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PURPAN is committed to helping students with disabilities, to help them integrate and ensure success in their higher education.

The school offers dedicated support measures:
• Adapted courses and examinations
• Site access (see appendix)
• Staff awareness
• Evacuation procedures for people with disabilities
• Awareness of accessibility and inclusion issues among student associations and their elected representatives
• CSR approach including “Equal opportunities and diversity,” “Listening to learners’ needs and satisfaction” and “Professional integration & employability of learners”
• Accessibility register available for consultation at the reception desk

Summary

Disability Advisors

Two Disability Advisors based at the Toulouse site facilitate and coordinate this support: Coraline Nanche and Hervé Soucheyre.

– Identify people with disabilities and make themselves known as Disability Advisors
– Set up an individualized welcome and support procedure
– Maintain close links with partners (career advisors and Training Disability Advisors)
– Act as a “Resource Person” both internally and with companies
– Help develop accessible training within their organization
– Capitalize on their Disability Advisor practices (traceability of follow-up and actions carried out)
– Participate in activities available within the regional Disability Advisor network

Please contact them for any questions you may have about your health, or for any specific needs you may have. They are available to guide and support you in the steps you need to take.

Campus accessibility

List of blocks

Consult the public accessibility register

Further information

– Guide de l’accompagnement de l’étudiant en situation de handicap (Support guide for students with disabilities)
– Reference ministerial website https://www.etudiant.gouv.fr/fr
– Guide handicap CDEFI: ressources pour les apprenants (CDEFI disability guide: resources for learners)

Did you know?

Students with disabilities can also include an apprenticeship in their studies (there is no maximum age limit) and sign a contract with a company. This apprenticeship contract takes place both in the company and at the training center. These students benefit from special arrangements due to their status as a disabled apprentice. They must also have a reconnaissance de la qualité de travailleur handicapé (Recognition of Disabled Worker Status, RQTH).

Useful links to help you with the processes and facilitate your professional integration

• MDPH (regional agency for disabled persons)
– AGEFIPH (French non-profit organization that helps disabled people find employment)
• Cap Emploi (French national employment agency)
• Service providers offering specific support
• Etablissements Médico-Sociaux (medical and social institutions)
• https://handicap.gouv.fr (French Ministry of State for Disabled Persons website)