Xs Land Programs
Open 11:00-19:00
XS LAND is an extraordinary adventure park. The program’s goal is to raise awarness of the abilities and values of people with disabilities and to create opportunities for mutual understanding and exchange of experiences between visitors and people with disabilities. Interactive programs and special games are led by individuals with disabilities.
Hungarian Down Foundation – Serving the development of people with intellectual disabilities
Come and meet the young people with Down syndrome, paint a T-shirt together, and enjoy a great atmosphere with face and body painting, and jewelry making. You are warmly welcome for hugs and conversations.
Expressive Hands Cultural and Educational Association
Can you imagine a world without sound? Would you collapse if you couldn’t hear your favorite singer’s voice? Well, we don’t. Come and experience how the world can still be complete without sound.
Bliss Foundation
We prepare board games and situational tasks where you have to solve problematic situations using different alternative communication tools because speaking is not allowed. Discover what it’s like to communicate solely through pictures, gestures, or speech-generating devices.
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Demosthenes Speech Impaired and Helpers National Advocacy Association
We bring respiratory, articulation, movement development, concentration, and pronunciation exercises into board games, using our own word cards, tongue twisters, and candies. We also teach the most important Hungarian sentences to foreign visitors at the festival.
National Association of People with Intellectual Disabilities and Their Helpers (ÉFOÉSZ)
Visitors can make earrings, necklaces, and bracelets. They can also participate in an informative quiz about disabilities, where we highlight interesting facts, and afterward, we discuss the correct answers in more detail.
Visually Impaired Leisure Sports Association
arts, soccer, ping pong: Have you ever tried playing these sports without being able to see? Find us at XS LAND and bring your friends; the game becomes even more exciting!
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Óbuda Rehabilitation and Employment Center
August 10-12.
We have more in common than you might think! Let’s talk, create, and dance together. We offer insights into the everyday life of adults with disabilities. We are very curious about you! We warmly welcome you!
Paractive Integration Foundation
Every day, we chat with Paralympians and introduce the respective sports, which visitors can try out. We also welcome the audience to participate in home championships in the following sports: wheelchair basketball, wheelchair fencing, skittles, boccia, and table tennis.
Blind and Visually Impaired Hermina Association
Come and get to know Braille writing, or experience how you navigate a maze with covered eyes and only a white cane to rely on.
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Never Give Up Foundation
Seated volleyball:
Participants play in a seated position. Speed, communication within the team, and flexible stretching are crucial in this game.
Wheelchair obstacle course:
Participants must navigate a winding obstacle course in a wheelchair.
Alternative painting:
Art and creation are nothing but self-expression. But what if someone cannot use their hands for it?
Matching game:
This game takes place between two people who wear blindfolds and have to touch mysterious boxes, working together to identify the same material based on descriptions, with one using their hands and the other using their feet.
Wonder City:
At various stations, you have the opportunity to get to know and try how people with multiple disabilities communicate. You can experience what a day in the life of someone with attention disorders is like and understand how racing thoughts and concentration difficulties affect daily activities.
