5th Meeting for the employment of people with disabilities in the cultural sector

  • MEETING AT LA FABRICA

Wednesday, 4th march 2026

On 4 March 2026, la FabricA du Festival d’Avignon will host the 5th meeting for the employment of people with disabilities in the cultural sector.  

Are you disabled and looking for a job in the cultural sector? This event is an opportunity to find out about the support and assistance available and to meet companies in the cultural sector to discuss recruitment opportunities. 

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Programme  

Morning 

ROUND TABLE 1

9:45–10:30 a.m.: What prospects are there for professionals (technicians and artists) with disabilities?

In the presence of the DGCA (Directorate-General for Artistic Creation), Agefiph (Association for the Management of Funds for the Professional Integration of People with Disabilities), Audiens and CGT Spectacle.

ROUND TABLE 2

10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.: How does the fear of unemployment lead to hiding one's disability?

With Thalie Santé

ROUND TABLE 3

10:45 a.m. – 11:10 a.m.: Training to diversify skills.

With Afdas (Training Insurance for Performing Arts) and La Bulle Bleue Montpellier.

ROUND TABLE 4

11:10am – 11:30am: How can training programmes be adapted?

With IMCA, France Travail, CAP EMPLOI and URAPEDA

ROUND TABLE 5

11:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.: How to successfully integrate and remain in employment?​

Presentation by CAP EMPLOI and Théâtre du Balcon

ROUND TABLE 6

11:45 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.: How to successfully recruit for a public cultural employer?

Presentation by FIPHFP-CULTURE (Fund for the Integration of People with Disabilities into the Civil Service) and Opéra Grand Avignon

ROUND TABLE 7

12:20 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.: Accessibility, a job opportunity (FALC en scène, ZigZag Company residency at the Avignon Festival)​

12:45 p.m. – 12:53 p.m.: Innovation, towards new skills? (APF) 

Companies registration

Afternoon 

2pm – 5pm : JOB DATING with the recruitment services of the Festival d'Avignon: audience reception, ticketing, technical and administration.   

Candidate registration

The event will be fully accessible thanks to French Sign Language (LSF) interpretation and subtitling, with the support of Urapeda Sud and Acceo-Tadeo. 

An event organised by Audiens and Mission Handicap du Spectacle vivant et enregistré, in partnership with Afdas, Agefiph, Cap Emploi, Fonds de professionnalisation et de solidarité, France Travail Culture-Spectacle Vaucluse, Thalie santé, at the invitation of the Festival d'Avignon.