Tuesday April 12, 2022, at the Vivalto sport center in St. Gregory (Ille-et-Vilaine), employees were invited to take part in a disability awareness day in the company, “through sportssays David Rhée, director of Vivalto sport. It was a first in Saint-Grégoire. »
Two top athletes
To do this, the disability mission of the Vivalto santé group called on two high-level athletes, Matéo Bohéas, vice-champion in table tennis at the Tokyo Olympics (2020), and Manuel de Los Santos, champion of France. handicap golf. “In table tennis, we put the participants in a handicap situation with weighted ankle weights, a splint or even a wheelchair”, declines Hélène Martinot, deputy HRD and correspondent for the disability mission. In the company of Manuel de Los Santos, the interested parties also complied with the exercise of golf equipped with crutches, fasteners or splints.
The Flume Ille badminton (FIB) also participated in this awareness day. “This local badminton club is labeled Sport handicap Bretagne”recalls the HRD.
Figures up slightly
For several years, the Vivalto santé group has been involved in a policy “proactive and sustainable over time” to hire staff with disabilities , note Hélène Martinot and Rozenn Cotto, also correspondent for the disability mission. An agreement was concluded in 2019 between the management of the Vivalto Santé group and the trade unions.
“The employment rate of disabled workers within the group was 3.71% in 2019recall Rozenn Cotto and Hélène Martinot. This rate was 4.89% in 2020. The final rate for 2021 is not yet known. »
Last Thursday, echoing this day, participants were invited to discuss with Christophe Bichet, climbing champion and current mental trainer for the French climbing team, himself suffering from a genetic disease.
