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11.17.2014Sixth edition of Disability Week at Legrand, 17 to 21 November, 2014
Organised each year during France’s ational Week in favour of Employment of People with Disabilities, Legrand’s ’Disability Week’ provides an opportunity to boost the visibility of the various awareness-raising and communication initiatives deployed for the benefit of the Group’s employees in this regard, while also enhancing their relevance.
This year, several events have been organised, including:
- stretching and spinal manipulation sessions led by blind and partially sighted third-year students at the IFMK physiotherapy training institute run by APSAH (Association for social promotion of the blind and people with other disabilities). In this context, a partnership was signed between Legrand and the APSAH-IFMK on Thursday 6 November at Innoval, Limoges, in order to ensure a lasting framework for the continuation and follow-up of initiatives jointly set up over the past four years now
- presentations by two associations, ‘Handicap évasion’ and ‘Limoges tandem club’
- the hosting of two disabled persons at Legrand’s eception department as part of the ‘A job in a day’ programme
- a communication workshop presenting the ‘Mission Handicap’ initiative, the work of the Occupational health department, and an innovative software tool for greater digital accessibility.