From November 17 to 23, IRT Saint Exupéry mobilized for the European Week for the Employment of People with Disabilities.
A week to listen, understand, learn and, above all, change the way we look at disability. Throughout these days, in collaboration with the tenant companies of our building, we joined forces to offer a rich program combining conferences, meetings, and inspiring testimonials to foster open dialogue around disability.
We kicked off the week with PREVALY (occupational health services), which led an essential awareness session on disability: corporate obligations, procedures, and above all the human aspects behind the RQTH declaration.
On Tuesday, we had the honor of welcoming Julien Veysseyre, para-athlete of the Salomon Team. He came to share his story, his athletic journey, and his preparation for UTMB 2026, following his 100 km race at the HOKA UTMB Mont-Blanc 2025 – CCC. A powerful account driven by resilience, the desire to push one’s limits, and the strength to reinvent oneself. The meeting concluded with a friendly 5 km run alongside athletes from the building and Christophe Debard, Head of Airbus Protospace and para-athlete of the Salomon Team.
On Wednesday, we welcomed Atypie-Friendly, a national program committed to creating genuinely inclusive higher education for students and staff with neurodevelopmental disorders (autism, ADHD, dys disorders, etc.). Supported by the COMUE of Toulouse and already deployed in more than 40 institutions, this network continues to grow and sustainably transform practices.
We also met the association My Human Kit, which creates technical aids when existing solutions do not exist or are not suitable, thanks to the ingenuity, collaboration, and energy of its community of volunteers and partners.
Finally, the association (E)nable presented its work: each year, more than 450 children in France are born with limb agenesis. Thanks to 3D printing, (E)nable designs and provides assistive devices that help regain everyday gestures and precious autonomy. A big thank you to Emmanuel Dunouvion!
On Thursday, four people with disabilities joined us for the day as part of Duo Day to discover different fields: communication, human resources, and research engineering.
A week full of exchanges and learning. Together, we created a space for listening, sharing, and understanding around disability—and laid another stone on the path toward inclusion.
