Atalan

What Atalan does

Atalan is a Paris-based, privately held consulting firm founded in 2002 by Sylvie Goldfain that specializes in digital accessibility and disability awareness. The company operates as an independent expert for private and public organizations, providing consulting, training, and accessibility audits aligned with French (RGAA) and international (WCAG, AccessiWeb) standards. Its service portfolio spans accessibility assessments for websites, intranets, mobile applications, software, videos, office documents, PDFs, and ePubs, complemented by a catalog of seven distinct disability awareness workshop formats covering topics such as DYS disorders, invisible disabilities, non-verbal communication, musculoskeletal disorders, and French Sign Language.

The company's core technology assets are AcceDe Web and AcceDe PDF — collaborative methodological frameworks coordinated by Atalan with over 50 contributing organizations, providing practical, open-license guidelines for accessible web and document production. Atalan also maintains a technical blog with 122+ articles and a user testing program that recruits people using assistive technologies to evaluate client digital products. The firm has obtained Qualiopi certification for its training offerings (effective January 2022) and operates offices in Paris and Toronto.

Atalan generates revenue exclusively through professional services: project-based consulting engagements, inter-company and intra-company training sessions, and standalone accessibility audits. Customer acquisition is content-driven, relying on its blog, free methodological resources, webinars (including annual GAAD events), and industry conference participation. Its client base is highly diversified across large French enterprises, public sector bodies, and a growing set of international engagements, with named logos spanning banking, insurance, energy, retail, luxury, transport, and government.

Name

Atalan

Legal name

Atalan

Website

https://atalan.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Atalan is a Paris-based digital accessibility and disability awareness consultancy founded in 2002, providing expert consulting, Qualiopi-certified training, and RGAA/WCAG audits to French enterprises and public sector organizations, alongside a catalog of disability awareness workshops.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital accessibility professional services

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (541690), Educational Support Services (611710), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Accessibility & Web/App Compliance (WCAG) (EDALAGAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Assistive Technology & Accessible Digital Skills (EDAAAIAK), Accessibility, Accommodations & Assistive Services (EDALAFAN)

Keywords

• Digital accessibility consulting
• Accessibility audits
• Accessibility training programs
• Disability awareness workshops
• RGAA WCAG compliance

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Operations

Revenue model

1. Consulting and project accompaniment: Atalan acts as an independent expert consultant, intervening at every stage of digital accessibility projects for private companies and public organizations.
2. Training sessions: Training on web, mobile and PDF accessibility offered as regular inter-company sessions and on-demand intra-company sessions. Courses cover project management, design, development, and accessible writing for web and mobile.
3. Accessibility audits: Independent expert audits providing an accessibility status assessment with multi-level reports including recommendations and labeling support.
4. Disability awareness workshops: Interactive awareness workshops and webinars on disability for enterprises, offered in-person and remotely. Workshops cover topics such as invisible disabilities, Dys disorders, non-verbal communication, and workplace ergonomics (TMS).

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Atalan provides independent expert consulting, Qualiopi-certified training sessions, and multi-level accessibility audits for websites, intranets, mobile applications, software, videos, PDFs, and ePub documents, evaluated against RGAA, WCAG, and AccessiWeb standards. The firm also designs and delivers disability awareness workshops (in-person and webinar-based) covering digital accessibility, non-verbal communication, DYS disorders, invisible disabilities, musculoskeletal disorders (TMS), and French Sign Language, and coordinates the free, collaborative AcceDe Web and AcceDe PDF methodology projects.

Product overview

Atalan is a digital accessibility and disability awareness services company offering two main product lines: AcceDe Web and AcceDe PDF (methodological notices/guidelines for accessible web and document projects), combined with professional services including consulting, training, and accessibility audits (RGAA, WCAG). The company also runs a comprehensive disability awareness workshop program with 7 distinct workshop formats covering digital accessibility, non-verbal communication, DYS disorders, invisible disabilities, assistive technology demonstrations, MSD/TMS prevention, and French Sign Language practice.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AcceDe Web Collaborative methodology project coordinated by Atalan that provides practical, open-licensed methodological notices enabling web professionals (project managers, designers, developers, content contributors) to make websites and mobile applications accessible to people with disabilities.
• AcceDe PDF Collaborative methodology project coordinated by Atalan that provides practical notices for creating accessible office documents, PDFs, and ePubs using Adobe InDesign, Word, and Open Office, for accessibility professionals producing documents compliant with RGAA, WCAG, and AccessiWeb standards.
• Digital accessibility consulting and project accompaniment (Conseil accessibilité et accompagnement de projets) Independent expert consulting service accompanying private and public organizations at every stage of digital accessibility projects (strategic, operational, and project management), integrating accessibility across websites, intranets, mobile applications, software, videos, PDFs, and ePubs.
• Digital accessibility training (Formations accessibilité) Multi-level training sessions covering web, mobile, and PDF accessibility, offered as regular inter-company (open-enrollment) sessions and customized intra-company (on-demand) sessions, with Qualiopi quality certification effective January 2022 under the 'Actions de Formation' category.
• Accessibility audits (Audits d'accessibilité) Independent expert accessibility audits performed against RGAA, WCAG, and AccessiWeb standards, delivering multi-level audit reports with technical, graphic, editorial, and methodological recommendations, and support for accessibility labeling.
• Disability awareness workshops (Ateliers de sensibilisation au handicap) Interactive awareness workshops and webinars covering digital accessibility, non-verbal communication and hearing disability, DYS disorders, invisible disabilities, living with visible or invisible disability, musculoskeletal disorders (TMS/MSD), and Café Silence French Sign Language practice, delivered in-person or remotely to enterprise HR departments and Disability Mission teams to support workplace inclusion of people with disabilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 120 companies have trusted Atalan for disability awareness workshops since 2009.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AcceDe Web collaborative consortium (50+ organizations)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 June 2013AcceDe Web was developed through a collaborative effort of over 50 organizations including companies, associations, schools, and institutions. Key contributors mentioned include AlterWay (designer Romy Duhem-Verdière), BNP Paribas (Dominique Bellion), and Sanofi (Tanguy Lohéac). Atalan coordinated the project.
• SiemenscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 June 2013Atalan co-organized the 'Emploi & Handicap: l'innovation au service de l'insertion professionnelle et de la performance' conference on June 13, 2013 at the Cité des Sciences in Paris. Siemens participated as a co-organizer alongside Atalan, Tadeo, and Phitech. The event focused on disability in the workplace and technology solutions for inclusion.
• TadeocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 June 2013Tadeo provides video remote interpretation services for deaf communication. Atalan co-organized the 2013 Employment & Disability conference with Tadeo, Siemens, and Phitech. Tadeo also appeared in a testimonial video for disability awareness workshops.
• PhitechminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 June 2013Phitech develops acoustic beacons for visually impaired accessibility. Atalan co-organized the 2013 Employment & Disability conference with Phitech, Siemens, and Tadeo. Philippe Lemaire, Phitech's Managing Director, presented on acoustic beacons at the conference.
• CNSA (Caisse Nationale de Solidarité pour l'Autonomie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCNSA collaborated with Atalan on making Design Systems accessible. The CNSA Design System team provided a return of experience during the GAAD 2025 webinar on accessible Design Systems, organized by Atalan.
• JaccedeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAtalan accompanied Jaccede on various projects, including presenting a conference on mobile application accessibility at the 4th edition of study days on technologies for visually impaired people, organized by the Fédération des Aveugles de France.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ideance: French accessibility consultancy (formerly Temesis) specializing in RGAA audits, training, and design-system accessibility. Direct peer sharing Atalan's French-market focus and methodology-driven service model.
• Tanaguru: France-based accessibility consultancy providing RGAA/WCAG audits, training, and integration services. Direct French peer with comparable positioning in enterprise and public-sector accessibility work.
• Access42: French accessibility consultancy offering audits, training, and consulting on RGAA and WCAG. Most direct French-language peer to Atalan with overlapping service lines and customer segments.
• WebAIM: Non-profit providing accessibility training, audits, and widely-used reference resources (WAVE). Closely comparable to Atalan in combining expert services with thought-leadership content for the accessibility community.
• AbilityNet: UK-based non-profit providing digital accessibility consultancy, training, and audits, with deep expertise in WCAG and UK accessibility regulations. Closely mirrors Atalan's mix of expert advisory, training, and awareness services.

Broad incumbents

• Sopra Steria: Major European IT services group with public-sector and digital accessibility capabilities, particularly in France. Represents the broad-incumbent threat to Atalan on large RGAA-driven public-sector engagements.
• Level Access: Major US accessibility firm combining consulting, training, and proprietary accessibility platform (AMP). Operates in the same service categories as Atalan but with a software-augmented model at much greater scale.
• Capgemini Engineering: Large global consultancy with an established digital accessibility practice (acquired FDM4 group). Competes with Atalan on enterprise accessibility RFPs from the same French blue-chip buyer base, with vastly greater delivery capacity.
• TPGi (The Paciello Group): US-based accessibility consultancy offering audits, training, and advisory, acquired by Vispero. Comparable service portfolio to Atalan with broader geographic reach and deeper enterprise footprint.
• Deque Systems: Largest global pure-play digital accessibility firm offering audits, training, and the axe-core testing toolset. Same service lines as Atalan but at significantly greater scale and with proprietary software assets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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