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Information | Restructuring of the National Institute for Rehabilitation for the Institute for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Updated : 01/03/2026

The transition logo accompanies the graphic identity of the previous one, adapted for the new name. On the left, the red square now reads ‘IDiPD’, ‘IDi’ in the upper half and ‘PD’ in the lower half. On the right, the green rectangle bears in white the word ‘Institute for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities’, with the prominent ‘I’, ‘Rights’ and ‘Persons with Disabilities’, preceded by the original icon in red, consisting of five open arms distributed around an axis. Under the rectangle, ‘Ministry of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security’.

In the context of the reform of the State and the modernisation of the Public Administration, Decree-Law No. º 60/2026, of 24 February, restructures the National Institute for Rehabilitation, I. P. (INR) and establishes the Institute for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, I.P. (IDiPD), which also integrates the competences of the Mission Structure for Accessibility Promotion (EMPA).

This amendment aims to strengthen the promotion of the rights of persons with disabilities, ensuring more effective action and better articulation with other public administration services, through an integrated approach in the areas of inclusion, accessibility and civic participation.

We would also inform you that all references to the INR and the EMPA, contained in legal and regulatory acts, contracts and other normative instruments, are deemed to be made to the IDiPD.

The IDiPD thus becomes the reference entity for all matters previously attributed to EMPA.

The Decree-Law can be found here: https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/detalhe/decreto-lei/60-2026-1058701616

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