{"id":157649,"date":"2025-12-01T10:55:38","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T09:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.castel.fr\/?page_id=157649"},"modified":"2026-03-12T15:16:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T14:16:41","slug":"accessibility","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.castel.fr\/en\/intercom\/acces-intercom\/accessibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessibility"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center intro-bleu\">SOLUTIONS DEVELOPED TO PROMOTE<br>ACCESSIBILITY FOR ALL<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"intro-grise\">CASTEL developed solutions allowing to comply with disabled people accessibility regulations in \u201cestablishments servicing the public\u201d, which must be able to welcome, inform and ensure the safety of people with disabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.castel.fr\/wp-fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Pictos-handicap.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"77\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-156434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.castel.fr\/wp-fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Pictos-handicap.png 600w, https:\/\/www.castel.fr\/wp-fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Pictos-handicap-300x58.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The French law requires <strong>public buildings<\/strong> to make their facilities <strong>accessible to all people with disabilities<\/strong>: integrated magnetic loops, visual intercoms, appropriate contrast, intuitive pictograms, etc.<\/p>\n<p>At CASTEL, we incorporate this requirement into the design of our solutions <strong>to ensure that our access control solutions are inclusive!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CASTEL ANSWER<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.castel.fr\/wp-fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/loi-handicap-portier-castel-sans-auracast-EN.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"550\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-157655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.castel.fr\/wp-fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/loi-handicap-portier-castel-sans-auracast-EN.png 800w, https:\/\/www.castel.fr\/wp-fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/loi-handicap-portier-castel-sans-auracast-EN-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/www.castel.fr\/wp-fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/loi-handicap-portier-castel-sans-auracast-EN-768x528.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The French law<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-4\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\">\n<h4>Car park<\/h4>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Where an access control system or a car park exit exists, the system enables deaf, hearing or speech impaired people to report their presence to the staff and to be informed that their call is taken into account. Individually and with a non direct view by the staff of those accesses or exits:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>any signal related to the access system operation must be audible and visual;<\/li>\n<li>intercoms are equipped with a system that allows staff to see the driver.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>During installation and renewal, the intercoms include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a magnetic induction current loop complying with described provisions in annex 9 (see Order from December 8 2014). The specifications of NF EN 60118-4:2007 are deemed to comply with those requirements.<\/li>\n<li>visual feedback of main orally provided information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\">\n<h4>Access to building or installation<\/h4>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Communication systems between public and staff as well as manually operated systems available to the public shall meet the following requirements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>be located more than 0,40 m of the angles of walls or of any other obstacle to a wheelchair approach ;<\/li>\n<li>be at a height between 0,90 m and 1,30 m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Door opening system is available in \u00abupright\u00bb or \u00abseated\u00bb position.<\/p>\n<p>In case of an electric locking device, it must allow disabled people to reach the door and start the opening operation until the door relocks. Door unlock button shall be marked with visual and tactile warnings.<\/p>\n<p>Any signal related to the access system operation must be audible and visual.<\/p>\n<p>Where an access control system exists, the system enables deaf, hearing or speech impaired people to report their presence to the staff and to be informed that their call is taken into account. Individually and with a non-direct view by the staff of those accesses intercoms are equipped with a system that allows staff to see the visitor.<\/p>\n<p>During installation and renewal, the intercoms include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a magnetic induction current loop complying with described provisions in annex 9 (see Order from December 8 2014). The specifications of NF EN 60118-4:2007 are deemed to comply with those requirements;<\/li>\n<li>visual feedback of main orally provided information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\">\n<h4>Lifts<\/h4>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>A new emergency system must be equipped with visual and audible signs and an existing emergency system undergoing amendments includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a yellow pictogram in addition to an audio signal that transmits a demand, to indicate that the emergency request was issued.<\/li>\n<li>a green pictogram in addition to an audio signal usually requested (voice communication) to indicate that the emergency was registered.<\/li>\n<li>communication assistance for hearing impaired people such as a magnetic induction current loop.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In all cases, audible signals and spoken messages are adjustable between 35 and 65 dB.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Regulations (French law):<\/strong><br>Ordinance n\u00b0 2014-1090 dated September 26th 2014, Decrees n\u00b0 2014-1327 and n\u00b0 2014-1326 dated November 5th 2014, Orders dated December 8th 2014 and December 15th 2014, Law n\u00b0 2014-789 dated July 10th 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AURACAST Technology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-7\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>CASTEL <\/strong>goes further to ensure that <strong>continuous innovation benefits everyone <\/strong>by integrating <strong>AURACAST technology into its solutions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>AURACAST is based on the Bluetooth Low Energy Audio standard and allows <span>to stream an audio signal to an unlimited number of compatible devices <\/span>(headphones, earphones, hearing aids, smartphones) without prior pairing. 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