Accessibility & inclusion

The Bétonsalon public outreach team, as part of its com­mit­ment to acces­si­bility for all*, is working on the con­tin­uous improve­ment of its vis­itor recep­tion and sup­port. The team is devel­oping a pro­gramme of activ­i­ties designed and intended for the public to provide a high-quality ser­vice, adapted to the needs of everyone. For groups of people with dis­abil­i­ties, we offer adapted visits (sign lan­guage, whis­pered, etc.), as well as ded­i­cated work­shops. We adapt our hos­pi­tality and the pri­vate tours we offer for indi­vid­uals.

Physical accessibility

Access to the art centre without any struc­tural restric­tions and the ability to move around the var­ious areas without any obsta­cles or hin­drances are key require­ments for full acces­si­bility. All areas open to the public are wheelchair acces­sible.

• Access to the art centre:
By public trans­port, metro, RER and bus, with var­ious acces­sible stops (lifts, clear access, etc.):
Metro line 14 and RER C, Bibliothèque François Mitterrand stop, exit 2 Avenue de France/ exit 3 Rue René Goscinny (served by a lift); bus 64: acces­sible stop "Bibliothèque - Chevaleret", bus 62 & 89 acces­sible stop "Bibliothèque - Rue Mann", bus 132 acces­sible stop "Oudiné".
By car: Wheelchair users can be dropped off right in front of the art centre: access via rue Marguerite Duras, then via Esplanade Pierre Vidal Naquet, along the Halle aux farines. The nearest des­ig­nated parking spaces are on rue Françoise Dolto, then rue Hélène Brion and rue René Goscinny.

• The entrance to the art centre is wheelchair acces­sible (114 cm wide, no steps).
• Circulation in the art centre: the exhi­bi­tion space of the art centre is located on the ground floor. The recep­tion desk is 80 cm high to allow people in wheelchairs to approach. Adapted toi­lets are avail­able in the recep­tion area. Seats are pro­vided and placed as close as pos­sible to the works in the exhi­bi­tion space upon request.

Visual accessibility

Accessibility mea­sures for the visu­ally impaired aim to convey infor­ma­tion appro­pri­ately, to make it easier to move around and to facil­i­tate the artistic and aes­thetic expe­ri­ence, both inde­pen­dently and in the com­pany of a medi­ator, who guides, sup­ports and per­son­alises the visit.

Bétonsalon is a partner of the Souffleurs d’Images organ­i­sa­tion to develop "whis­pered tours" for the visu­ally impaired public.
The vis­itor ser­vices team offers tac­tile or descrip­tive tours of the exhi­bi­tions on request.

Hearing accessibility

Thanks to sign lan­guage and the loan of audio assis­tance sys­tems, the deaf and hard of hearing com­mu­nity can visit, par­tic­i­pate and enjoy the art centre.
To do this, con­tact the art centre at least one week before your visit, two weeks for groups so that the team can arrange for a sign lan­guage inter­preter or the loan of mag­netic induc­tion loops.

Cognitive accessibility

Bétonsalon is a forum for dia­logue and exchange for inclu­sion and social coex­is­tence. Visits and specific work­shops adapted to the men­tally, psy­chi­cally and cog­ni­tively hand­i­capped are devised and designed in close dis­cus­sion with the sup­porting pro­fes­sionals. These spe­cial times of sharing and expe­ri­ence, of being aware of one­self and others, offer oppor­tu­ni­ties for crit­ical edu­ca­tion and per­sonal expres­sion and help to strengthen and stim­u­late the abil­i­ties of everyone.

Linguistic accessibility

Bétonsalon pro­vides tours in English, Spanish and Portuguese thanks to the variety and com­ple­men­tarity of the back­grounds of its team mem­bers.
The art centre also works in part­ner­ship with asso­ci­a­tions that con­duct guided tours in other lan­guages, notably with the neigh­bouring Inalco -
Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales.

Lastly, the vis­i­tors’ team organ­ises visits adapted to allo­phone vis­i­tors and those learning French. Encouraging the per­sonal expres­sion of par­tic­i­pants, these visits are an oppor­tu­nity to prac­tice speaking in French and to open up spaces for debate and reflec­tion with people living in exile.

* Universal acces­si­bility is defined as the design of envi­ron­ments, prod­ucts and ser­vices so that all people, regard­less of age, gender, ability and cul­tural back­ground, have equal oppor­tu­ni­ties to access and under­stand infor­ma­tion.

Contacts:
For any infor­ma­tion request or to organise a specific visit, you can con­tact:

Susie Richard
Reception and medi­a­tion officer
susierichard@­be­ton­salon.net
+33.(0)1.45.84.17.56

Elena Lespes Muñoz
Public Relations Officer
ele­nale­spes­munoz@­be­ton­slaon.net
+33.(0)1.45.84.17.56