Under the porch of the Couple Enfant Hospital (HCE) in Grenoble (Isère), a map helps you navigate this labyrinth of the civil service.
So far nothing unusual.
However, under this charming arched stone passage, hides the only emergency regulation unit for deaf and hard of hearing people in France: 114.
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Sitting in a circle in a rectangular room, all eyes are fixed on Dr. Vincent Gautier, emergency doctor and president of the French Sign Language Health Society.
Regulatory agents are carefully following the training this Tuesday morning given by this 50-year-old man with graying hair.
Some of them listen to him religiously, others have their eyes glued to the interpreter to their left, who translates... in sign language.
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