Other useful information about Switzerland

Health insurance

If you stay in Switzerland for more than 3 months, it is compulsory to get health insurance with a swiss insurer. For more information, please visit: http://www.bag.admin.ch/themen/krankenversicherung/index.html?lang=en&lan=en

Transportation

Since the 1st of January 2004, when the Federal Act on the Elimination of Discrimination against People with Disabilities (DDA) entered into force,  more consideration is given to the accessibility of public transportation for people with disabilities. For more information, please visit: http://mct.sbb.ch/mct/en/reisemarkt/services/fuer-alle/handicap.htm This information is for people with disabilities, especially blind or sight impaired, hearing impaired people and wheelchair users or people with mobility impairments.

For general information for foreign students, please go to: http://mct.sbb.ch/mct/en/reisemarkt/services/fuer-alle/reisen-willkommen.htm

Emergency telephone numbers in Switzerland

  • European SOS > 112
  • Police 117
  • Fire service 118
  • Ambulance 144
  • On http://www.funkcom.ch/alarm_notfalld.htm you will find information about emergency telephone numbers, which is also available for people with hearing impairment. This site provides information in German.
  • For information in French, please go to: http://pisourd.ch/index.php?theme=urgences 
  • The number 1811 allows you to get information about telephone numbers and addresses in Switzerland, but this service is not free of charge.

Last but not least

For up to date information regarding equality of people with disabilities in Switzerland you can go to www.egalite-handicap.ch to find information in German, French or Italian.
If you would like to get information on the organisations for people with disabilities in Switzerland (NGO’s), please visit: www.agile.ch. The information is available in German and French.

Last modified Jan 06, 2010