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Vê-se a Sala José Saramago com público, que enche o espaço, a assistir à intervenção da Presidente da Casa Pia de Lisboa. You can see the José Saramago Room with a public, which fills the space, watching the intervention of the President of Casa Pia de Lisboa.

Meeting "Inclusive Pedagogical Practices"

During the afternoon of 2 June, Casa Pia de Lisboa and the National Institute for Rehabilitation organised the ‘Inclusive Pedagogical Practices’ meeting at Palácio Galveias in Lisbon. This Meeting aimed to promote a greater awareness of the importance of inclusive pedagogical practices, aimed at all people, that consider the different dimensions of inclusion. The initiative took place simultaneously in the José Saramago Room, at a moment of lecture aimed at professionals and other interested people, and in the gardens with several initiatives of experimentation of inclusive practices, counting on the musical performance of the Novos RitmoS, a group made up of deaf children and young people and listeners of the Jacob Rodrigues Pereira Education and Development Center. The opening session was attended by Fernanda Bandeira, Coordinator of the Palácio Galveias Library, Fátima Matos, President of the Board of Directors of Casa Pia de Lisboa and Sónia Esperto, President of the Board of Directors of the National Institute for Rehabilitation. At a later moment, David Rodrigues, Professor of Special Education and Counselor of the National Council of Education, shared some challenges and paths of inclusion in the educational context. Mariana Bártolo (Médica Deaf) and Reza Rezaie (Educando da Casa Pia de Lisboa) shared life experiences, with the moderation of journalist Sandra Henriques, from Antena 1. The projects ‘Abraçar o Vento’ and ‘CRIA’, from Casa Pia de Lisboa, were also presented. The Secretary of State for Social Action and Inclusion, Clara Marques Mendes, closed the Meeting and reinforced the commitment to social inclusion for all people. At the same time, the garden of the Palácio Galveias Library was the scene of inclusive activities, with sensory stations, games, practical workshops such as Atelier Barro na Mão, multiformat books and dissemination of the Sports + Accessible Award of INR. Casa Pia de Lisboa and the National Institute for Rehabilitation thank the Bilioteca do Palácio Galveias (Biliotheque of the Galveias Palace). Category: Libraries in Lisbon ), by the provision of space and technical support, and to all the people and entities that were present and contributed to the success of this Meeting. See the photos at News | Meeting... - National Institute for Rehabilitation, I.P. | Facebook

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INR in the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction

The National Institute for Rehabilitation, I.P. (INR, I.P.) attended the 8th session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, organised by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, which took place from 2 to 6 June 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland. The INR, I.P., is part of Working Group 7 (GT7) – Inclusive Governance for Risk Management, of the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, and with its presence in the Global Platform, it reinforces its commitment to the development of work on this topic, in compliance with the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. With the central theme “Every day counts: acting today for resilience’, the session developed on three main axes: managing risks and uncertainties in a rapidly changing global climate and context; gender equality, accessibility and inclusion; Accelerating action for a collective sustainable future. Throughout the various moments of the event, the central objective was to assess progress in the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 and to empower authorities and stakeholders to fully implement it by 2030. Portugal was represented in person by the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority (ANEPC), the Permanent Mission of Portugal to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva, Camões - Institute for Cooperation and Language, I.P., the INR, I.P., and members of the Municipal Chambers of Amadora and Matosinhos. On behalf of the INR, I.P., the technician Luís Canaria attended several sessions, with emphasis on those focused on the inclusion of people with disabilities in disaster risk reduction. It was possible to participate in learning laboratories, collect good practices in matters of emergency planning, as well as adapted training of self-protection measures, already implemented by other countries. The Global Platform produced the Geneva Declaration for Disaster Risk Reduction, which aims to serve as a guide and call for the mobilisation of governments and stakeholders to accelerate the implementation of the Sendai Framework for the remaining five years, until 2030. Watch the available sessions: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBDwPnveHho_YuebJDIyKaAIlP5q1p_t_ See the Geneva Declaration for Disaster Risk Reduction: https://globalplatform.undrr.org/news/geneva-call-disaster-risk-reduction-co-chairs-summary-global-platform For more information see: https://globalplatform.undrr.org/

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Applications for the Luís Clara Prize

06/11/2025

A Association of Families and Friends of the Deaf (AFAS) is honored to announce the creation of a very special and unprecedented prize in our history: o Luís Clara Prize.

This award honors Luís Carlos Pinto Clara, founding associate No. 1 of AFAS, who played a key role in defending the Portuguese Sign Language (LGP) and bilingual education for deaf people. Luís Clara, grandfather of a young deaf man, was president of the board of AFAS from its foundation, on July 22, 1997, until March 19, 2011, and became Honorary Associate on November 5, 2011. He was born on June 1, 1934 and died on October 29, 2015.

This award aims to recognize and value significant contributions to the promotion of PML, inclusion and the rights of deaf people in Portugal. The ceremony of delivery of the Luís Clara Prize It is planned for the 17 October 2025, a symbolic moment of celebration of our community.

Information on the Luís Clara Prize is already available at Portuguese Sign Language (LGP), on the official page of the prize on the website the AFAS, as well as in netssocial the Association and in our official blog. We have already provided some content with voice-off e Portuguese translation.

We invite all institutions, media and public entities to share and disseminate this initiative, contributing to greater recognition and appreciation of the PML, officially recognised in the Constitution of the Portuguese Republic.

You can access the content available in Portuguese through the following links:

AFAS blog: [ https://afasurdos.weebly.com/preacutemio-luiacutes-clara.html ]
AFAS social networks:
- Facebook: [ https://www.instagram.com/afasurdos/ ]
- Instagram: [ https://www.instagram.com/afasurdos/ ]
Linktree AFAS: [https://https://linktr.ee/afasurdos ]

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VISITA GUIADA: PORTAS ABERTAS 2025

06/16/2025

No âmbito da iniciativa Portas Abertas, promovida pela Acesso Cultura, o Teatro São Luiz convida o público a descobrir os seus bastidores através de visitas guiadas conduzidas pela nossa equipa.

As visitas acontecem a 18 de junho, quarta-feira às 11h00, e 21 de junho. Sábado às 11h00.
O percurso é acessível a pessoas com mobilidade condicionada e conta com interpretação em Língua Gestual Portuguesa.

Para reservas, quaisquer esclarecimentos ou mais informações pode contatar:
João Romãozinho, responsável pela Acessibilidade, através do email joaoromaozinho@egeac.pt, ou pelo telefone 915 046 023
ou a Bilheteira através do email bilheteira@teatrosaoluiz.pt ou pelo telefone 213 257 651.

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KILLER JOE

06/16/2025

THEATER: KILLER JOE by Trazy Letts Brown Bear

Crude and violent, but also comic and luminous, Killer Joe is a portrait of the contemporary situation we live in before the indifference towards the Other, a metaphor for the consequence of social networks that were already guessed in the 90s and for an increasingly self-centered, narcissistic and nihilistic society.

Sessions with Audiodescription and Interpretation in Portuguese Sign Language: 20 June, Friday at 7.30 p.m. and 22 June, Sunday at 4 p.m.

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