Supporting people after a disabling accident

This summer, we're taking advantage of the fine weather to offer outdoor activities, always with the aim of helping our beneficiaries regain self-confidence.

Our western branches are not to be outdone: an introduction to wakeboarding was recently organized there.

The event was held in the Parc de Nozay, located between Rennes and Nantes, offering a great opportunity to bring together branches in the Pays de la Loire and Brittany regions.

Wakeboarding is an activity that can be difficult at first, but despite a few dips in the water, the activity generated a lot of thrills and determination from the participants, as well as laughter, mutual aid and surpassing oneself!

Like all our activities, it took place with a mix of disabled and able-bodied people: everyone is on an equal footing when it comes to their fears and the thrills provided by the activity.

Dear Difteur-ses,

Last year, we launched the body language project on the Île-de-France branch.

It had been co-created on the initiative of a peer-accompanist from the association, who is a choreographer, and a social worker. We're very proud of it, because over three days, it enables us to work on different artistic disciplines (singing, dancing, acting), to regain confidence in our bodies and emancipate ourselves!

So we repeated it this year, and it took place last week with great success once again.

Here's the beautiful video clip that was made last year:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez4xFuiCQWs&t=5s, we can't wait for the new one to be made!"

A big THANK YOU for your support!

Dear Difteur-ses,

Last week was the second remobilization trip of the year - winter version for our Île-de-France branch. Five people with disabilities and five so-called able-bodied people, who didn't know each other, set off for Serre Chevalier.

They were particularly lucky about the weather, and there was exceptional understanding between all the participants. It was an opportunity for some of them to get back into skiing, paragliding and dog sledding, in a magnificent setting; but also to have dedicated times to work on mobility, muscle strengthening, regaining self-confidence and fighting against discrimination thanks to the handi-handicapped mix.

A big thank you to you who enable us to make this possible!

Dear difteurs,

Self-esteem is an essential lever in rebuilding after an accident. Without it, it's hard to envisage a new lease on life. 🦋

It's from this conviction that Comme les Autres en Nouvelle-Aquitaine ran its Self-Esteem - Men project in Bordeaux in February.

For three days, several men with motor disabilities took part in a unique experience, where self-confidence, relationship with the body and intimate life were placed at the heart of exchanges, so that they could share in a smaller circle and this without taboos, on subjects that can sometimes be intimate.

💡 A project thought as a progression towards better self-understanding and successful reintegration.

Thanks to varied and complementary workshops, everyone was able to progress at their own pace:

✅ Self-defense to regain confidence in one's physical abilities

✅ Sexology to tackle intimate life without taboos

✅ Photo shooting & well-being treatments to reconcile with one's image

✅ Town outings and convivial moments to break isolation and strengthen ties

An essential project, which shows just how much support is not limited to medical care, but extends to rebuilding the individual as a whole.

Charres difteurs,

We wish you a very happy new year 2025 🌟

We're starting the year off right with our first CLApéro de communauté on the Île-de-France region!

This is an opportunity to bring together our beneficiaries, volunteers or future.s volunteers and partners, for a convivial and mixed moment between disabled and able-bodied people ☺️

These moments are essential for people who wish to integrate into the community Comme les Autres (CLA) and share their experiences and advice! The next one should be equally enjoyable, as it will take place... at the Bercy ice rink!

Charres difteurs,
For the first time, we tried a circus activity with our beneficiaries from the Île de France branch!
Cap on the big top in Chevilly-Larue (an opportunity for our beneficiaries to see that metro line 14 is wheelchair accessible, a fact rare enough to be highlighted!).
As usual, our team was a mix of disabled and able-bodied people, and most of them didn't know each other.
The program included warm-up exercises, an opportunity to establish a climate of trust between participants and to awaken the body to movement, followed by a passage on the various apparatus: a trapeze, two aerial fabrics, and a handstand.
This was an opportunity to work together on transfers, mobility, balance, and team spirit, as some very fine duos were formed on each apparatus.
At the end, in 15 minutes, we put on a staging with a grouped frozen start that resembled a pyramid. Then, each participant had to move to move from the pyramid.
A superb experience that we'll surely repeat! 🎪
A big thank you for your invaluable support and donations. 

Sport is a central element in the reconstruction of a person who has become motorically disabled. It helps to maintain good health, regain self-confidence, set new goals, create social links and (re)become independent. We wanted to launch this video capsule project to convey the importance of sport and its practice! 
The five themes covered: 
- Sport for independence 
- Sport for ageing well 
- Sport for mental health 
- Sport to change attitudes 
- Sport to make your dreams come true (hello Paralympics!) 
To be seen (and seen again), whether you're concerned by disability or not. 

This year's season of sports adventure breaks is off to a flying start! In all, more than 20 stays will take place from May to October, departing from all Comme les Autres branches. 
What's on the program? Encounters, workshops, thrills and sports. 
These stays are essential in the support program we offer, energizing the reconstruction of people who have become disabled after an accident. 
Each stay is entirely free of charge for participants, with costs covered by the association thanks to donations.