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 ]

X Walk for Inclusion

07/09/2025

FIT Project - Inclusive Fitness for All 2025

07/16/2025

As part of the FIT – Fitness Inclusive to All 2025 project, the FPDD, in partnership with the ‘CrossFit da Vila – Pinhal Novo’ area and Portugal Activo, will organise a Training and Training Action aimed at the following recipients: Physical Exercise Technician; Technical Director; Sports coach; Gym owner; Gym Manager; Administrator; Teacher of Physical Education and Students of the area, who intend to intervene in the field of regular physical activity for People with Disabilities and Disability.

This action will take place on 2 August in the area ‘CrossFit da Vila’ – Pinhal Novo, divided between Theoretical Training (14h – 16h) and Practical Training (16h – 17h).

For participants who wish to be accredited by IPDJ, I.P. for Continuous Training of Physical Exercise Technicians (TEF), Technical Directors (DT) or Sports Coaches (TD) with the allocation of 0.6 UC, they must guarantee a vacancy by filling out the mandatory form Here.

For more information contact the following e-mail gonçalo.inacio@fpdd.org The FIT – Fitness Inclusive for All project is co-financed by the Instituto Nacional para a Reabilitação, I.P. (INR, I.P.) and the Instituto Português do Desporto e Juventude, I.P. (IPDJ, I.P.).