What Handisup Normandie does

Handisup Normandie is a French non-profit association (association reconnue d'utilité publique since the decree of 11 March 2016) headquartered in the Espace Handicap on the Université de Rouen Normandie campus in Mont-Saint-Aignan. Founded in 1998 by Jean-Jacques Malandain, the association accompanies young people with disabilities (visual, auditory, motor, autism, invalidating illness) across the Seine-Maritime and Eure departments from the first year of high school through higher education and into employment. It is governed by a Board of Directors and Bureau under president Pierre-Édouard Magnan and déléguée générale Virginie Zazzali, with a small operational team of six named chargés d'accompagnement plus ~40 active volunteers.

The service portfolio is delivered entirely through human accompaniment and in-person events rather than a technology platform — there is no proprietary software, app, or API. Core programs include the annual Rencontres forum (~500 interviews, 35 employers, 80 youth), the Ateliers Alternance et Emplois d'été (13th edition in April 2026, ~67 students and 27 employers), collective workshops twice weekly with 2–10 participants, post-bac orientation support (including Parcoursup), and ongoing student accompaniment. Specialized vertical programs include Projet S.I.M.O.N. (autism job coaching, Guide S.I.M.O.N.), Dispositif Drak'AJA (adolescents and young adults aged 15–24 with cancer, in partnership with CHU de Rouen and Centre Henri Becquerel), Handisup International (international mobility since 2010), the 18-hour Certificat Handisup "Handicaps et accessibilité" training program, and the Handisup'Anim cultural activities program. Distribution assets include weekly outreach at Université Le Havre Normandie, high-school info meetings across Le Havre, Dieppe, Évreux and Mont-Saint-Aignan, and a content library of 8+ sensitization films.

The revenue model is that of a public-utility non-profit: diversified institutional and philanthropic funding with no commercial product sales. Material revenue streams include European Social Fund (FSE+) co-financing for the "Handicap – Études supérieures – Emploi" project (January 2026 to December 2027), financial and operational partnerships with Crédit Agricole Normandie-Seine (since 2010, micro-donations per electronic signature), Fondation Simard as primary Drak'AJA funder, regional government entities (Région Normandie, Départements 76/27, DREETS, Agefiph, villes), a long tail of corporate employers and foundations participating in forums and sponsoring initiatives, training fees for the Certificat Handisup program, and individual membership from €1/year processed via Hello Asso. Pricing for employer training sessions is not publicly disclosed, and no revenue figure is publicly reported.

Name

Handisup Normandie

Legal name

Association reconnue d'utilité publique HANDISUP Haute-Normandie

Website

https://handisup.asso.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Handisup Normandie is a French non-profit association that supports students with disabilities across Seine-Maritime and Eure from high school through university and into employment, delivering coaching, employer forums, autism job coaching, international mobility, and employer training.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Support Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (6243)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Accessibility, Accommodations & Assistive Services (EDALAFAN)

Keywords

• Disability support services
• Vocational rehabilitation
• Higher education accessibility
• Employment inclusion
• Autism employment coaching

Headquarters

HQ city

Mont-Saint-Aignan

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: The association solicits membership contributions through its website. Annual membership fees start from 1 euro per year. Members include students, families, and young professionals concerned by disability issues.
2. European Social Fund (FSE+) grants: Co-funded by the European Union through the FSE+ program under the project 'Handicap – Etudes superieures – Emploi' covering January 2026 to December 2027. This institutional funding supports the collective workshops and accompaniment activities.
3. Corporate and institutional partnerships: In-kind and financial support from employer partners who participate in forums and co-finance association actions. 27 years of partnership history with employers across Seine-Maritime and Eure.
4. Credit Agricole Normandie-Seine solidarity partnership: Since 2010, 50 centimes of euro are donated to Handisup for each document finalized via electronic signature (SEA) by clients of Credit Agricole Normandie-Seine. This funds the Handisup International mobility program.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Handisup Normandie is a non-profit association (reconnue d'utilité publique since 2016) that provides individualized accompaniment and coaching to students and young graduates with disabilities across the Seine-Maritime and Eure departments, from première (Year 11) through higher education and into employment. Its core offerings include annual employer forums (Rencontres and Ateliers Alternance), the SIMON autism employment project, the Drak'AJA program for young cancer patients, the Handisup International mobility program, and the Certificat Handisup accessibility training.

Product overview

Handisup Normandie is a non-profit association (recognized as being of public utility since 2016) that operates as a unified service portfolio rather than a tech platform, offering comprehensive support for students and young people with disabilities from high school through employment. The core offerings include Les Rencontres Handisup (annual employer forum), Ateliers Alternance et Emplois d'été (internship/apprenticeship workshops), Handisup International (study abroad support), and Projet S.I.M.O.N. (autism employment preparation). Complementary services encompass the Certificat Handisup (accessibility training), Dispositif Drak'AJA (cancer patient academic support), and Handisup' Anim (cultural activities). These services work together to provide continuous accompaniment from Post-Bac orientation through professional insertion, with collective workshops and individual coaching bridging the educational-to-employment transition.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Guide S.I.M.O.N. Guide for companies on employing people with autism, produced by Handisup to facilitate hiring of autistic individuals.
• Formation Autisme et Travail
• Certificat Handisup Handicap et Accessibilité
• Handisup International

Products and services

• Les Rencontres Handisup Annual forum facilitating around 500 interviews between 35 employers and 80 young job seekers with disabilities seeking internships, summer jobs, apprenticeship contracts, or career information.
• Ateliers Alternance et Emplois d'été Annual workshop event pairing students with disabilities with employers for internship, apprenticeship, and summer employment opportunities through 15-minute targeted job interviews. Approximately 60 students and 30 employers attend each year.
• Handisup International International mobility program supporting students with disabilities in studying abroad, providing financial assistance and facilitating connections with foreign universities and companies. 81 students supported since launch.
• Projet S.I.M.O.N. Autism-focused project providing job coaching and preparing autistic students for professional integration, including practical guides for employers on hiring people with autism.
• Dispositif Drak'AJA Regional support program for adolescents and young adults (15-24 years) with cancer, helping them continue their studies and build professional projects during and after treatment, in partnership with CHU de Rouen and Centre Henri Becquerel.
• Certificat Handisup Handicap et Accessibilité 18-hour paid training certificate program teaching participants how to welcome people with disabilities in educational, work, or leisure contexts and adapt environments for accessibility. Recognized since 2014.
• Handisup'Anim Cultural, sports, and social activities program for members including dance workshops, theater improvisation, drawing workshops, and annual talent shows. Free for members.
• Ateliers Collectifs Group workshops for students with disabilities covering orientation, job search skills, administrative tasks, and self-confidence, with 2-10 participants meeting twice weekly.
• Accompagnement Étudiants Ongoing individualized support services for university students with disabilities including coaching, career orientation assessments, and direct connections with employers for internships and employment.
• Faciliter l'accès Post-Bac Pre-higher education guidance service for high school students with disabilities, including Parcoursup support, administrative assistance, and university establishment connections.
• Formation Autisme et Travail Annual employer training program on autism awareness, covering understanding autism characteristics, sharing testimonials, and practical workshops for hiring and managing autistic employees.

Quantifiable outcome

• 750+ young people with disabilities supported per year, 28 years of operation
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core, secondary and minor.

• Universite de Rouen NormandiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership convention active since 2000, most recently renewed in 2020. Handisup is co-located in the Espace Handicap on campus. The university has 1,300+ students with disabilities. Actions complement the university's SUMPPS and international services.
• Universite Le Havre NormandiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFirst convention signed 4 October 2000, regularly renewed. Universite Le Havre provides a dedicated office for Handisup weekly outreach every Thursday. Works in close coordination with the Service Handicap.
• NEOMA Business SchoolsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership convention signed in November 2008 with ESC Rouen group. Students enrolled in NEOMA benefit from all Handisup actions. Handisup also conducted disability awareness sessions for faculty.
• INSA RouensecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerINSA Rouen signed the diversity charter in 2011 and has an active disability policy. First joint sensitization day organized in May 2012. Handisup provides expertise on accessible engineering education.
• AgefiphsecondaryOthersAgefiph is a key partner for disability and employment issues in France. Listed as a supporter in the partner ecosystem, contributing to employer forums and inclusive hiring initiatives.
• Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Rouen NormandiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Drak'AJA (Dispositif Regional d'Accompagnement en Cancerologie pour les Adolescents et les jeunes adultes) since 2019/2020. Supports continuity of studies and professional project for young cancer patients aged 15-24 transitioning from pediatric to adult care.
• Centre Henri BecquerelcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Drak'AJA alongside CHU de Rouen. Specializes in adult oncology. The Drak'AJA program supports AJA cancer patients (15-24 years) in maintaining their educational and professional projects during and after treatment.
• CroussecondaryOthersPartner in the SIMON autism project and student accommodation initiatives. Helps students with disabilities access CROUS student housing.
• Departement de l'EuresecondaryOthersListed as partner in the SIMON autism project. Supports regional disability inclusion initiatives.
• Departement de Seine-MaritimesecondaryOthersListed as partner in the SIMON autism project and general disability policy. Supports regional disability inclusion initiatives.
• Region NormandiesecondaryOthersListed as partner in the SIMON project and Handisup International. Supports regional disability inclusion initiatives.
• MatmutminorOthersListed as supporter in the SIMON project. Contributes to autism employment initiatives.
• ThalesminorOthersListed as supporter in the SIMON project. Part of the employer network participating in forums and hiring people with disabilities.
• Bouygues Batiment Grand OuestminorOthersListed as supporter in the SIMON project. Part of the employer network participating in forums and hiring people with disabilities.
• Harmonie MutuelleminorOthersListed as supporter in the SIMON project. Supports health and inclusion initiatives.
• ArianeGroup, Safran, Sanofi, Totalenergies, EDF, Enedis, SNCF, Technip FMC, Clinique Saint-Hilaire, Nexira, Segafredo, Point P, Habitat76, Hermès Parfum et Beauté, Hisa Ingenierie, Chevron, Cerfrance Seine Normandie, CARSAT, BRED, Caisse d'Epargne Normandie, Bolloré Logistics, ExxonMobil, Lubrizol, ArevaminorOthersThese employers are part of the partner ecosystem, participating in annual forums (Rencontres and Ateliers) to recruit students with disabilities for internships, summer jobs, alternance contracts, and permanent positions. They contribute to financing association actions.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• LADAPT: National French association supporting people with disabilities across vocational training, employment, and inclusion. Operates a network of 100+ establishments and shares Handisup's core mission of bridging disability to employment, though at significantly larger national scale.
• ARPEJEH: French association dedicated to young people with disabilities transitioning from secondary education to higher education and into employment. Closely mirrors Handisup's high-school-to-employment accompaniment model, with mentor networks and corporate partnerships.
• FAGERH: Federation of organizations operating adapted work enterprises and vocational rehabilitation services in France. Directly comparable in mission of integrating people with disabilities into employment through structured accompaniment and employer partnerships.

Broad incumbents

• AGEFIPH: Major French paritary organization managing the mandatory employer contribution for disability employment (OETH). Funds and partners with disability-employment operators including Handisup itself; functions as both a funder and a parallel service ecosystem at national scale.
• France Travail: France's national employment agency (formerly Pôle Emploi). Provides disability-specific employment services through Cap Emploi partnerships; the dominant institutional player whose mandates and digital infrastructure set the baseline against which niche operators like Handisup differentiate.
• APF France handicap: One of France's largest disability NGOs with national reach across all disability types and life stages. Provides employment services, accessibility advocacy, and direct support, overlapping with Handisup's employment-transition mission but at much broader geographic scale.
• FIPHFP: Public-sector counterpart to AGEFIPH, funding disability employment in the French public administration. Relevant as the policy/funder force shaping the employer demand that Handisup's corporate partners respond to.
• Cap Emploi: National network of 101 departmental units dedicated to employment of people with disabilities. Co-funded by AGEFIPH and France Travail, it competes in the same employer-matching space but operates under a broader statutory mandate across all of France.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

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