About disability at Paris-Saclay University

Disability policy at Paris-Saclay University

Université Paris-Saclay is an innovative university committed to providing everyone with the means to fully express their talents, and to promoting diversity and difference as strengths for individuals and as a source of richness for the university community.

As such, Université Paris-Saclay is committed to implementing a disability policy that reflects a core belief: every individual, regardless of their differences or disabilities, has a place within our university.

• The Université Paris-Saclay Disability Master Plan reflects a shared institutional commitment to making the university exemplary in terms of inclusion and disability awareness. Within each faculty, school, and partner institution, specific disability action plans are developed to implement this policy.
• The University’s Diversity and Disability Office provides leadership with the information, recommendations, and initiatives needed to create the conditions for genuine equal opportunities for success for all.
• The Handiversité working group brings together—alongside research and academic stakeholders from Université Paris-Saclay—companies, non-profit organizations, and regional actors to coordinate and strengthen actions around disability.
• The biennial Handiversité conference highlights innovation and advances in the field of disability.
• In addition, Université Paris-Saclay is a signatory of the Atypie-Friendly charter, which aims to improve support for students with neurodevelopmental conditions (NDC), such as learning differences (“dys” disorders), autism spectrum conditions (ASC), and attention deficit disorder with or without hyperactivity (ADHD).

Disability coordinators, contacts, and project officers

Disability coordinators, contacts, and project officers

Two disability project officers coordinate the university’s disability policy and related actions, in alignment with the Disability Master Plan and in close collaboration with the network of student disability advisors and staff disability contacts across faculties, schools, and partner institutions.

Disability project officers:

• Disability (staff and students): Gérard Tachdjian — gerard.tachdjian@universite-paris-saclay.fr
• Digital accessibility: Margot Thuilleaux — margot.thuilleaux@universite-paris-saclay.fr

Student advisors and staff contacts across faculties and institutions

Each faculty, school, and partner institution has dedicated services, including:

• a student disability advisor
• a staff disability contact

To get in touch, please refer to the list of advisors and contacts.

Key priorities of the Université Paris-Saclay Disability Master Plan

Key priorities of the Université Paris-Saclay Disability Master Plan

• Supporting pupils and students with disabilities or specific needs
• Raising awareness and providing training for students and staff
• Implementing an inclusive human resources policy for staff with disabilities
• Developing digital tools and improving the accessibility of facilities and services
• Embedding disability at the heart of research and innovation
• Strengthening the university’s role within its broader environment

Université Paris-Saclay reflects a shared ambition to become a leading institution in inclusion, diversity, and disability awareness. This commitment is embodied in its Disability Master Plan.

Within Université Paris-Saclay, each faculty, school, and partner institution may adapt and implement its own Disability Master Plan, available on their respective websites.

Within Université Paris-Saclay, each faculty, school, and partner institution may develop and implement its own Disability Master Plan, available on their respective websites.

Key indicators

In the document below, you’ll find key statistics on disability at Université Paris-Saclay.