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Government approves new model of AMIM through Order No 8027/2025

Order No 8027/2025 was published in the Portuguese Official Gazette, approving the new models of medical certificate of multi-use disability (AMIM) with the Medical Board for Disability Assessment and with exemption from the Medical Board for Disability Assessment, annexed to this Order. AMIMs shall be issued electronically, via an electronic platform, in accordance with Article 4(2) and Article 4b(1) of Decree-Law No 202/96 , of 23 October, as amended and republished by the Decree-Law No 291/2009 , of 12 October, in its current version, without prejudice to paragraph 2 of the aforementioned Article 4b. Order No 446/2025 of 9 January is hereby repealed. This Order shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication. You can consult the new models through the following LINK: https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/detalhe/despacho/8027-2025-924672246

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INR and ASSOL boost training on Person-Centered Planning

As part of its training plan, the National Institute for Rehabilitation (Instituto Nacional para a Reabilitação, I.P.) organised, in partnership with ASSOL, on 30 June, 2, 4 and 7 July, the training event ‘Planeamento Centrado na Pessoa: from concept to implementation”. This action was attended by professionals from various organizations in the country who decided to deepen their knowledge on the subject, decisive for a quality intervention, in order to enhance their professional practices, ensuring their alignment with the effective fulfilment of the rights of persons with disabilities. On the last day of training, which took place at ASSOL, it was possible to get to know the context, talk to supported people, operationalize work tools, as well as share experiences, doubts and dilemmas. In this way, the INR, I.P. remains committed to the dissemination of knowledge about the methodology of Person Centered Planning, widely studied and implemented in Portugal by ASSOL. Consult the catalog of the Library of INR, I.P. and access resources on the subject HERE .

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Grupo de pessoas sentadas em círculo numa sala decorada com letras do alfabeto e desenhos de rostos nas paredes. Algumas pessoas seguram papéis ou cadernos. Group of people sitting in a circle in a room decorated with letters of the alphabet and drawings of faces on the walls. Some people hold papers or notebooks.

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Jul

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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Jul to 18
Jul

X Walk for Inclusion

07/09/2025

On July 18th, at 7:30 p.m., join us for a night of solidarity. We will support the clients of the CIAD Residential Home to live another summer full of enriching experiences.

Are you in broken mode, off, on the run? Discover all the details of the program and sign up HERE

This edition of the walk will have as godfather the fashion designer Nuno Baltazar Studio.

Because walking is more than walking, it is welcoming, supporting and transforming.

Together, we walk with the heart.

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Oct to 21
Oct

DIA NACIONAL DA PARALISIA CEREBRAL

03/21/2025

THE CEREBRAL PARALISIA ASSOCIATION OF EVORA INVITES YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EVENTS PROGRAMMED AT THE WEEK OF 17 TO 21 OCTOBER:

- 17 OCTOBER | 18H - END-OF-TERM CONVERSATIONS "WELL-BEING ISSUES THE CITIZEN WITH DISABILITY" [Eugénio de Almeida Foundation]

- 18 OCT | 18H - END-OF-TERM CONVERSATIONS "EMPLOYABILITY OF THE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES" [Eugénio de Almeida Foundation]

- 19 OCT | 18H - END OF LATER CONVERSATIONS "ACCESS AND FREQUENCY IN HIGHER EDUCATION" [Eugénio de Almeida Foundation]

- 20 Oct | 10H - SPORTS MORNING [Praça do Giraldo]

- 20 Oct | 16H – CULTURAL MATINE [D. Manuel Palace]

- 21 OCTOBER | 09H - SEMINAR "SOCIAL INCLLUSION IN NETWORK - CREBRAL PARALISIA PERSPECTIVES" [CCDRA Auditorium]

YOU CAN KNOW THE WHOLE PROGRAMME AND REGISTRATE HERE

YOUR PRESENCE IS IMPORTANT TO US!

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