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II | Youth Meeting “Be Cool, Be Inclusion!” | 25 May

Updated : 04/05/2026

Poster with dark blue background and text at the top “II Youth Gathering”. The word ‘Young’ appears in stylised letters with various colours and different formats. Below it reads: “25 May 2026 | 9.30 a.m. to 5 p.m.”. In the central part, a photograph of a classroom with several students with and without disabilities. Some are standing with backpacks, others sitting with school supplies. In the background, a green frame with the phrase written in chalk: “Be Cool, Be Inclusive!”. At the bottom, on a purple background, is the text: “EB 2, 3 de Cruz de Pau, Seixal”. At the base of the poster are the institutional logos of the Institute for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Lands of Larus School Group.

The Institute for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (IDiPD) is organising the 2nd Youth Meeting “Being Cool, to be included!”. After the success of the 1st Meeting, held in 2025, the Institute reinvigorates this initiative, promoting the participation of children and young people, stimulating the sharing of their experiences, doing justice to the aspirational "Nothing about us, without us".

The event will take place on May 25, at the Basic School of the Cross of Pau (Seixal), starting at 9:30 am.

This meeting is part of IDiPD's mission to promote the rights of people with disabilities, providing a space for dialogue with children and young people, who are studying, attending social responses or working.  

Participation is free upon registration, available HERE.

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See the program below.

09:00 – Reception (accreditation)

09:30 – Welcome

Musical Moment | AETL - Grouping of Land Schools of Larus

Presentation: Martim Fonseca | AETL

09:45 – Opening

  • José Patrício | Director of the Lands of Larus School Group
  • Maria João Macau | Councillor for Education, Culture, Technology and Housing - CM do Seixal
  • Clara Marques Mendes | State Secretary for Social Action and Inclusion

10:15 – Inclusion in school

Moderation: Lia Marques | Higher School of Health of the Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal

  • Lourenço Rosa Oriola | the EB 2,3 Aristides de Sousa Mendes School Group of Schools of Póvoa de Santa Iria
  • Lucinda dos Ramos Moreno | Amora Secondary School and APCAS - Association of Cerebral Palsy of Almada and Seixal
  • Martim Reis | Grouping of Land Schools of Larus

Debate

11:05 – Inclusive break

Cion coffee-break

11:20 – Grab Opportunities: Study and Work

Moderation: Telma Teixeira Madaíl | Student in the School Grouping of Monte da Lua, Sintra

  • Daniel Pinto | Foundation AFID Difference
  • Miguel Correia | AlmaSã
  • Rita Patricio | Grouping of Land Schools of Larus

Debate

12:10 – Inclusive Projects and Initiatives

Moderation: Pedro Almeida | Student at José Maria dos Santos Basic School in Palmela and belonging to the Bengal Magic Association

  • Bruno Santos | APCAS - Association of Cerebral Paralysis of Almada and Seixal
  • Gonçalo Pinto | UniversAutista
  • Joana Silveira | Higher Education + Inclusive

Debate

13:00 – Conclusions of the Meeting

  • Francisco Machado | Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities of Universidade Nova de Lisboa
  • Alycia Fortes | Grouping of Land Schools of Larus
  • Vanessa Sami | Larus Land School Grouping

13:20 – Closure

  • Sónia Esperto | President of the Board of Directors of IDiPD

13:30 – Lunch

14:30 – Afternoon Cool – Connect!

  • Diogo Grilo - DJ Set | AETL
  • Amora High School Band

(Program subject to last minute changes)