We would like to tell you about a truly innovative and supportive initiative, through which our fellow Hungarians and anyone else around the world who is interested in our country can learn about Visegrád, alongside several other Hungarian tourist attractions, in sign language.
On 28 September 2025, the relevant section of the project’s website went live, allowing us to easily search for places of interest and view the related content in sign language straight away.
The Foundation for Sign Language Education and Translation, or the JOF Foundation, was established in 2020 with the aim of promoting equal opportunities for people with hearing impairments and opening up the world to them. In Hungary, there are more than 8,500 deaf people and 63,000 people with hearing loss, who have a right to access information; but it is also important to support them in ways that do not necessarily relate to the struggles of everyday life, as they too would like to relax, travel, learn about new things and explore.
30 videos have now been uploaded to the foundation’s website, each of which tells the story of 30 Hungarian landmarks in Hungarian sign language with Hungarian narration, and in international sign language with English narration.
This project, made possible with the support of the Pro Filii Foundation, goes a long way towards helping sign language users to get to know places such as Visegrád, Lake Balaton, Szeged Cathedral, the Aggtelek stalactite cave and St Stephen’s Basilica, amongst other places.
We are confident that more and more people will set out to discover our country, including those who, due to hearing difficulties, have so far felt less determined to do so, being well aware of the barriers that we might not even notice. Of course, making information and communication accessible does not end here; the JOF Foundation is planning further projects which will make it even easier for people with hearing impairments to discover Hungary’s sights and its historical and natural treasures.
Visegrád and Surroundings Tourism and Marketing Association
2025.09.26.
