2013 Novelty: the HandiCap'INSA distinction

It will be possible for engineer students participating to receive: the HandiCap'INSA distinction, an INSA diploma supplement, recognised by the INSA Lyon Foundation, as well as new contacts. This distinction highlights the student's interest in the field of disabilities.

Even if society today adapts more and more to the insertion of persons with disabilities in companies and working life, the requirement to employ 6% of disabled employees is far from being applied in all companies and prejudice is still rampant. By supporting this action, INSA Lyon, as a trainer of future engineers and managers, helps students approach the topic of disabilities.

"INSA Lyon mobilises the teachers and enables us to carry out presentations during our 3d year classes in the presence of a professional partner or of a disabled person." explains Cindy Dolomieu, a 5th year student in the Industrial Engineering Department and coordinator of the Week.

"The school also helps raise awareness through sport by offering sports lessons in which students are placed in the position of a disabled person. Hence all the students will have been touched by this campaign at least once during their time at INSA Lyon." 

Les 15 membres de l'équipe d'organisation d'Handizgoud

Throughout the week, the Handizgoud team has offered varied activities:

- management role playing, in the presence of heads of human resources from partner companies,
- sign language initiation,
- handisport, in particular via the presence of a "wheelchair rugby" team and a "handibasket" team,
- visual, auditory or motor disability role playing workshops,
- tour of facilities put in place during the construction of the Marie Curie library,
- "dinner in the dark" followed by a discussion with visually impaired people,
- disability quizz,
- disability theme shows: French Sign Language (LSF) concert and artistic creation.