Accessibility on the ICE trains?

Yes, I'm often travelling by train and often see people with wheelchairs! http://www.bahn.de/international/view/en/mobility/trains/ice.shtml http://www.bahn.de/international/view/en/mobility/trains/ice_t.shtml The ICE also stops in Leipzig so no problem.

German rail has a special service hotline for people with disablities. If you book your ticket through this hotline you will get all the help you need. First you will get seat reservation in a compartment that is wheelchair-friendly and second you will be able to get help with getting on and off the train. They can also make sure that you are on a train where there is a wheelchair accessible toilet. Or if this is not possible, they will tell you in advance so that you can be prepared. The phone number for this service is 01805/512512 from Germany. That is a special service number, so I am not sure whether you can call them from abroad. From Germany you can call them on weekdays between 8:00 and 20:00 hrs and on Saturdays between 8:00 and 14:00 hrs. You can read more about the handicap-related services here: http://www.bahn.de/p/view/mobilitaet/handicap/handicap.shtml It is German only, but maybe you can use an online translation service to make a head or a tail out of it. For some older ICE trains and at some trainstations you need a lift to enter them with a wheelchair because there are stairs between the platform and the train. You can see a picture of the lift here: http://www.bahn.de/p/view/mobilitaet/handicap/einstiegshilfen.shtml And the people with the blue vest/jackets will be the people to turn to if you got any problems at the train station. They are the "Blue Angels", the volunteers from the "Bahnhofsmission", a Christian organisation whose goal is to help travellers in need.