On 20/05/2025 from 5 to 6 p.m., we organised an information meeting, which is attached: Information meeting
https://univ-avignon.scalelite.bbb.numerique-esr.fr/recording/b3cbc9fa53f01898881bf3dbc38a15fdf9e4bac8-1747752330121/video?token=a0d74ce8e76d30886dcfd40992ade174d38f26fa7b1e722439831f4e640a5e29
https://univ-avignon.scalelite.bbb.numerique-esr.fr/recording/b3cbc9fa53f01898881bf3dbc38a15fdf9e4bac8-1747752330121/presentation?token=9f2d9940f9cdfd0fc2ee26d075f908f8f74d3c3da64a81db6c168865b4a25974 (Please click directly on the link opposite; if it doesn't work, copy the URL and paste it into the search bar)
The following were present:
-Emilie Pamart: Education Manager
-Pascal Parsat: Expert on disability in culture
-Juliette Burnel: Educational engineer




Objectives:

- To promote the dissemination of a concerted action in favour of access to culture and artistic practices for people with disabilities, but also for the professional integration of workers with disabilities in cultural enterprises.
- To develop professional practices on disability in the cultural sector and, more broadly, in the health, social, medico-social, education and media sectors.
- Encourage the creation of a 360° "disability referent" in VSEs and SMEs in the Culture sector.

The Diplôme Universitaire Culture et Handicap aims to train professionals capable of helping facilities comply with these obligations, while developing inclusive practices that promote fair access to culture.


Target audience:

The "Culture and Disability(ies)" University Diploma is aimed at a wide range of professionals wishing to combine the fields of culture, health, education and social work in an inclusive perspective:

Arts and culture professionals (artists, administrative staff, technicians)
Health, social and medico-social professionals working in the fields of disability and/or culture
Professionals in education and journalism (particularly cultural)
People with disabilities and their carers wishing to train as cultural mediators, disability advisors or public relations officers in cultural or health facilities.

Organisation of training :

The DU is structured around 5 two-day training periods, spread over the academic year:

16 & 17 October
20 & 21 November
18 & 19 december
15 & 16 January
26 & 27 February

Teaching content :

The programme comprises 8 modules:

Disability: from its origins to the present day Disability in culture
Employer obligations and support measures
Diversity in artistic creation
Professional approach to disability
Welcoming the public
Cultural mediation activities for cultural institutions and their surrounding areas
Sharing experience
Learner-led study days (design work, documentation, facilitation)

Assessment :

Modules 1 to 8 are not individually assessed. Validation is based on attendance (presence and participation) and the submission of a preparatory dossier for the study day, covering all the skills targeted.
Module 9 is assessed on the basis of a written report (maximum 20 pages) summarising the approach taken to the study day (design, implementation, organisation). This assessment is carried out jointly by the contributors, the diploma coordinator and the lecturers from the Information and Communication Sciences department.

Prerequisites and registration procedures

The expected entry level for the course is 3 years' higher education or proof of at least 3 years' experience in the field of culture, the arts, medical-social care and/or disability.
An application must be completed. It should consist of a CV, a covering letter (professional project & themes between 2 and 5 pages) and supporting documents (diplomas or experience).

Prices :

Individual price: ? 1,200
Company rate: €1,500