Renamed for a week to Anne de Gaulle – General de Gaulle’s daughter with Down syndrome – on the occasion of International Day of Persons with Disabilities
The French capital’s Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport is being renamed Paris-Anne de Gaulle Airport after General de Gaulle’s daughter, who suffered from Down syndrome, on the occasion of International Day of Persons with Disabilities which is celebrated tomorrow, December 3, the Anne de Gaulle Foundation announced today.
From tomorrow Saturday and for a week, the Paris airport, the sixth busiest in the world, will be renamed to remind the public that “only the mobilization of the whole society will (…) allow the creation of a supportive society” for individuals with disabilities and for their better social integration, as the foundation explains in a Press Release.
The airport name change will be visible outside Terminals 2A and 2B and inside Terminals 2E and 2F.
Travelers coming from French-speaking countries will hear, in French and English, the welcome message at Paris-Anne de Gaulle Airport from the Air France-KLM cabin crew upon landing.
In addition to the signs on the exterior and interior of the airport, road signs will also mention the new name.
Approaching the airport, on the highway, illuminated signs will announce in orange letters: “Welcome to Paris-Anne de Gaulle Airport.”
Anne de Gaulle was a carrier of “trisomy 21” (better known as Down syndrome).
The institution that bears her name was created in 1945 by her parents to welcome and provide support for people with neurodevelopmental disorders with or without mental problems.
According to the foundation, this is the first time in the world that an airport has been renamed.
For Jean Vedreux, president of the foundation, “it is time to change the paradigm to better support people with disabilities but also to help society as a whole to move forward.”
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