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Parasport
Together, let's publicize parasport! Arcom launches "Jouons ensemble" operation from November 14 to 20
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The aim of the "Jouons Ensemble" operation is to encourage the audiovisual media, both television and radio, to include more sports broadcasts, subjects, programs and interviews devoted to parasport and those involved in the world of disability.
Why should we encourage media coverage of parasport?
Media coverage of parasport not only strengthens the presence of people with disabilities on the airwaves, it also changes the way people look at disability. It promotes an inclusive vision of sport, less perceived by the general public as a sphere that excludes people with disabilities.
By drawing on the expertise of people with disabilities, and in particular on the work of Arcom's disability editorial board, the media will be able to improve the quality and quantity of their coverage of parasport.
Organized by Arcom, in partnership with the French Ministry of Sport and the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the French Ministry for the Disabled and the French Paralympic and Sports Committee(CPSF), the second edition of the "Jouons ensemble" parasport media campaign runs from November 14 to 20, 2022.
Throughout the week, the media will be mobilizing to highlight the inspiring careers of parasport athletes and demonstrate that sport is a formidable vector for transformation towards a more inclusive society.
Conference to launch the "Let's play together" 2022 operation
The launch conference took place on Thursday, November 10, at Arcom headquarters in Paris, in the presence of Geneviève Darrieussecq, Minister for the Disabled, Roch-Olivier Maistre, Chairman of Arcom, Carole Bienaimé Besse, Arcom member in charge of social cohesion, Marie-Amélie Le Fur, President of the French Paralympic and Sports Committee (CPSF) and disabled athlete, and Pauline Déroulède, French wheelchair tennis hopeful.
Watch the "Let's play together" launch conference:
Programming announced by TV and radio stations
Publishers have been invited to send Arcom the programming they plan to put on during the parasports week from November 14 to 20.
Below you'll find the programming announced by the channels (updated as and when required, based on contributions from publishers).
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"Tout le Sport
- Monday November 14: documentary on Théo Curin's challenge. On Sunday November 13, Théo Curin sets off on a 57-kilometer swim down the Coranda River in Argentina. A first report on his preparation was shown on Friday November 11.
- As part of the "Like d'or à" section, several portrait documentaries, which address the issue of access to sport for people with disabilities, may be shown during the week, depending on current events: Benoit Rodriguez, a mountain bike champion with one leg amputated, races with the able-bodied; Ninon Forget, a horsewoman who became blind as a result of a hoof injury, is aiming for the Paris Paralympics; Handi Free riders, an association helping paraplegic motorcyclists to take part in competitions.
- Thursday November 17: Heidi Gaugain, a member of the French Para track cycling team, is also world champion in the able-bodied team event. She will be co-presenting the show with Fabien Lévêque, as part of the Duo Day operation, and a special feature will be devoted to her.
"Stade 2
- Sunday November 20: Théo Curin, guest of honor on the show. He will talk at length about his race in Argentina, the visibility of parasport in the media and the problem of access to sport for people with disabilities.
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On Sunday November 13 and Sunday November 20 at 9:58pm, just after "Stade 2", two issues of the short program "Destination 2024" (season 4) will be devoted to Paralympic athletes, to mark this "Let's play together" week: Ugo Didier (para-swimming) and Nelia Barbosa (paracanoë).
"Exceptional champion
- Monday November 14: diffusion of the 34th issue of the only magazine devoted to parasport on the historical channels. The program includes a portrait of Anouck Curzillat, paratriathlete and Tokyo bronze medallist, and a documentary on para-skateboarding (France 4 - 9:15pm, at half-time of the France-Bosnia basketball match).
The L'Equipe channel will be showing armchair rugby on its rugby day on Saturday, November 19, and will be bringing in a member of the French team to join the channel's presenter in debriefing the Autumn Nations Series rugby matches.
Relay of the "Jouons ensemble" operation on Saturday November 12 on Canal Sport Club, free-to-air on Canal+, with announcement of the diffusion of the documentary "Onze de légende".
- Friday November 11: Pauline Déroulède (sponsor of the operation, French Wheelchair Tennis Champion) guest on the "L'heure des pros" program.
- Monday November 14: Pauline Déroulède guest on Infosport+ and a report on the state of parasport in France 1? years ahead of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games (Infosport+ diffusion).
- Tuesday November 15: Pauline Déroulède guest on Late Sport 360 on Canal+sport 360 + a feature on the Châtenay-Malabry wheelchair soccer club (Infosport+ diffusion).
- Wednesday November 16: Marie Bochet (eight-time Paralympic skiing champion) guest on Infosport+ Club 360.
- Thursday November 17: a feature on wheelchair rugby, with our consultant Mathieu Blin (with the CAP SAAA Paris team) (Canal+sport 360 diffusion) and a feature on the US Metro omnisports club, heavily involved in parasport (infosport+ diffusion).
- Friday November 18: Benjamin Daviet (five-time Paralympic Biathlon champion) guest on Infosport+.
This scheme is complemented by two documentaries dealing with the issue of disability in sport:
- "We are people": a documentary starring wheelchair tennis champion Michaël Jérémiasz, retracing 150 years of struggle to include people with disabilities in sport. First shown on Canal+ on June 26, the documentary has since been broadcast several times and is still available on My Canal.
- "Onze de légende": documentary on the adventure of a mixed team of children aged between 9 and 11, made up in part of players with autism spectrum disorders. The victory that this "Onze de légende" is aiming for is inclusion. Broadcast soon on Canal+ (November 30). The CANAL+ group, in partnership with the PSG Foundation, is organizing a preview of the documentary "Onze de légende" on November 16 at 7.30pm in the Parc des Princes auditorium.
As part of the "Let's play together" campaign, NRJ 12 and Chérie 25 will be broadcasting several interviews with para-sporters and para-athletes throughout the week.
The channels will show interviews with :
- Vladimir Vinchon, French para-dressage champion,
- Ryadh Sallem, multiple French and European para-sport champion in swimming, basketball and wheelchair rugby,
- Hakim Arezki, Cécifoot silver medalist at the London Paralympic Games,
- Lucile Razertvice-champion of France 400 para-athletics
- Cécile Hernandez, Paralympic and World Snowboard Champion.
The "let's play together" operation will be featured on NRJ radio.
The M6 Group is mobilizing for the "Jouons ensemble" operation.
- The TV channel M6 will be featuring parasport-related documentaries in its news broadcasts (for example, on wheelchair skateboarding).
- Throughout the week, the Gulli channel will be offering a special program of the animated series "Bande de sportifs", focusing on parasport disciplines (cecifoot, handi-badminton, etc.), as well as an episode of its magazine "Wazup", which will introduce youngsters to wheelchair rugby.
- On RTL radio, Pauline Déroulède will be the guest on the "Focus" program on Sunday November 13, and Arthur Bauchet, triple gold medallist at the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games, will be the guest on the "On refait le sport" program on Tuesday November 15, as part of a review of the highlights of sporting news in 2022.
The France Médias Monde group will be mobilizing the antennas of RFI and France 24:
- On RFI, a documentary will follow Ronan Pallier, bronze medallist in the long jump at the last Paralympic Games;
- Also on RFI, Pauline Déroulède will appear on the program "L'invité France".
- On France 24, Pauline Déroulède will also be a guest on set on Monday November 14.
- The week will also see a number of documentaries in France and Africa on the development of parasport.
Visibility of parasport in the audiovisual media in 2021
Epresentation of French society
Arcom reports annually to Parliament on the actions of television and radio service editors in terms of the epresentation of French society and the fight agains discrimination, as well as the actions it has taken.
The epresentation of French society barometer is a measurement tool that provides an annual snapshot of the representation of diversity on TV screens. The results of the barometer also enable broadcasters, on a regular basis, to have a precise idea of the image they project of society, and thus to better feed their channels with diverse people and programs representative of social diversity, without doing so on an event-driven basis.
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The portrayal of disability on television and radio
The representation of disability remains marginal: only 0.8% of the total individuals indexed in 2021 are disabled.
Never in previous waves of the barometer has this rate exceeded the symbolic 1% mark.
Such a result is particularly disappointing given that one of the two weeks indexed was marked by the Duoday operation. The human resources policies of audiovisual media companies, increasingly favorable to the inclusion of disabled people within their organizations, are not matched on screen.
Arcom's action
Improving the portrayal of disability and the accessibility of audiovisual programs is one of the core missions of the French regulatory authority for audiovisual and digital communication, Arcom, whose action in this area has grown over the years.
Arcom's role in the field of disability stems from the provisions of the law on freedom of communication. The on-air representation of disability is part of Arcom's broader mission to ensure the representation of diversity.
"[...] theAuthority contributes to actions in favor of social cohesion and the fight agains discrimination in the field of audiovisual communication. In particular, it ensures that audiovisual communication services reflect the diversity of French society, taking into account the nature of their programs [...] ".
Arcom's action is focused on three areas:
- Programaccessibility.
- Representation of the disabled on the airwaves.
- Professionalintegration of disabled people in audiovisual industry companies.
Each year, Arcom monitors TV channels' compliance with their accessibility obligations, and publishes a report on its website. The Authority is also raising awareness among broadcasters of the importance of quality accessibility, with the adoption of several charters and guides, which you can find below.
Disability reports
Charters on disability
- 2019 Charter on the representation of disabled people and disability in the audiovisual media
- 2015 Charter on French Sign Language (French Sign Language) performers
- 2014 Charter to promote the training and professional integration of disabled people in the audiovisual industry
- 2011 charter on subtitling
- Guide to audio description
Key findings
70 %
70% of people with disabilities say they are very interested in sport in general.
> 12 million
According to a 2001 Insee study, people with disabilities account for 12 million French people (or 18% of the total population).
80 %
Of the people with disabilities in France, 80% have an invisible disability.
48 %
48% of people with disabilities are not involved in physical activity and sport.
90 %
90% of people with disabilities believe thatphysical activity is essential or important.
Parasports events in 2023
- March-April: "La Relève" detection program(find out more).
- Week of April 3: Olympic and Paralympic Week(find out more).
- Week of June 4: Virtus Global Games(find out more).
- July 8 to 17: World Para Athletics Championships(find outmore).
- October 14 to 21: Wheelchair Rugby World Cup(find outmore).
Find the right sports facility near you
The HandiGuide des sports, created in 2006 on the initiative of the French Ministry of Sports, is an interactive directory of sports facilities that declare they welcome or are able to welcome disabled sports enthusiasts. It enables disabled people to find out about the sporting supplies available to them, based on the possibilities available in the sporting environment near their place of residence.
To find out which sports and physical activities are suitable for you and your disability, use the Handiguide des sports.
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