ANPSA

What ANPSA does

ANPSA (Association Nationale pour les Personnes SourdAveugles) is a French non-profit association recognized as being of general interest (reconnu d'intérêt général), operating as the national reference body for deafblind individuals (personnes sourdaveugles) in France. The association serves deafblind persons, their families, and professionals working with them, addressing social isolation, lack of accessible communication, and limited access to culture, leisure, and civic participation. Its service portfolio includes peer-support programming (Café-Rencontres in Paris and Dunkerque, Session-Rencontres residential stays), information dissemination via its website (anpsa.fr) and Facebook, advocacy in national consultative bodies (CNCPH, CNSA), and facilitation of professional interpreting services (LSF, LSF Tactile, transcription) for cultural participation. ANPSA does not develop or sell technology products; its role is to coordinate, advocate, and connect rather than commercialize.

The organization's business model is donation- and membership-driven. Revenue streams comprise individual and corporate donations (eligible for 66% and 60% tax deductions respectively), membership fees from deafblind persons, families, and professionals, and event-based fundraising (charitable concerts, Course des Héros, gala evenings). Micro-fees for activities (€8-10 for Café-Rencontres) are negligible relative to total receipts. Key partnerships span CRESAM (research co-development), GNCHR (rare-disability coordination), Harmonie Mutuelle (2016 Prix Solidarité), Foundation Agir pour l'Audition, ADIS, FEDEEH, and FIRAH (March 2025 research project). The association is governed by a Conseil d'Administration under President Dominique Spriet, with Vice-President Valérie Taggiasco and Secrétaire Générale Annick Khun-Godet, and operates from a single Paris headquarters at 22 rue Deparcieux, 75014 Paris.

Name

ANPSA

Legal name

Association Nationale pour les Personnes SourdAveugles

Website

https://anpsa.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ANPSA is a French non-profit association recognized as being of general interest that serves deafblind individuals, their families, and professionals through peer support, advocacy, and access to interpreting services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Advocacy and Support Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Disability Services & Assistive Solutions (Accessibility, Assistive Tech) (BPAGALAM)

Keywords

• Deafblind support services
• Disability advocacy
• Sign language interpreting
• Assistive communication
• Nonprofit association

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: ANPSA accepts monetary donations from individuals and organizations. The association is recognized as a charitable organization (association reconnue d'intérêt général) and is authorized to issue tax deduction receipts (reçus Cerfa). For individuals, 66% of donations are tax-deductible within 20% of net taxable income. For companies, 60% of donations are deductible within 5% of annual turnover.
2. Membership Fees: ANPSA generates revenue through membership fees from its members — persons who are deafblind, their families, and professionals working with them.
3. Donations (Virement Bancaire): Bank transfer donations accepted. Donors are asked to send their contact details or donation form to receive their tax receipt via email ([email protected]).

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ANPSA is a French non-profit association recognized as being of general interest (reconnu d'intérêt général) that provides information, advocacy, peer support, and facilitates access to professional interpreting services (LSF, LSF Tactile, transcription) for deafblind individuals (sourdaveugles), their families, and professionals working with them. The organization coordinates national events such as Café-Rencontres and Session-Rencontres, represents members in national disability policy bodies (CNCPH, CNSA), and raises funds through donations and membership fees to support cultural and leisure access.

Product overview

ANPSA is a non-profit association (Association nationale pour les personnes sourdAveugles) that provides support, advocacy, and community services for deafblind individuals in France. The organization is not a technology company but rather a charitable association. Services include: organizing Café-Rencontre social gatherings, Session-Rencontre stays, training events, conferences on deafblindness, advocacy work with government bodies (CNCPH), and promoting digital accessibility. The association also conducts surveys and research collaborations (e.g., with CRESAM) to understand the needs of people with dual sensory disabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• CRESAMcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016CRESAM (Centre de Ressources sur la Surdicécité) is ANPSA's primary co-development partner for surveys and research on deafblind persons. Together they conducted a major survey on the competencies and needs of persons with dual sensory disability (visual and auditory) living at home. CRESAM also co-organized the 2016 Pair-aidance national days and 2018 C.H.A.R.G.E. syndrome conferences.
• CNCPH (Conseil National Consultatif des Personnes Handicapées)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerANPSA actively participates in CNCPH commissions including: Commission Compensation du Handicap et Ressources, Commission Accessibilité, Conception Universelle et Numérique, Commission Santé, Bien-Être et Bientraitance, Commission Accompagnement des Personnes, Commission Éducation – Scolarité, Commission Formation – Emploi, Délégation Jeunesse, Délégation International et Europe, and Délégation Territoires.
• GNCHR (Groupement National de Coopération Handicaps Rares)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerANPSA is a member of the GNCHR, which coordinates national cooperation on rare disabilities. ANPSA participated in GNCHR's 2016 National Day on rare disabilities, whose proceedings were published on the GNCHR website.
• CFPSAAminorOthersANPSA participates in CFPSAA (Comité Français de la Prospective et de la Solidarité Agroalimentaire et associative) activities including Assemblies and Board meetings, a representative attended the PAM Plénière Exceptionnelle.
• UNANIMESminorOthersANPSA participates in UNANIMES activities including Board (CA) meetings and General Assemblies.
• COLLECTIF HANDICAPminorOthersANPSA participates in COLLECTIF HANDICAP General Assemblies and activities.
• PAM (Permanences d'Action en Milieu rural)minorOthersANPSA participates in PAM (Permanences d'Action en Milieu rural) activities including Plénière Exceptionnelle and GT Ateliers Experts sessions for user experts.
• CNSA (Caisse Nationale de Solidarité pour l'Autonomie)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerANPSA participates in CNSA's PCH (Prestation de Compensation du Handicap) monitoring meetings and the 2016 National Day on rare disabilities co-organized with CNSA and GNCHR.
• ERHR IdF (Équipe Relais Handicaps Rares Île-de-France)minorOthersANPSA participated in ERHR IdF's final restitution of the shared territorial diagnosis on 'Hearing Disability with Associated Severe Disorders' in Île-de-France.
• Harmonie MutuelleminorGTM or Marketing PartnerANPSA was invited by Harmonie Mutuelle for the International Day of Human Solidarity (December 20), alongside association Vellai Thamarai France. Both associations had been supported by Harmonie Mutuelle through its Prix Solidarité and the Fondation Harmonie Solidarités in 2016.
• INJA (Institut National des Jeunes Aveugles)minorOthersANPSA held a charitable concert at the INJA in Paris (March 13, 2018). INJA provided its prestigious Salle André Marchal (equipped with a magnetic loop) free of charge for the event.
• Hôpital Saint-JosephminorOthersANPSA had a stand at Hôpital Saint-Joseph on June 27, 2025, for the World Deafblindness Day (Journée Mondiale de la Surdicécité).
• Théâtre des MathurinsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerANPSA organized a charitable theater evening at the Théâtre des Mathurins in Paris (April 22, 2017), featuring the play 'Darius'. Jean-Benoît Patricot and the theater partnered with ANPSA for the event.
• FIRAHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerANPSA participated in the first project meeting for the FIRAH research project on 'Quality of Life at Work for Deaf People in a Post-Covid Context' on March 13, 2025.
• ADIS (Association pour le Développement de l'Interprétariat de Langue des Signes)minorOthersANPSA co-organized the 'de main à mains' seminar (April 27–30, 2018) with ADIS, designed for deaf persons accompanying deafblind individuals for leisure activities.
• FEDEEHminorOthersANPSA conducted a workshop on communication with deafblind persons at the 'sens Lab' organized by FEDEEH (March 2018).
• Fondation Agir pour l'AuditionminorOthersANPSA contributed to a Usher Info Day organized by the Fondation Agir pour l'Audition at the 15/20 Hospital in Paris (February 2018). ANPSA also organized a symposium day with this foundation (March 2017).

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights9 records

Regional players

• GIAA (Groupement des Intellectuels Aveugles et Amblyopes): GIAA is a French association providing services, advocacy, and accessibility for blind and visually impaired persons. While its focus is on visual impairment, it overlaps with ANPSA on accessibility, Braille, and integration of sensory-disabled persons, and serves as a structural ally/competitor for donor dollars.
• UNISDA: UNISDA (Union Nationale pour l'Insertion Sociale des Déficients Auditifs) is a French federation focused on deaf and hard-of-hearing persons. While ANPSA serves dual sensory impairment, UNISDA sits in an adjacent space and represents a parallel national advocacy body with which ANPSA coordinates on sign language and accessibility policy.

Broad incumbents

• European Deafblind Network (EDbN): EDbN is the European-level network for deafblind persons, coordinating national associations across EU member states. ANPSA's role as the French national association places it in direct relationship with EDbN for EU-funded projects and shared European advocacy.
• Collectif Handicap: Collectif Handicap is a broad French coalition of disability associations, of which ANPSA is a participating member. Both engage in national advocacy and share political representation in disability policy, but Collectif Handicap operates across all disability categories vs. ANPSA's narrow focus.
• World Federation of the Deafblind (WFDB): WFDB is the global umbrella organization for deafblind persons. ANPSA coordinates with European and global deafblind networks, making WFDB a structural counterpart for international advocacy, knowledge exchange, and cross-border funding.

Emerging players

• FEDEEH: FEDEEH is a French federation for students and trainees with disabilities. ANPSA has already run a workshop at its 'sens Lab' (March 2018). Both organizations service the disability community across overlapping age groups and share donor and advocacy networks.
• Fondation Agir pour l'Audition: French foundation committed to hearing health and supporting hearing-impaired persons, including Usher syndrome. ANPSA co-organized the Usher Info Day (2018) with this foundation, indicating a shared Thematic focus on combined auditory/visual disabilities and donor pool.
• ADIS (Association pour le Développement de l'Interprétariat de Langue des Signes): ADIS is a French sign language interpreting association. ANPSA co-organized the 'de main à mains' seminar with ADIS (2018) for deaf persons accompanying deafblind individuals. ADIS is comparable as a professional provider of accessibility services in the same signed-language ecosystem.

Others

• Sesame Autisme (handicaps rares): Sesame Autisme is a French federation supporting rare-disability associations, including deafblind-specific entities. It is comparable as a peer in the broader rare-disability ecosystem and shares access to GNCHR networks and rare-disability funding mechanisms.

Direct peers

• CRESAM: CRESAM is the Centre de Ressources sur la Surdicécité, ANPSA's primary co-development partner for research and surveys on dual sensory disability. Both organizations serve the same deafblind population in France and frequently co-organize conferences and resources.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

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