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Let's celebrate the International Day of People with Disabilities!
Updated : 28/10/2025
The International Day of Persons with Disabilities is marked annually by 3 December. With the creation of a Working Group made up of members of the INR and NGOsPD representative of the various areas of disability, this year the celebrations begin earlier, with a diversified agenda of activitiesThis includes sports initiatives, conferences, seminars, games, workshops and more. The high point will be a the Celebrative Gala, which will take place in the December 3rd, at 6 p.m., at the Lisbon Forum. Stay tuned to the news we will share and join us in the celebration of this day, promoting a more aware society. dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities. See below for the full agenda.
Let's celebrate together!
AGENDA
(subject to last minute changes)
October
Event: "Inclusive sport"
NGOPD/Responsible Body: Jorge Pina/INR Association
Where: Lisbon
November
Event: Exhibition "Rights in Image"
NGOPD/Responsible Body: INR
Where: tbc
Event: Quiz Questionnaire/Game
NGOPD/Responsible Body: ACAPO/INR
Where: Online
Event: Vox Pop
NGOPD/Responsible Body: INR / NGOPD
Where: Online
Event: Award of the Sport + Accessible Award
NGOPD/Responsible Body: IPDJ/INR
Where: Matosinhos
Event: NER/CMRA seminar – “The present and future of nurses specialising in rehabilitation in specialised centres”
NGOPD/Responsible Body: NER/CMRA
Where: Alcoitão
Event: Conviviality
NGOPD/Responsible Body: ADFA
Where: ADFA
Event: Workshop (morning); Concentration (afternoon)
NGOPD/Responsible Body: FPAS
Where: port
Event: Scientific-Technical Meeting “Centrality of the Person in the Paradigm of Human Rights”
NGOPD/Responsible Body: INR/IEFP
Where: Lisbon-IEFP
Event: Conference “Let’s talk about the Right to Participation of Children with Disabilities”
NGOPD/Responsible Body: INR/NOVA Centre for Child Law & Children’s Rights/ONGPD
Where: Faculty of Law of NOVA University of Lisbon
Event: Forum - “Independent Life: Personal Assistance in Active Life – Vocational Training”
NGOPD/Responsible Body: INR
Where: IEFP Auditorium Aveiro
Event: Delivery Poster Prize 3 December
NGOPD/Responsible Body: INR + El Corte Inglés
Where: El Corte Inglés
Event: Seminar: The importance of public policies in local development
NGOPD/Responsible Body: Equality and Citizenship Division of Loures City Council
Where: Palace of the Marqueses of Praia and Monforte
December
Event: 8th edition “Inclusive Days of Viseu”
NGOPD/Responsible Body: ADRC – Invictus Viseu
Where: IPV Sports Pavilion
Event: 1st International Day of Persons with Disabilities Gala
NGOPD/Responsible Body: INR / NGOPD
Where: the Lisbon Forum
Event: Initiation to the Portuguese Sign Language in the Office of the Secretary of State for Social Action and Inclusion
NGOPD/Responsible Body: General Secretariat of the Ministry of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security
Where: Ministry of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security (MTSSS)
Event: APEXA Works Exhibition
NGOPD/Responsible Body: BI Lagoa/APEXA
Where: Lagoon
Event: European Disability Day and Access City Award 2026
NGOPD/Responsible Body: European Commission
Where: Brussels
Event: II Forum Inclusive Life Choices under the theme "Culture and Leisure"
NGOPD/Responsible Body: BI Lagos
Where: Lagos
Event: Event: "Inclusive sport"
NGOPD/Responsible Body: Marathon Club of Portugal / INR
Where: Lisbon