Nous Aussi

What Nous Aussi does

Nous Aussi is a French non-profit association (association loi 1901) founded in 2002 and headquartered in Paris, dedicated to advocacy for and by people with intellectual disabilities. Its core mission centers on promoting the rights, citizenship, and civic participation of people with intellectual disabilities in France, anchored in the principle of "autodétermination" — the organization is led and represented by people with intellectual disabilities themselves, including its president Florence Jablonski. Services are delivered through a national platform that combines policy advocacy, accessible communications using the FALC (Facile à Lire et à Comprendre / Easy to Read and Understand) methodology, a network of 25 local delegations, an annual national congress, and dedicated programs such as ESAT delegate training and voter education materials. The organization operates as a unified platform with multiple interconnected modules: the core association, a national congress event series (most recently in Dunkerque in November 2024 and again scheduled for November 2025), the local delegations network, and the "Maxime, citoyen… tout court" interactive citizenship game co-developed with ANCREAI and launched in 2024 across web and mobile stores. Supporting products include FALC-formatted guides, a regular newsletter, and training content created in partnership with UNAPEI for ESAT (Establishment and Supportive Workday) worker representatives. All content follows FALC accessibility standards to ensure comprehension by the target population. The business model is that of a member-supported non-profit association: revenue derives from membership fees, donations, and event-related income (e.g., congress ticket tiers priced at €30–€45), with no disclosed pricing for ongoing memberships. The organization has a small core staff of 7 employees and operates nationally with institutional backing from UNAPEI at the federation level and a newly announced (January 2025) partnership with Special Olympics. Geographic scope is France-only, with 25 regional delegations plus a 26th announced in Epinal (Nous Aussi 88) in January 2025. No revenue, headcount trend, or funding round data is publicly disclosed.

Name

Nous Aussi

Legal name

Association française des personnes handicapées intellectuelles

Website

https://nous-aussi.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Nous Aussi is a French non-profit association founded in 2002 that advocates for the rights and citizenship of people with intellectual disabilities in France, operating through 25 local delegations, an annual national congress, FALC-formatted educational materials, and an interactive citizenship game, supported by membership fees and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Advocacy Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Special Education & Inclusion Standards Authorities (EDADAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Language & Communication Support (Conversation Partners, Accent, Academic English) (EDAIAKAC)

Keywords

• Disability advocacy
• Intellectual disability rights
• Accessible information services
• Civic participation programs
• Nonprofit association services

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Nous Aussi is a French non-profit association that advocates for the rights and citizenship of people with intellectual disabilities. It produces Easy-to-Read materials using the FALC (Facile À Lire et À Comprendre) methodology, operates 25 local delegations across France, hosts a national congress, runs ESAT delegate training, and develops accessible citizenship education tools such as the interactive game "Maxime, citoyen… tout court."

Product overview

Nous Aussi is a French advocacy association for people with intellectual disabilities, operating as a unified platform with multiple interconnected programs. The core offering consists of advocacy services, local delegation networks, and national congress events. Supporting modules include citizenship education games (Maxime), FALC-formatted materials, voter education resources, and ESAT delegate training programs. All materials use Facile À Lire et à Comprendre (FALC) methodology to ensure accessibility for people with intellectual disabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Maxime, citoyen… tout court An interactive FALC-format citizenship game featuring the character Maxime, developed in partnership with ANCREAI, teaching people with intellectual disabilities about social rights, education, and healthcare through 10 educational scenes. Available on web, Google Play, and the Apple Store.
• ESAT Delegate Training Training program for delegates representing workers in ESAT (Establishment and Supportive Workday) facilities, created in partnership with UNAPEI to help workers understand their rights and speak up in CVS, mixed bodies, CSE, and ESAT management meetings.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• European Disability Forum: European umbrella organization representing persons with disabilities, including intellectual disabilities. Comparable as a higher-level advocacy peer whose EU-level work on accessibility and rights directly intersects with Nous Aussi's FALC and citizenship-education mandate.
• Handicap International / Humanity & Inclusion: International NGO working on disability inclusion, with a strong French-roots presence. Comparable as a broader disability-rights and inclusion peer operating in France and internationally, overlapping on inclusion advocacy and accessibility work.
• Inclusion Europe: European association of organizations representing people with intellectual disabilities and their families. Comparable as a higher-level advocacy body pursuing the same inclusion, rights, and autodetermination agenda that Nous Aussi pursues at the national French level.
• APF France Handicap: Major French disability advocacy organization covering motor, sensory, cognitive, and intellectual disabilities. Comparable as a broader disability-rights actor operating in France with overlapping policy advocacy, representation, and member services.
• Inclusion International: Global federation advocating for people with intellectual disabilities worldwide. Comparable as a peer self-advocacy and rights organization operating at scale, with similar FALC/easy-read methodology emphasis and UN-aligned policy work.

Direct peers

• Trisomie 21 France: French federation advocating for people with Down syndrome and their families. Directly comparable as a French self-advocacy and family-support organization addressing intellectual disabilities, with similar mission around inclusion, citizenship, and participation.
• UNAPEI: France's largest federation of associations representing people with intellectual disabilities and their families. Directly comparable as the national umbrella Nous Aussi works closely with; both advocate for rights, inclusion, and representation of people with intellectual disabilities in France.
• ANCREAI: National association of CREAI regional centers working on disability and social inclusion in France. Comparable as Nous Aussi's product partner (co-developer of the Maxime citizenship game) and as an adjacent French actor producing accessible-content and inclusion resources.
• Special Olympics France: French branch of the global Special Olympics movement, providing sports training and competition for people with intellectual disabilities. Comparable as a partner organization driving sports inclusion and as an adjacent advocacy/sports body serving the same population in France.

Emerging players

• People First (UK): UK-based self-advocacy organization run by and for people with learning disabilities. Comparable as a peer self-advocacy model outside France focused on speaking up for people with intellectual disabilities and on autodetermination principles.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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