CAPEB and FFH forge a partnership to strengthen the visibility of professionals involved in housing accessibility

By establishing a three-year partnership with the FFH's Federal Handisport Basketball Commission, which supports people with disabilities in the practice of basketball, CAPEB is continuing its commitment to a more inclusive world.

This partnership, signed by Jean-Christophe Repon, President of CAPEB, and Guislaine Westelynck, President of the FFH, is in line with the values ​​promoted by the Handibat brand, which values ​​the work of building professionals committed to facilitating the access to housing for all as part of an approach that puts people and their well-being at the heart of the objectives.

Associating the Handibat brand with FFH sports meetings is an additional step in CAPEB's approach, which consists of making life easier for those who have mobility problems to manage. The Handibat brand, owned by CAPEB, thus naturally finds its place as an official partner on the Commission's communication media and during the events that will take place in 2022-2024, namely the championships: National A, National B, National Championships de France, the Coupe de France final, All-Star Game…. Each departmental CAPEB will also be able to promote this partnership with the FFH to its members.

The FFH and the CAPEB intend to promote this approach and make known the professionals who have adopted it during the major events of this commission at national and local level during the finals of the Coupe de France (29-30 April and 1 May 2022 in Antibes) and Championship as well as within the 220 clubs and Disabled Sports sections offering wheelchair basketball in 65 competing clubs and bringing together 2 wheelchair basketball licensees.

Both the CAPEB and the FFH work, each in their own way, to develop initiatives in an inclusive approach, whether in sport or in housing.

For Jean-Christophe Repon, President of CAPEB: “The CAPEB has been mobilized for many years to enable craft construction companies that work on a daily basis with families and people affected by a disability to enhance their skills. It promotes the Handibat brand for this reason, which is particularly focused on the adaptation of housing occupied by disabled people, as well as the Silverbat brand for housing for the elderly and home support. Supporting Handisport clubs, and more specifically Wheelchair Basketball, is a logical part of our approach. Adapted and accessible housing and buildings are values ​​of the Handibat brand designed to serve “accessibility for all”. »

For Guislaine Westelynck, President of the FFH: “The accessibility of housing and the practice of sport promote the autonomy of people with disabilities is a very strong value at the FFH. I am therefore very proud of CAPEB's commitment alongside us, we have real common commitments: better integration of people with disabilities into society. Thank you to the CAPEB and to all the collaborators who will come to the edge of the field to encourage our athletes and discover Wheelchair Basketball: a spectacular discipline with an incredible spirit of sharing! »