This first edition of the Disability Forum, organized by the General Council of Alpes-Maritimes, is an opportunity to raise public awareness about disability and accessibility, inform individuals with disabilities, their families, and institutions about their rights and the existing facilities in Alpes-Maritimes, and to unite the largest number of partners and residents of the department.
Handi Forum 06 will be held this Saturday, November 17 from 9 AM to 5 PM, at Maison du Séminaire in Nice, 29 Franck Pilatte Boulevard.
More than just a Forum, this event is intended to be a meeting place: thematic workshops, cultural shows, films, booths, sports, and outdoor activities will animate the day, focusing on professional integration, access to healthcare, housing, social life, and access to rights.
Program:
10:00 AM: 1st series of workshops
Room Cézanne – Autism: Social life and access to somatic care
Room Bonnard – Reception of young children with disabilities and childcare arrangements
Room Picasso – The professional path of adults with disabilities
Room Bréa – Leisure – Sports – Culture
Room Chéret – Healthcare pathway for women with disabilities in Alpes-Maritimes
11:00 AM: Speech by Mr. Eric Ciotti, Deputy, President of the General Council of Alpes-Maritimes
11:30 AM: Conference by JF CHOSSY: “Moving from care to consideration”
2:00 PM – 2:50 PM: 2nd series of workshops
Room Chéret – Living in the city with a psychological disability
Room Bonnard – Health facilities for adolescents
Room Picasso – The evolution of a life and employment project – From child to adult
Room Cézanne – Mobility solutions across the territory
Room Bréa – Being deaf or becoming deaf
3:30 PM: 3rd series of workshops
Room Bréa – Care pathway for multi-disabled individuals in Alpes-Maritimes
Room Chéret – Living in the city with a psychological disability (2)
Room Cézanne – Child/adult transition – Evolution of a school life project
Room Picasso – Accessibility in and to housing
Room Bonnard – Visual impairment and access to the city
4:45 PM: Closing – Speech by Mr. Lauriano AZINHEIRINHA, General Councilor in charge of the “Disabled Persons” mission, Deputy Mayor of Nice, Community Councilor of Nice Côte d’Azur.
Outdoor activities:
Presentation of parasports activities and adapted equipment, PMR routes, adapted foosball, “shared gardens” beds, guide dogs, etc.
Artistic and cultural activities:
Room Matisse configured for 80 theater seats where performances and film screenings by, for, or with disabled people will take place throughout the day.
