Florence accessibility

What are your limitations? Do you need a walker, a cane or a wheelchair? The uneven cobblestones and narrow sidewalks were challenging for my visually impaired husband. Museums were free to my husband and to me since I was my disabled husband’s aid. There was no waiting in line and no need to get a ticket in advance.

Museums will vary. Some have elevators, some are ground level so accessible, and at others you'll need to navigate a handicap ramp or some stairs. Your non-walking transit options in the historic center are limited. The electric buses don't go everywhere and there's no guarantee of a seat, so you might wind up using taxis or pedicabs. You probably won't be able to avoid at least some walking.

Does he need a wheelchair? The tourist office makes them available for free at the station tourist office.
Anyhow some info below:
https://www.visitflorence.com/moving-around-florence/physical-disability.html

Thanks so much for your replies. I can walk pretty well with walker but realize that the streets will be narrow and not easy to navigate. The link provided was especially helpful. Joan

Make sure you check with hotel to confirm elevator is at ground level.

If you can make it up several stairs into the doors of the Uffizi Museum (I don't recall seeing a ramp, though there might be one), once you are inside, and through the security area, there is an elevator to take you up the two levels to the top exhibition floor, then another elevator (all the way around the "U" shaped gallery) that will take you down to the ground level gallery. There is then a ramp to exit the gift shop. You may need to ask an employee (the one who takes your ticket once inside) to point out the first elevator for you. The Accademia gallery (the "David") is all on one ground floor level. The Opera del Duomo Museum was recently very renovated and modernized. Much of it is on ground level and I'd be surprised if there wasn't an elevator in there, somewhere, for the upper levels, and there are occasional places to sit down, too. The Baptistry is all at ground level. Much of the Bargello exhibition area is up a large staircase; I don't recall seeing an elevator, though there may be one. Ditto Palazzo Vecchio and San Marco Museum.