of ANO "Aura" met guests from Arkhangelsk, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Tatarstan. Many came to the Kaliningrad region for the first time, not just as tourists, but also with the desire to capture the memory of the amber region in the paintings that they will create during the week. The art tour for people with disabilities has become a logical continuation of a series of online painting master classes that have been held since February 2022 as part of the Step into the Future – Friendly and Comfortable Municipalities project.

The course was taught by Moscow artist Maria Gendeleva in two stages. 12 classes were held, in which, thanks to the online format, about 80 people with disabilities from all over Russia and even from abroad were able to take part. One of the bonuses of participating in master classes was an invitation to Kaliningrad from the organizers at the expense of the host for the most active participant.

During the week, the artists who gathered on the Kaliningrad land were waiting for an active and rich program. Visiting the unique sights of East Prussia, trips to the sea, to the national park, formal and informal acquaintance with the city. And of course, the guests drew a lot.

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