Association Trait d'union Auvergne Handis

What Association Trait d'union Auvergne Handis does

Association Trait d'union Auvergne Handis (ATUAH) is a French non-profit association (Association loi 1901) founded in 2019 by Georges Labreuille, a person with a disability, to provide free inclusive leisure, cultural, sporting, and wellness activities for people with disabilities and their families across the Auvergne region. Headquartered at 10 avenue de Royat, 63122 Ceyrat (legal seat) with operational offices at Le PIC, 34 Rue du Clos Four, 63100 Clermont-Ferrand, the association is staffed by 11 salaried employees and approximately 70 active volunteers. Since inception it has accumulated over 20,000 participations across roughly 150 activities per year, organized across culture, sports, leisure, nature, and wellness verticals, and adapted for all disability types (motor, visual, auditory, mental, and psychic).

The organization's service delivery rests on an online activity agenda and member portal (association-traitdunion-handis.fr), signature flagship events (Handidôme inclusive day at the Puy de Dôme summit, Hand'Issimo race-car baptisms at the Issoire circuit, Circus Tour traveling to medico-social establishments, Étincelles inclusive fashion show, Rêves de Gosse aviation experience, Magie de Noël at Garden Palace), and an innovative audio description system inaugurated in November 2024 at Stade Marcel Michelin. The audio description system, described as first-in-France, uses the Sennheiser Mobile Connect app over a Wi-Fi link to deliver real-time Radio France Bleu Pays d'Auvergne commentary to visually impaired rugby fans, co-financed by Crédit Mutuel Massif Central. The association's website is fully RGAA 4.1.2 compliant per an audit by DBM (declaration established December 10, 2024, updated September 17, 2025).

ATUAH operates a 100% free-of-charge model for participants, with all revenue derived from donations (via HelloAsso), corporate and institutional partnerships, and event-based fundraising. Strategic and financial partners include ASM Clermont Auvergne (rugby, with free PMR access and audio description), La Coopérative de Mai (concert venue), Clermont Auvergne Opéra, Panoramique des Dômes (cogwheel train), Crédit Mutuel Massif Central, Département du Puy-de-Dôme, Intermarché, BMW Héli-Drive Clermont-Ferrand, moncirque.fr, and AcceSens (accessible tourism training). The association has no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no external equity investors, consistent with its charitable status, and serves three primary segments: individuals with disabilities in Auvergne (primary), their families and caregivers, and medico-social establishments (IME, ESAT, care homes).

Name

Association Trait d'union Auvergne Handis

Legal name

Association Trait d'union Auvergne Handis

Website

https://association-traitdunion-handis.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

French non-profit founded in 2019 providing free inclusive leisure, cultural, sporting, and wellness activities to people with disabilities and families across the Auvergne region, supported by 11 staff, ~70 volunteers, and a network of cultural, sporting, and institutional partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Inclusion and Accessible Leisure Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Disability & Adaptive Sports Organizations (Paralympic, Special Olympics) (MPAKACAH), Adaptive & Para-Sport Event Organizers (MPAKADAM), Special Needs & Accessible Travel Services (Local DMC) (THAKAEAL)

Keywords

• Inclusive leisure services
• Disability access programs
• Adaptive cultural activities
• Accessible sports events
• Social inclusion nonprofit

Headquarters

HQ city

Ceyrat

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations: Association receives donations from individuals and organizations to fund free activities for people with disabilities. Donations accepted through HelloAsso platform.
2. Corporate Partnerships: Financial and in-kind support from partners including event sponsors, venue providers, and equipment donors. Generates revenue through partner-funded events and activities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Association Trait d'union Auvergne Handis organises and delivers a free, year-round programme of inclusive leisure, cultural, sporting, nature, and wellness activities for people with disabilities in the Auvergne region of France. Members register through an online portal to participate in flagship events such as Handidôme, Hand'Issimo, and Circus Tour, alongside adapted visits to cultural and sports venues and innovative accessibility services such as the audio-description system at Stade Marcel Michelin.

Product overview

Association Trait d'union Auvergne Handis (ATUAH) operates as a non-profit organization offering a unified platform of free inclusive leisure, cultural, sporting, and wellness activities for people with disabilities in Auvergne, France. The core offering is the Activity Agenda Platform through which members can register for various programs including signature events (Handidôme, Hand'Issimo, Circus Tour), cultural access services (audio description at stadiums, opera partnerships), and inclusive sports initiations (paratir, adapted karate, paragliding). All activities are free for members, supported by volunteers, and designed to be accessible for all types of disabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Activity Agenda Platform Online platform offering free cultural, sporting, leisure, nature, and wellness activities for people with disabilities in Auvergne, with free membership registration for beneficiaries and their companions.
• Handidôme Inclusive day event at the summit of Puy de Dôme for children with and without disabilities, featuring train rides, an entertainment village, circus performances, and adapted activities.
• Hand'Issimo Race car driving experience event held at the Issoire circuit, offering people with disabilities free baptism rides in sports cars with volunteer pilots.
• Circus Tour Itinerant circus tour visiting specialized medico-social establishments across Auvergne, bringing circus performances with adapted activities for children with disabilities.
• Audio Description System at Stade Marcel Michelin First-in-France audio description device enabling visually impaired supporters to follow rugby matches live at ASM Clermont Auvergne stadium via a smartphone app and Wi-Fi connection, co-developed with Radio France Bleu Pays d'Auvergne and Crédit Mutuel Massif Central.
• Étincelles - Inclusive Fashion Show Inclusive fashion show event in Clermont-Ferrand featuring people with disabilities as models, alongside workshops in well-being, theater, and self-confidence.
• Inclusive Sports Initiation Para-sports initiation program including paratir, adapted karate, scuba diving, paragliding, adapted cycling, and hiking activities for people with disabilities.
• Cultural Access Partnerships Partnerships with cultural venues providing free accessible places including Clermont Auvergne Opéra, La Coopérative de Mai concert hall, Vulcania, and Zénith d'Auvergne for people with disabilities.
• Rêves de Gosse Educational flight experience program where children with and without disabilities experience airplane flights, including a pedagogical project on superhero themes.
• Magie de Noël - Garden Palace Annual Christmas event at Garden Palace offering accessible shows and gifts for children with disabilities from multiple organisations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 20,000+ participations in activities since 2019
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• La Coopérative de MaicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026Concert venue partnership providing free access to music events. Convention signed to make concerts accessible to people with disabilities and their families.
• Clermont Auvergne OpéracoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026Opera partnership providing free access to opera performances and cultural events. Convention signed with director Ève Coquart to make opera accessible.
• ASM Clermont AuvergnecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 August 2023Rugby club partnership providing free access to matches for people with reduced mobility. Includes establishment of audio description system for visually impaired fans at Stade Marcel Michelin. Partnership includes free PMR places and some seats for all disability types.
• Centre EscoloreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerESAT (sheltered workshop) hosting inclusive cinema events including outdoor film screenings with audio description.
• moncirque.frcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecialist partner providing circus shows adapted for medico-social audiences. Partner for Circus Tour inclusive circus touring 15 establishments.
• Le PALminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTheme park providing adapted access for people with disabilities including priority access, reserved parking, and wheelchair-friendly attractions.
• Panoramique des DômescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCogwheel train service providing transportation to Puy de Dôme summit for inclusive events like Handidôme and paragliding baptisms.
• AéroparapenteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParagliding pilots providing adapted tandem flights for people with disabilities including wheelchair users.
• BMW Héli-Drive Clermont-FerrandcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerRegular partner for Hand'Issimo race car baptism events, providing vehicles and volunteer pilots.
• Musée de la Virée d'AntanminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMuseum providing vintage car rides during Hand'Issimo events.
• IntermarchécoreGTM or Marketing PartnerRegular partner providing brioche sales for fundraising and supporting association events.
• Radio France Bleu Pays d'AuvergnecoreTechnology or IntegrationRadio partner for audio description system, providing real-time match commentary for visually impaired fans.
• Institut des Métiers de Clermont-FerrandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVocational school providing beauty and wellness services for beneficiaries through student practical sessions.
• AcceSensminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation specializing in accessible tourism, providing training on disabilities and FALC (Easy to Read) communication.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• AFM-Téléthon: Major French nonprofit supporting people with neuromuscular diseases. Comparable as a French nonprofit funding free programs for people with disabilities, but operates nationally with a research-and-cure focus rather than the regional, leisure-activity mission of ATUAH.
• L'ADAPT: French association for the social and professional integration of people with disabilities. Comparable as a disability-focused French association offering member services, but centered on employment and training rather than ATUAH's leisure, culture, and sport activities.
• Comité Paralympique et Sportif Français: French Paralympic Committee overseeing elite para-sport. Comparable mission focus on disability sports but operates at the high-performance/national-team level rather than grassroots leisure access like ATUAH.
• APF France Handicap: Largest French disability association (formerly Association des Paralysés de France). Comparable as a national membership-based disability services organization, but with a much broader scope spanning advocacy, social care, and accessibility rather than ATUAH's focused regional leisure/culture/sports programming.
• ANPIHM: Association Nationale pour l'Intégration des personnes Handicapées Moteurs. Comparable French disability association focused on accessibility, leisure, and inclusion for people with motor disabilities, overlapping with ATUAH's PMR-focused venue partnerships.
• UNAPEI: French federation of associations representing people with intellectual disabilities and their families. Comparable as a French disability NGO providing member services to families and medico-social establishments, similar to ATUAH's IME/ESAT institutional partnerships.

Emerging players

• AcceSens: Specialized association focused on accessible tourism and disability-awareness training in France, explicitly cited as a partner of ATUAH. Closely comparable as an emerging player in the same accessible leisure/services space with thematic overlap on FALC communication and disability training.
• Handi Cap Évasion: French association organizing inclusive outdoor and adventure activities for people with disabilities. Comparable as a niche player offering adapted leisure and nature-based programs, similar to ATUAH's Handidôme, paragliding baptisms, and inclusive sports initiation offerings.

Direct peers

• Fédération Française Handisport: National federation governing adaptive and para-sport in France. Directly comparable as it organizes competitive and recreational adaptive sports for people with disabilities, overlapping with ATUAH's para-sport initiation programs (paratir, adapted karate, scuba diving, paragliding, cycling).
• Special Olympics France: French branch of Special Olympics providing adaptive sports training and competition for people with intellectual disabilities. Directly comparable as it delivers free inclusive sports programs for people with disabilities through volunteer networks, mirroring ATUAH's community-led model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

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