Located at the base of the station, at an altitude of 1,500 m, it is a space where people with disabilities, chronic illnesses or reduced mobility have specific hygiene equipment and a comfortable area for companions.
The environment is also adapted for the overall improvement of accessibility to the area and landscape integration.
Espot is the fifth rsort managed by Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya to have this equipment.
The Espot ski and mountain resort, managed by Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC), is carrying out various actions to improve accessibility at the resort to ensure that all users can enjoy skiing and the mountains in the best conditions of hygiene and safety. At the base of the resort, at an altitude of 1,500 m, an inclusive changing room has been installed and next to it, next to the departure station of the detachable La Roca chairlift, work is being carried out to improve the overall accessibility of all health service facilities. Espot is the fifth FGC resort to have an inclusive changing room, a space where people with disabilities, chronic illnesses or reduced mobility have specific hygiene equipment and a comfortable area for companions. They are also installed in Boí Taüll, Vall de Núria, Vallter and La Molina.
The president of FGC, Carles Ruiz Novella, who visited the Pallars Sobirà resort and the new inclusive changer today, highlighted “the significant improvement that this equipment represents for all people who need spaces adapted to their needs”. “In line with the objectives of the recently approved National Pact for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, at FGC we promote actions to guarantee universal accessibility, personal autonomy and access to leisure and sport for all people”. “We work so that everyone, regardless of their condition and abilities, has the right and freedom to live a full life, also in their leisure activities in the mountains”, he stressed.
The new inclusive facility will allow elderly people, those with functional diversity, chronic illnesses or reduced mobility to enjoy specific hygiene equipment and a comfortable space for their companions, improving the experience in the high mountains for all people, including those with special needs.
The changing room is 16 m2 and will have all the necessary elements to guarantee maximum comfort and safety for its users: a height-adjustable stretcher, a crane, a height-adjustable toilet, a shower, a privacy separator, a full-length mirror with a curtain that can be opened and closed depending on privacy needs, as well as recycling bins and a sanitary device for people with ostomies. It is expected to enter service this spring.
In this area, work is also being carried out to adapt the environment to improve the overall accessibility of the area and landscape integration. The works consist of an expansion of the spaces in front of the toilets with the construction of a wide metal platform that will improve the customer experience. The current architectural barriers will be eliminated by integrating the access ramp to the inclusive changing room and the adapted toilet into the new platform, accessibility with snow will be improved and the different modules will be architecturally integrated in order to provide the action with aesthetic coherence and integration with the environment.
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