About DeafPlaces

Places where you can use sign language

DeafPlaces collects deaf-owned and sign-friendly places around the world. Made by deaf people, for deaf people.

Our goal

Travel without guessing

Can I order here? Will the guide understand me? Is there a deaf club in town? We want you to know before you go. Then you can spend your trip seeing things and meeting people.

The idea

One map for the whole world, built by deaf people

Ordinary reviews rarely say whether the staff sign. Deaf people know, but that knowledge is scattered across Facebook groups and conversations. We bring it together in one place.

Checked by deaf peopleEvery place gets an A, B or C badge: deaf-owned, deaf staff or sign-friendly. We check every place before it goes on the map.
Reviews in sign languageShare your experience as text or as a video in your own sign language.
Volunteers wantedWe're looking for deaf volunteers who want to check places in their own country.

DeafPlaces today

places: 546
countries: 91
sign languages: 82
categories: 7

What we stand for

Deaf firstDeaf people decide what makes a good deaf place.
Free for travellersThe map is free to use.
Your privacyNo tracking cookies and no selling of data.
Open to the communityWe plan to make the code open source, so it can live on in the deaf community.

The team

Who are we?

We started DeafPlaces in Copenhagen in 2026, because deaf people should be able to see in advance where they can use sign language. We are two deaf people from Denmark.

Andreas Styltsvig

Founder

Deaf software architect and independent IT consultant in Copenhagen. Among other things he built the Danish Deaf Association's platform for sign-language resources and Smartlinjen, which makes the phone accessible to deaf people. Now he is building DeafPlaces.

Søren Kyu Winkel

Part of the team

Deaf and from Denmark, like Andreas. Søren helps build DeafPlaces and the network of deaf places around the world.

Country admins

Volunteers wanted

Deaf volunteers who check new places and fix mistakes in their own country.

Volunteer

For your country

Want to open your country on DeafPlaces? Create a profile and we will get in touch.

Help improve the map

Know a deaf place that's missing? Or want to help with the map in your country?

Open the map Add a place Volunteer