DISABILITY
Report on European Disability Employment Week
European Disability Employment Week (EDEW), which ran from November 17 to 21, 2025, was an opportunity to raise awareness, foster contacts and encourage dialog and discussion about inclusion.
The 2025 edition, organized by the Disability Office, featured several highlights on campus:
An informative coffee and chat session, with free coffee provided by the Disability Office in cooperation with Notre café Marais*;
The performance-based lecture "Cancer and work: a possible equation," which provided a sensitive, realistic look at the impact of cancer on working life;
A forum for information and discussion, with representatives from the Disability Office, the Human Resources Department, the Occupational Health and Prevention Department, the Hearing Institute/reConnect IHU, CeRIS and other key players and featuring participatory workshops on mental health and specific language and learning difficulties.
Three webinars were also put on during the week, led by Petite Mu, France's top media outlet for raising awareness about invisible disabilities:
- Mental health and mental disorders
- Invisible disabilities and imposter syndrome
- Invisible disabilities and mental health
The webinars, which sparked a huge amount of interest, are available to watch on catch-up on the intranet, with English subtitles.
Click here to access the dedicated ePasteur page
The Disability Office – on hand to support you
The Institut Pasteur's Disability Office works all year round to provide support for anyone who needs it, offer information about existing schemes and answer questions.
Click here for more information about the Disability Office and the disability action plan
Don't miss: in the latest episode of the in-house podcast "En immers(i)on," several members of the Disability Office speak about their tasks, projects and role within the Institut Pasteur community.
Click on the image to access the dedicated ePasteur page and listen to the podcast!
Results of the "Handipoursuite" challenge
Throughout the week, the Handipoursuite challenge was an opportunity for staff to test their knowledge on the topic.
Congratulations to the nine winners:
• Raphael Malak (2,959 points): Lunch for two at La Belle Étincelle
• Isabelle Hoffmann (2,944 points): Lunch for two at La Belle Étincelle
• Gloria Benoit (2,907 points): Lunch for two at La Belle Étincelle
• Anne-Sophie Delannoy Vieillard: "Back to Nature" Christmas gift box
• Morgan Guyomarch: Chocolate gift box
• Agnès Raymond Denise: Luxury festive gift box
• Xavier Carré: Luxury festive gift box
• Émilie Nguyen: Wellbeing gift box
• Nathan Barrabes: Chocolate gift box
See the video of the week's highlights
*Notre café Marais is a project run by IME Cour de Venise (a medical educational institution) and is a listed supplier at the Institut Pasteur