The foundations of Ginto are the Barrier-Free Switzerland Association, the AccessibilityGuide Association, Pro Infirmis as well as financial support from the Federal Office of People with Disabilities EBGB and various foundations. To secure and develop its offering, Ginto depends on financial support from other organizations and foundations.
AXA, together with its subsidiary AXA Life AG, is a leading Swiss insurance company. Private and corporate customers benefit from the complete range of insurance solutions. With the support of AXA, the Ginto app is being enhanced with useful features for people with hearing or visual impairments. The “Traveling by Lift” project is also financially supported by AXA.
AXA website
As a destination management and marketing organization (DMO), Basel Tourism promotes tourism in Basel and the surrounding region. The aim of Basel Tourism is to inspire and inform guests while promoting the sustainable development of the destination.
Basel Tourism website
The Béatrice Ederer-Weber Foundation is a charitable foundation based in Zurich. It primarily supports and promotes projects in the areas of animal welfare, disability & innovation as well as medical research in the areas of infectious diseases, dementia and cancer. The Béatrice Ederer-Weber Foundation supports our project “Traveling by lift”.
The Cerebral Foundation supports around 9,700 people affected and their families throughout Switzerland. It is committed to ensuring that people with cerebral movement disorders and their families can lead as self-determined, mobile and carefree lives as possible. The aim of the cooperation is to record the tourist offers offered by the Foundation's partner companies, such as the rental of pool lifts or ice gliders.
Cerebral Foundation website
BFSUG is an association of five German-Swiss counseling centers for the hard of hearing and deaf people. With its regional offering, BFSUG is committed to the inclusion of hard of hearing and deaf people in society.
BFSUG website
discover.swiss operates an open digital backend service platform for Swiss tourism and thus enables uncomplicated interaction between tourism operators and their guests.
discover.swiss website
Emma Schaub was largely blind in old age, which prompted her to set up a foundation named after her to improve the quality of life of older, needy and/or visually impaired people in Basel. The Emma Schaub Foundation supports Ginto in collecting accessibility information about the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) and the European Women's Football Championships (WEURO).
Website of the Emma Schaub Foundation
The Ernst Göhner Foundation is a gift from Zurich entrepreneur Ernst Göhner to posterity. The foundation supports charitable projects in the areas of culture, environment, social issues, education and science. The Ernst Göhner Foundation supports our “Traveling by lift” project.
Ernst Göhner Foundation website
The Federal Office for the Equality of Persons with Disabilities (EBGB) was created in 2004 with the entry into force of the Disability Equality Act (BeHIG). It has the mandate to promote equality between people with disabilities and to work to eliminate disadvantages for people with disabilities. The EBGB supports Ginto with funding contributions.
EBGB website
The FRH Foundation supports research projects aimed at improving the integration of people with disabilities in Switzerland. With support from the FRH Foundation, the ‘Ginto for All’ project is investigating whether the acoustic quality of restaurants and bars can be measured in a straightforward manner. This information can help people with hearing or visual impairments to find suitable venues.
FRH website
At the Google Accessibility Discovery Centre (ADC) in Zurich, people with and without disabilities are jointly researching barrier-free technologies and developing inclusive products. Sitios and Google are discussing how the range of information on accessibility can be improved. In the ADC, barrier-free tools and technologies can be tested.
Google's website
The Health Compass Foundation was created in 2024 from the Dialog Ethics Foundation and the Pallivia Association. As an independent, non-profit organization, it is committed to a sustainable healthcare system and promotes holistic and personal cooperation between patients, families, professionals and institutions.
Website of Health Compass Foundation
Driven by its values of openness, expertise and efficiency in the areas of social work and health, HETSL has set itself a new motto for 2020: “Engages and invests. In the heart of society.”
HETSL website
HotellerieSuisse is the association of innovative and sustainable accommodation providers in Switzerland. The accommodataHub makes data management easier for accommodation providers and generates maximum visibility for them.
Site by HotellerieSuisse
The Ingeborg Dénes-Muhr Foundation is a foundation based in Zurich, Switzerland. It supports charitable institutions in Germany and abroad, in particular in the area of blind, vision and reading impaired, deaf and disadvantaged and/or seriously ill children. With the support of the Ingeborg Dénes-Muhr Foundation, Ginto is being enhanced with useful features for people with hearing or visual impairments.
Website of the Ingeborg Dénes Muhr Foundation
INKLUSEUM is passionately committed to greater inclusion, participation and diversity in culture. INKLUSEUM helps to promote the collection and publication of accessibility information from cultural institutions.
INKLUSEUM
As a charitable Swiss foundation, the values of the founders form the foundation of our work. The family, foundation members and employees are and shape the identity of our commitments. We work with our partners and focus on their strengths, which are the most promising for the beneficiaries. The Linsi Foundation is a key partner of Ginto.
Linsi Foundation website
Migros has been committed to society and culture for over 80 years. As part of the “Social Cohesion” funding priority, Migros Kulturprozent financially supports the “Traveling by Lift” project and organizational development.
Migros-Kulturprozent website
As part of the OK:GO initiative, Swiss tourism companies collect and share information about the accessibility of their offers. In doing so, they make travel planning easier for people with disabilities and people with temporary mobility restrictions — for example in old age or following injuries.
OK:GO website
Physiopaed brings together pediatric physiotherapists from all over Switzerland and promotes the specialty of pediatric physiotherapy.
physiopaed's website
Physioswiss is the Swiss Physiotherapy Association. As a professional and professional association of recognized physiotherapists in Switzerland, they stand up for their interests. Physioswiss supports Ginto in promoting the collection and publication of accessibility information from physiotherapy practices.
Physioswiss
As a specialist organisation for people with disabilities, Pro Infirmis is committed to self-determination and inclusion. In collaboration with Ginto, Pro Infirmis offers professional services for recording information on the accessibility of venues. Pro Infirmis’s accessibility database, ZUERST, is fully integrated into Ginto. Pro Infirmis is a founding member of Sitios.
Pro Infirmis website
On rollstuhlparkplatz.ch, the AccessibiltiyData association provides information on over 11,000 parking spaces. These are professionally recorded by geometry offices. This data is also available in Ginto via an interface. For mobility in everyday life and integration into work and leisure, suitable parking options and information about their locations are urgently needed.
Rollstuhlparkplatz.ch website
Sanacare is Switzerland’s leading group practice for general practice and occupational health management. From ongoing care to workplace prevention – Sanacare covers a wide range of services. Information on the accessibility of all Sanacare locations is recorded using Ginto.
Sanacare website
Everyone wants to enjoy life and be part of society. This includes holidays and leisure time. Yet many people with disabilities cannot afford to take time off. The Denk an mich Foundation (SDAM) bridges this gap by providing financial support, thereby helping to improve quality of life. Through financial contributions, the foundation helps to make the accessibility of venues visible to all via Ginto, thereby breaking down barriers.
Stiftung Denk an mich website
From electronics and efficient algorithms to AI and full-stack software, SCS develops software and hardware for its clients. Founded in 1993 as an ETH spin-off, SCS now has a broad portfolio with over 130 employees and is keen to take on challenging projects. SCS provides financial support for Ginto’s projects.
Webseite von SCS
The Swiss Association of Medical Massage represents the interests of its members vis-à-vis authorities, health insurance companies, associations, doctors and the general public.
Swiss Association of Medical Massage
As an industry association, the Swiss Medical Massage Association (vdms-asmm) comments on professional, educational and health policy issues. The association represents the interests of EFA medical masseurs with their core competencies.
vdms - asmm
The Association Accessible Switzerland (FVBS) has launched the OK:GO initiative: the aim is for all tourism providers in Switzerland to make information about the accessibility of their services available to the public. This will enable people with disabilities, older people and families with young children to enjoy greater autonomy and ease when planning their trips. The FVBS secretariat is run by the Sitios association. The FVBS is a founding member of Sitios.
FVBS website
The Swiss Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired is the largest national self-help organization on the subject of visual impairment. Since 1911, it has been helping blind and visually impaired people to successfully live as autonomous a life as possible.
Website of the Swiss Association of the Blind and Visually Impaired
The national non-profit umbrella organisation for deaf and hard-of-hearing people works consistently and sustainably to realise its vision. It is committed to breaking down barriers to access for deaf and hard-of-hearing people, ensuring they have equal rights and opportunities, securing full recognition of sign languages, and fostering a vibrant deaf culture.
Website of the Swiss Association of the Deaf
With lots, lottos, sports bets and games of skill, the SWISSLOS intercantonal state lottery makes a profit. Each canton receives a share of this. From this, the Swisslos Fund Basel-Stadt can pay out contributions for charitable projects in the fields of sport, cultural, social and environmental issues.
Swisslos Fonds Basel-Stadt website
The Swiss Paraplegic Foundation is the national umbrella organisation for people with spinal cord injuries. The data from the former paramap.ch website was fully integrated into Ginto in January 2025.
Website of the Swiss Paraplegic Foundation
The Sympany Foundation is committed to supporting the Swiss healthcare system and its insured members in a variety of ways. It supports projects that work toward sustainable improvements in the healthcare system. With support from the Sympany Foundation, information on the accessibility of healthcare facilities in northwestern Switzerland is being collected. This information helps people with disabilities find, for example, a doctor’s office that is barrier-free.
Sympany website
Zürich Tourism markets the Zurich tourist region and ensures that travelers all over the world discover the advantages of Zurich.
Zürich Tourism
