Elevator system having elevator operating devices for passengers with limited mobility

An elevator system including an elevator car controlled by an elevator controller for movement between floors of a building, the elevator system comprising:

• an elevator operating device communicatively connected to the elevator controller and being arranged on one of the floors, the elevator operating device having a first radio device, an audio device and a touch-sensitive screen, the touch-sensitive screen adapted for inputting a destination floor desired by a passenger and for outputting travel information;
• an activation device having an actuation device accessible to the passenger and a second radio device adapted for radio communication with the first radio device, the activation device being arranged within radio range of the elevator operating device, wherein the second radio device is configured to transmit an activation radio signal when the actuation device is actuated by the passenger;
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• wherein the elevator operating device switches from a normal operating mode to a special operating mode when the activation radio signal is received by the first radio device, generates in the special operating mode an operating instruction for a call input by the passenger, and switches into the normal operating mode when the call input is complete.