Persons with disabilities may use public transport free of charge, within a distance of 50 km. Special transport arrangements are available for whatever purpose. Attitudinal factors and financial problems are the main obstacles for improving accessibility of the built environment. There is no disability awareness component incorporated in the training of planners, architects and construction engineers. According to the Government, there is a disability awareness component incorporated in the training of planners, architects and construction engineers.
Sign language is recognized as the official language of deaf people.
According to the Government, there is no need for an official recognition of sign language. An existing language does not need to be introduced or recognized. There are no official government measures to encourage media to make their information services accessible to persons with disabilities. According to the Government, however, there are measures to encourage media to make their information services accessible for persons with disabilities. Measures promoted to make other forms of public information services accessible to disabled people are various research projects sponsored by the Federal Government and the Governments of the Federal states to improve the communication situation of disabled people.