VIAS+ : pour une approche positive de la Vie Intime, Amoureuse et Sexuelle des personnes en situation de handicap

"<< Background >>The project aimed to meet the following needs :- Training for professionals who support people with disabilities on a daily basis, focusing on fundamental intimate, romantic, and sexual rights.- Sharing of experiences to make these rights effective in medical-social institutions that welcome people with disabilities.- A methodology to analyze complex situations, co-construct actions to be implemented to ensure the respect of these rights.- Building the skills of professionals on the topic of intimate, romantic, and sexual life (VIAS) to provide appropriate responses to families and caregivers of people with disabilities.- Structuring an associative VIAS policy and developing action plans tailored to the needs and specifics of institutions welcoming people with disabilities.<< Objectives >>1) Strengthen and improve professional practices related to the sexual and emotional life of people with disabilities. This objective aligns with the horizontal priority ""Inclusion and diversity in all areas of education, training, youth, and sport."" The expected outcome is mutual sharing among consortium members of practices, tools, and support approaches in the field of VIAS (intimate, romantic, and sexual life) for people with disabilities.2) Promote sexual assistance for people with disabilities as a care and support service at the European level.<< Implementation >>Seven activities were carried out as part of this project:Project management and implementationA launch event organized in AntwerpAn exploratory trip to Groupe SOS Solidarités in ParisAn exploratory trip to Aditi in AntwerpFour online workshops bringing together the project teams from the two partner associationsCommunication and information dissemination activities to the teams of the two associationsA closing event organized on December 9, 2025, in Paris in the form of a conference<< Results >>The project management was led from 11/01/2023 to 12/31/2024 by the project manager. She facilitated the project team, consisting of 3 members from Aditi and 5 members from Groupe SOS Solidarités, ensured the scheduling and organization of various meetings and working sessions (meeting content, facilitation, logistics, etc.), maintained and managed the documentation database, and oversaw the project’s financial and accounting follow-up in collaboration with the relevant support functions.The launch meeting, the two exploratory trips, and the four online workshops were successfully carried out in accordance with the schedule.An associative positioning note to ensure the respect of fundamental sexual rights was developed following the four online workshops and was presented during the closing day on 09/10/2024, which was attended by 50 people, including professionals from Aditi and Group SOS Solidarités, people supported in the disability institutions of Groupe SOS Solidarités, and partners.Training materials for professionals and a VIAS deployment strategy were also co-constructed by the project team members during the online workshops."