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Disability Day: 10 years of disability policy

The University of Bordeaux celebrates its commitment to accessibility and inclusion, and looks back on 10 years of a disability policy promoting inclusiveness. Experience sharing, round tables and videos will explore the advances and challenges of disability at the university: communication and prejudice, international mobility, support, research and 20 years of the 2005 law.

Campus Montesquieu, Pessac, Amphi Asselain, bât. H

As part of its Inclusivity month, the University of Bordeaux celebrates 10 years of commitment to a disability policy that promotes inclusivity. Don't miss this event (in French) on March 18 at 9 a.m. on the Montesquieu campus in Pessac! Registration is free but compulsory.

program

From 9 to 12 a.m.

Lauching of the event by Alain Garrigou, Vice-Chairman in charge of Quality of Life and Health at Work, and Eric Dugas, Disability Officer.

  • “Le chant signe”, body and otherness: events and round-table discussions on the themes of the communicating body, prejudice and misunderstanding of disability
    Presentation by Thierry Weissland, lecturer at IMS
  • International mobility and disability
    Presentation by Frédéric Bertrand, international cooperation officer
  • Renewal of the FIPHFP* agreement, in the presence of Dean Lewis, President of the University of Bordeaux, and Séverine Baudoin, Deputy Director of the FIPHFP* association

From 2 to 6 p.m.

  • Celebrating 20 years of the February 11, 2005 law: before and after the law, and its impact
    Experience sharing from current and former students and staff of the University of Bordeaux
    Presentation by Joël Zaffran, professor at the Graduate Research School
  • Help and support for students and staff
    Student and staff experiences
    Presentation by Valérie Bergua, Senior Lecturer HDR, MCU-HDR at BPH
  • Applied research at universities serving people with disabilities and their families: video clips and experiences from researchers.
    Presentation by François Demontoux, professor at IMS
  • Presentation of the virtual tour of the University of Bordeaux
    By Bernard Nkaoua, professor at BPH
  • Presentation of 2 future serious games to promote the inclusivity of disabled people at university
    By Eric Dugas, professor at Laces and in charge of the disability mission

From 6:15 to 8 p.m.

Film projection: "L'enfer en est pavé" by Ouahide Dibane
Interactive feature film on the topics of diversity, equality and inclusion.
A production of “Des ponts à la place des murs”, with the active and reflective participation of the audience.

*FIPHFP: Fund for the integration of disabled people into Public Service