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Disability – The situation today

In France, disabled individuals represent approximately 15% of the population, and this percentage is set to increase with the aging of the population. Equal opportunity, a concept that has become fully accepted today, naturally includes the disabled.  

As with any other employee, disabled individuals contribute their skills to strengthening the Group's performance. It is essential to change people's perceptions about disability, from the disabled individual to the work he or she is able to do. 

As a company in the field of healthcare, even more than other businesses our Group must be concerned with health and understanding individuals who are different due to a health problem or disability.  

Some figures:

• According to the International Labour Organization (I.L.O), 386 million people of working age are disabled.
• At least 10% of the global population, i.e., 600 million people, suffers from some form of disability, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
• The United Nations adopted a convention on the rights of disabled persons;
• The unemployment rate among the disabled in France is 20% higher than the rate for the general population; 
• According to A.G.F.E.I.P.H (a French organization to promote the employment of the disabled), one person in ten will be affected by a health problem during his or her working years.  

• Go to the A.G.E.F.I.P.H website (French organization to promote the employment of the disabled)
• Go to the U.N Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities
• Go to the European Commission website on Disability issues