Association Creative Handicap

What Association Creative Handicap does

Association Creative Handicap (legal name Association Créative Handicap) is a French non-profit (Association loi 1901 recognized of general interest) founded in 2004 and headquartered at 31 Avenue de la Commune de Paris, 92000 Nanterre (Espace Hoche), with ~20 employees. Its mission is the socio-professional inclusion of people with disabilities — and school dropouts — through artistic mediation, digital accessibility, and professional training. The core offering is the C.I.A.R.A. training program (Création, Intelligence Artificielle et Réalité Augmentée), delivered as three 360-hour modules (graphic design, 3D modeling, web development) in cohorts capped at 10 learners, using FALC (Facile à Lire et à Comprendre) adapted pedagogy and preparing participants for the RNCP35634 Level 6 Concepteur Designer UI certification.

The association's product portfolio also includes the Sous les D.R.A.P.S. accessible educational platform (Droit, Rencontres, Autonomie, Prévention, Sexualité) for affective and sexual life education of people with disabilities, serious-game design services produced by CIARA graduates, on-site disability-awareness workshops for corporates, art-therapy sessions, artistic-mediation workshops, and digital-accessibility services. Technology stack centers on standard creative and accessibility tools (Blender, image/video editing, page layout, web creation) rather than proprietary software.

Revenue mechanics combine publicly funded training (primarily via Agefiph and FIPHFP disability-employment funds, plus the apprenticeship tax via SolTéA), public grants (France 2030 / CNC under 'La Grande Fabrique de l'Image'), corporate partnerships (Capgemini, Keyrus, Vivendi CreateJoy, Fondation Simplon, L'Oréal via Citizen Day, Fondation Handicap Malakoff Humanis, Banque des Territoires, Région Île-de-France, Mairie de Nanterre), individual and corporate donations, and sensitization-workshop fees. Direct training fees are €3,000/module plus €500 administrative fees (€9,000 for the full program). The go-to-market relies on community referrals through disability networks (Tamis, SAIS 92, AMD 92), CNCPH policy access, earned media across disability/tech/regional outlets, events (Salon du Livre de Montreuil, Inclusiv'Day, Printemps de l'Égalité, Jeux Paralympiques), and inbound enrollment via the website with pedagogical-team follow-up.

Name

Association Creative Handicap

Legal name

Association Créative Handicap

Website

https://creativehandicap.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Association Créative Handicap is a French non-profit founded in 2004 that delivers adapted professional training (CIARA), accessible digital education (Sous les D.R.A.P.S.), art therapy, and disability-awareness workshops to people with disabilities, school dropouts, and corporates in the Île-de-France region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Inclusion Services and Vocational Training

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Special Education, Disability Support & Inclusive Education Nonprofits (BPAGADAH), Special Education & Accessibility-Optimized Media (UDL, AAC, Captioning) (EDAGALAH), Accessibility & Special Needs Equipment (Assistive Devices, Adaptive Furniture, Sensory Rooms) (EDAEAIAM)

Keywords

• Disability vocational training
• Digital accessibility services
• Art therapy workshops
• Inclusive professional training
• Disability awareness workshops

Headquarters

HQ city

Nanterre

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Formation fees (CIARA program): Revenue from professional training programs. Each 360-hour module costs €3,000 plus €500 administrative fees. Full 3-module program costs €9,000. Funding may be available through disability employment funds (Agefiph) and apprenticeship tax contributions.
2. Taxe d'Apprentissage (Apprenticeship Tax): Collection of the apprenticeship tax balance from companies, designated to fund the CIARA training program. Companies subject to income or corporate tax in France with at least one employee can allocate this tax.
3. Donations: The association solicits public and corporate donations to support its inclusion activities for people with disabilities.
4. Company workshops (sensitization to disability): Sensitization workshops offered to companies of all sizes and sectors for disability awareness in the workplace.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Association Creative Handicap is a French non-profit association that delivers socio-professional inclusion services for people with disabilities through three core lines: (1) professional training in digital creation (Formation C.I.A.R.A.) covering graphic design, 3D modeling, web development, AI, and AR/VR; (2) the Sous les D.R.A.P.S. online platform for accessible affective and sexual education, plus serious-games creation; and (3) art therapy, artistic mediation, and corporate disability-sensitization workshops.

Product overview

Association loi 1901 reconnue d'intérêt général, Créative Handicap propose un ensemble de services axés sur l'inclusion socio-professionnelle des personnes en situation de handicap. L'offre repose principalement sur la Formation C.I.A.R.A. (Création, Intelligence Artificielle et Réalité Augmentée), une formation professionnelle accessible visant à doter les bénéficiaires de compétences numériques. Cette formation prépare notamment au Titre Professionnel Concepteur Designer UI. Les activités incluent également la création de Serious Games, la plateforme Sous les D.R.A.P.S. pour l'éducation à la vie affective et sexuelle, des ateliers de sensibilisation au handicap, de médiation artistique, d'art thérapie et des services d'accessibilité numérique.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Formation C.I.A.R.A. Formation professionnelle à la création numérique inclusive (Création, Intelligence Artificielle et Réalité Augmentée) pour les personnes en situation de handicap et décrocheurs scolaires
• Sous les D.R.A.P.S.
• Serious Games

Products and services

• Formation C.I.A.R.A. Professional training program providing vocational education in digital creation disciplines (graphic design, 3D modeling, web development, AI, AR/VR) targeting people with disabilities for socio-professional integration into the digital and creative industries.
• Sous les D.R.A.P.S. Online platform providing accessible affective and sexual education content tailored for people with disabilities, addressing an underserved educational need through digital accessibility features.
• Serious Games Creation Creation of serious games designed for educational and therapeutic purposes, particularly addressing disability-related topics and accessible learning.
• Disability Sensitization Workshops for Companies Workshops delivered to corporate clients to sensitize staff to disability issues and support corporate social responsibility and inclusion objectives.
• Artistic Mediation Workshops Artistic mediation workshops using art as a vehicle for therapeutic expression, personal development, and socio-professional inclusion for people with disabilities.
• Art Therapy Art therapy services providing therapeutic support through creative artistic practices for individuals with disabilities.
• Digital Accessibility Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 83% satisfaction rate (vs. 50% for traditional e-learning) in comparable serious game-based training programs
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and major.

• CapgeminiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCapgemini is listed among Creative Handicap's partners. Nature of partnership not further specified in available materials.
• KeyrusminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKeyrus (digital consulting firm) is listed among Creative Handicap's partners. Nature of partnership not further specified.
• Fondation SimplonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSimplon Foundation supports digital inclusion training programs. Listed as a partner supporting Creative Handicap's digital training mission.
• UnescominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner on Creative Handicap's website. Nature of partnership not further specified.
• Vivendi CreateJoyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVivendi's CreateJoy initiative supports cultural and creative projects. Listed as a partner of Creative Handicap.
• NOLUminorOthersListed as a partner of Creative Handicap. Nature of partnership not further specified in available materials.
• GEM du Verger de l'AlteritéminorOthersGroupement d'Entraide Mutuelle (GEM) for mutual aid, listed as a partner of Creative Handicap.
• À vue d'œil (Librairie et Editions)minorOthersAgnès Lacor, director of À vue d'œil (large print books) and Voir de près editions, wrote 'La Sorcière Fripouille' for Creative Handicaps Accessibil'Histoire project.
• Vocale PresseminorOthersListed as a partner. Nature of partnership not further specified.
• CNCPH (Conseil National Consultatif des Personnes Handicapées)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreative Handicap renewed its commitment for 3 years as a member of CNCPH, the national consultative council for persons with disabilities. Sylvie Sanchez represented Creative Handicap at CNCPH sessions.
• Five Colors FoundationminorOthersCreative Handicap student work was exhibited at Five Colors Foundation during International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 2022).
• D-BookeRminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerD-BookeR publisher donated books to CIARA training participants, including 'Création d'assets 3D pour le jeu vidéo avec Blender' by Anthony Cardinale.
• TamisminorOthersTamis is an autism resource directory in Île-de-France. Creative Handicap is referenced on the Tamis platform as a resource for digital training for people with autism.
• SAIS 92 (Service d'Accompagnement à l'Inclusion Sociale)minorOthersSAIS 92 is a social inclusion service in Hauts-de-Seine that references Creative Handicap as a resource for people with disabilities.
• AMD 92 (Association des Maires des Hauts-de-Seine)minorOthersAMD 92 references Creative Handicap as a member association serving the disability community in Hauts-de-Seine.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Simplon.co: French non-profit digital training provider focused on inclusion and under-represented populations (web dev, data). Highly comparable to Creative Handicap's CIARA mission of digital inclusion training for marginalized groups; Fondation Simplon is already listed as a partner.
• Hanploi: French non-profit focused on employment of people with disabilities, providing job-readiness training and corporate connections. Comparable in bridging people with disabilities to the labor market, though more generalist than Creative Handicap's digital-creative specialization.
• Tremplin Handicap: French non-profit promoting professional inclusion of people with disabilities through employer partnerships and recruitment events. Comparable mission in disability-to-employment, complementary to Creative Handicap's training pipeline.
• WebForce3: French network delivering short, accessible digital training programs to under-qualified or unemployed adults. Comparable in targeting underserved populations with vocational digital skills, overlapping with Creative Handicap's training mission.
• LADAPT: Major French non-profit dedicated to professional inclusion and rehabilitation of people with disabilities, operating training centers and supported-employment programs. Comparable in mission (disability-to-employment pathways) and in delivering adapted vocational training.

Broad incumbents

• APF France Handicap: Largest French disability NGO, with broad advocacy, services, and employment programs. Comparably focused on disability inclusion but on a much larger scale and broader scope than Creative Handicap's digital-training niche.
• Cap Emploi: National French network of disability-employment specialists, supporting vocational integration across all sectors. Comparable in supporting professional inclusion of people with disabilities, but as a public employment service rather than a digital-training provider.
• Unapei: Federation of French associations representing people with intellectual, cognitive, and developmental disabilities and their families. Comparable mission on inclusion for cognitive disabilities but at a federation/advocacy scale rather than digital-training delivery.
• Fondation des Apprentis d'Auteuil: Large French foundation supporting vulnerable youth through education, training, and integration programs, including digital pathways. Comparable in the youth-disability-and-vulnerability training segment but with a much broader scope (housing, family, international programs).

Regional players

• SpecialEffect: UK-based charity helping people with disabilities play video games, with adapted gaming equipment and accessibility work. Comparable in combining disability inclusion and digital/creative technology, but UK-focused and gaming-specific rather than vocational training.

Market position

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@creativehandicap
• Facebookfacebook.com/CreativeHandi
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/association-creative-handicap
• Instagraminstagram.com/creativehandi

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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