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On the occasion of disability week, Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport will be renamed Anne de Gaulle, who suffered from trisomy 21. The objective is to make travelers aware of people with disabilities.
It’s a big change that awaits travelers and taxi drivers. For eight days from December 3, Charles de Gaulle airport will bear the name of the daughter of the former President of the Republic, who has Down’s syndrome.
Raising passengers’ awareness of disabilities
It’s here Anne de Gaulle Foundation, dedicated to cognitive disability and created on the initiative of Yvonne and Charles de Gaulle in 1945, who is at the origin of the initiative.
The goal? Sensitize passengers to disabilities for a week.
It is more exactly “promote actions in favor of the integration of people with neurological and mental disabilities“, notes the CEO of the Foundation, Augustin de Romanet.
According to him, this operation is a “way to raise our standards to better accommodate people with disabilities, which we do not always do optimally“.
For example, many stairs in airports prevent physically disabled passengers from moving smoothly.
What will change?
From this Saturday, most of the panels and signage will be renamed.
On the freeway, illuminated road signs will announce: “Welcome to Paris-Anne de Gaulle Airport“.
Same thing on the side of terminals 2E and 2F, where the flight information screens will display “Welcome to Paris-Anne de Gaulle”.
Finally, during landings, Air France will announce the new name to passengers.