The Monaco Government is fulfilling its promise to address the challenges faced by people with reduced mobility living and working in the Principality by launching Handipact Day, an event aimed at championing innovation as a driving force for inclusivity.

On Tuesday 3rd December, Monaco’s Department of Social Affairs and Health, with the support of the government, will host the Principality’s first-ever Handipact Day.

The pioneering event coincides with the United Nations’ International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Under the theme ‘Innovation in the Service of Disability’, it promises to be a day of discovery, collaboration and inspiration.

According to the United Nations (UN), more than 1.3 billion people worldwide live with “significant” disabilities—an astonishing one in six of the global population. Yet progress in improving the daily lives of this demographic has been slow, an issue the Monaco Government hopes to address on a local level through initiatives like Handipact Day.

Taking place at the Novotel Hotel from 10am to 4pm, the event will showcase cutting-edge technologies and solutions designed to transform the lives of people with disabilities and reduced mobility. Many of these innovations will be unveiled in Monaco for the first time.

A standout feature of Handipact Day will be an expert roundtable discussion, bringing together influential disability ambassadors and pioneers in assistive technology. The goal is to ignite positive conversations about the role of innovation in breaking down barriers and fostering inclusivity.

The event is designed to inspire action, uniting businesses, associations and advocates under one umbrella to generate and implement practical solutions that can enhance and improve the quality of life for those living with disabilities in Monaco and beyond.

Admission is free, and the venue is fully accessible to persons with reduced mobility. For more information about this landmark event, click here.

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