Question 8599 — disabled people

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Mr. Steevy Gustave alerts the Minister of Culture to the possible closure of the Grand Rond theater, a place for learning culture in sign language and the only theater school in sign language in France and Europe. Today, learning theater has become much more accessible, notably thanks to drama clubs within schools. However, a deaf child cannot access learning in a conservatory, due to lack of resources. Likewise, a person wishing to pursue a career in the theatrical world does not have access to any suitable professional training. In order to respond to this shortage, the Théâtre du Grand Rond in Toulouse was created in 2018, becoming the only theater training in France and Europe entirely taught in sign language and one of the first inclusive theater schools. 600 hours of certified training are taught by trainers for deaf artists. However, since June 10, 2024, the Fund Management Association for the Integration of Disabled People (AGEFIPH) no longer finances training assistance as part of the path to employment for job seekers with disabilities. The same goes for France Travail, whose amount of training aid would be, according to initial estimates, divided by two for the class of 2026. Although numerous initiatives have been undertaken in terms of adjustment, pooling and rationalization, the Théâtre du Grand Rond is today facing a critical budgetary situation, undermining its finances and its proper functioning. Without reaction from the State and local authorities, the Grand Rond theater will be forced to cease its activities in the summer of 2026, endangering all-public artistic training which contributes to the democratization of theater. The closure of this cultural venue goes beyond the simple institutional framework: it constitutes a serious threat to access to culture and artistic training for deaf people, due to lack of a comparable alternative and truly inclusive means. Also, he asks her how she intends to strengthen human and financial resources intended to guarantee the sustainability of the Grand Rond theater and how it intends to ensure true inclusive access for deaf people to artistic training and the exercise of performing arts professions.

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