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5/9/2025
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Ginto collects and shares information about the accessibility of locations. The more websites, apps, web maps, and data platforms publish this accessibility information, the easier it is to find it. In this guide, you'll learn how to share accessibility information with others and integrate it into your website.
Before you start

Ginto's information can be shared in a variety of ways. We recommend that you check out all options listed here. This is how you find the best solution for your application.

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In this project report Find out how Ginto works with various partners to provide people with disabilities with the widest possible amount of high-quality accessibility information. Become part of this network too!

Professional tip

In the help section, you can find technical information about using our API. If you already have an interface to Guidle.com or the ProvidataHub from discover.swiss If you have, you can also obtain the accessibility information from there.

That's what you'll find in this guide:

Share link
Show pictograms
Accessibility topic page
Enable filter function
Ginto-Webkarte einbinden
Embed information into your web map
Häufig gestellte Fragen

Share link

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For every location that has collected its accessibility information, Ginto automatically generates a web link. Share this link on your website. In this way, even people who don't know Ginto yet can quickly find the appropriate information.

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    Open your entry in the Ginto app.
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    Click on the icon at the top right to share the Ginto entry.
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    Copy or send the link for further use.
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    You can also open your Ginto entry in the browser and copy the link from the address bar.
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    Place the link somewhere easy to find on your website. For example, under “How to get there” or “Contact”.

People with disabilities are an important target group and represent a significant portion of the population. When you publish accessibility information, you are showing openness to the diverse needs of your customers.

Show pictograms

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Use our API to retrieve details, such as accessibility icons, for your Ginto entry to display them on your website.

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    Find out more about the various options of our data interface (GraphQL API) in the support area.
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    Retrieve the desired information via the API and integrate it into your website.
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The options are varied and the implementation is not complicated. However, programming skills in the area of web technologies are required. The accessibility information can be retrieved via the Ginto API, the AccomoDataHub from HotellerieSuisse or the discover.swiss data hub.

Accessibility topic page

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A topic page provides general guidance: How can people with disabilities find their way around the tourist destination, health center or leisure facility?

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    Create a topic page with general information about the accessibility of your offer and make sure that it is clearly visible on your website.
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    On this topic page, you will compile relevant information for people with disabilities on how to get there, local mobility and local contact points. Make sure to address different target groups and also consider people with visual or hearing disabilities as well as with neurodivergence.
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    Name special offers such as guided tours and aids such as audio guides.
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    If you mention examples of particularly barrier-free locations or sights on the topic page, link the relevant detailed information from Ginto, if available.
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    Add meta tags to the topic page so that it can also be easily found by search engines.

When creating a topic page, make sure to address different target groups, including people with visual or hearing disabilities and with neurodivergence.

Let yourself be inspired by the application examples from Basel barrier-free, the UCI Cycling and Para-Cycling Road World Championships Zurich 2024 or the WEURO 2025 in Basel inspire.

Enable filter function

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Allow visitors to your website to filter offers not only by price or availability, but also by accessibility.

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    Create a list of all entries that you want to use in your application.
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    We'll create a source ID for your listings.
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    Get the accessibility information for your source ID via our API.
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    Enter the information into the filter on your website or app.

Let yourself be inspired by the application examples of Swiss Parks Network or the Children's region inspire.

Accessibility information can be retrieved via the Ginto API, the AccomoDataHub from HotellerieSuisse or the discover.swiss data hub. The options are varied and the implementation is not complicated. However, programming skills in the area of web technologies are required. In the help section, you can find all technical Learn how to use our API.

Ginto-Webkarte einbinden

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Die Ginto-Webkarte ermöglicht einen schnellen und unkomplizierten Überblick über die Verfügbarkeit von Zugänglichkeitsinformationen.

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    Bestimme, welche Einträge auf der Karte angezeigt werden sollen. Du kannst beispielsweise nur die Einträge in einer bestimmten Ortschaft anzeigen lassen.
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    Lass dir von Ginto einen Link erstellen, der deine ausgewählten Einträge anzeigt.
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    Binde die Webkarte von Ginto in deine Website ein oder verlinke auf die Ginto-Webkarte mit deinen individuellen Voreinstellungen.
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Bei Interesse wende dich bitte an support@ginto.guide. Die Ginto-Webkarte steht ab Herbst 2025 zur Verfügung.

Embed information into your web map

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Use the information from the Ginto API to integrate accessibility information into your own web map.

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    Create a list of all entries that you want to use in your application.
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    Send the list of selected items to support@ginto.guide.
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    We'll create a source ID for your listings.
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    Now retrieve the accessibility information for your source ID via our API.
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    Add the information to your custom web map.

Let yourself be taken from the application example of Ticino tourism inspire.

Accessibility information can be retrieved via the ginto API, the accomoDataHub from HotellerieSuisse or the discover.swiss data hub. The options are varied and the implementation is not complicated. However, programming skills in the area of web technologies are required.

Frequently asked questions

Why is it important to share accessibility information?

Not every location is 100% barrier-free. In order to be able to plan a visit accordingly, people with disabilities, families with strollers and seniors depend on finding detailed information about the accessibility of a hotel, a health practice or an administration building in advance of a visit. The more websites, apps, web maps, and data platforms share the information collected with Ginto, the more likely it is to be found.

Where can I find the original link to a Pro Infirmis entry in the Ginto app?

This process can only be performed by ginto administrators.

For administrators:

  1. Search for the entry in the backend.
  2. Copy the link that's labeled “Business Web Link.”

I would like to link to an entry from Pro Infirmis Which link should I use for this?

Use the associated Ginto link (redirect link) to link to an entry from Pro Infirmis, for example via the OK:GO emblem. This not only makes the display work properly, but it is also possible to measure how Ginto is being used.

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