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the University of Lorraine at the forefront

The initiative, launched in 2020, had met with great success. This year, the University of Lorraine (UL) does it again and chooses to devote its mobilization, entitled Autumn of disability, to the theme of sport and, always, of integration. Several highlights will mark the event which will end on December 3 with the International Day of People with Disabilities.

From this Tuesday, October 12, in Nancy, a round table “Sports and handicaps” will bring together practitioners of all levels and actors involved in the field of disability in the service of the activity. The opportunity for these audiences to discuss in order to better understand the challenges of these practices and to help change our perspective but also the discourse on disability in sporting contexts.

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Sensitization

Also this Tuesday in Nancy, a white cane day will offer the public many activities around visual blindness: discovery and writing of Braille, blindfolded tours, tours with guide dogs, etc. An event to raise awareness of the daily reality of the blind and visually impaired organized in partnership with the disability mission and led by the Group of blind and partially sighted intellectuals.

In addition, in Nancy on October 14 then in Metz on October 21, people with disabilities will be invited to participate in sports practice days. Two meetings on the grounds of the gymnasiums and adapted rooms of the two cities – Lefebvre gymnasium of the Lettres et Sciences Humaines campus of Nancy as well as the gymnasium of the Bridoux campus in Metz – set for all those who wish to test a sporting practice and more widely discover handisport. Basketball, table tennis, dancing, fencing, etc. : There will be something for everyone !

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DuoDay

Finally, on the occasion of the European Week for the Employment of People with Disabilities (SEEPH), which will take place this year from November 15 to 21, a series of meetings with professionals and integration specialists will be also organized. The program for this dedicated week will be extended in the coming weeks but it already includes a round table “crossed views” between students and employers and a conference by Laetitia Bernard, journalist and French rider, multiple French riding champion. disabled sports. Likewise, the “DuoDay”, an internal event at UL, offers people with disabilities the opportunity to learn about a job in duo with a volunteer professional, and will be included in the event.

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