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-Physical disability: car park with reserved adapted parking spaces available; ground-level entrance or access ramp; adapted public toilets with a transfer bar and adapted sink; there are alternatives to the stairs (lift, stair lift, access ramp).
-Visual impairment: transparent glass doors and windows are clearly marked with contrasting elements, no obstacles at eye level (wall lamps, displays, underneath the stairs, etc.) for the stairs, there is a tactile and visual contrast 50 cm before the first step down, continuous hand rail, step edges are contrasting, adapted command buttons in the lift (buttons in relief and/or Braille) and sound system inside the lift with announcement of each floor.
-Audio impairment: visual and/or sound announcements with hearing loop in the lifts; bright flash accompanies the fire alarm (in areas where a deaf or hard-of-hearing person may be alone such as in the changing rooms or toilets).
-Mental disability: trained/sensitive staff; signs are easy to understand and read and are accompanied with pictograms; entrance is monitored and visible from the reception desk/till.
Access to Charles de Gaulle airport:
-Drop-off by car: arrival in a vehicle with a GIG/GIC badge displayed; secure and equipped drop-off points at terminal 1 (exit 22), terminal 2A (exit 4), terminal 2B (exit 5), terminal 2C (exit 4), terminal 2D (exit 5), terminal 2E (exit 2.08), terminal 2F (exit 2.13), and terminal 3 (in front of the departure lounge).
-Parking in short-stay car parks (directly linked to the terminals): it is possible to park for a few minutes to a few hours.
-Orlyval (from Antony on the RER B) is entirely automated and equipped with a hearing loop; warning strips mark out the escalators and stairs with lowered handrails; large bay windows are marked out by reflective strips; since August 2005, the airport television ‘AEO’ broadcasts informative programmes in French Sign Language; a plan of accessible services for people in wheelchairs is available; shuttles between the airport terminals are accessible to people in a wheelchair.
For more information, visit www.aeroportsdeparis.fr.
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