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INR highlights Support Product Allocation System in the 2nd Seminar of the CMRA Rehabilitation Nurse Center

Updated : 07/11/2025

Top: Auditorium with stage, chairs and a large screen designing the title “2nd NER-CMRA Seminar”. The INR – National Institute for Rehabilitation and the Centre for Rehabilitation Medicine of Alcoitão logos appear on the screen, together with the logo of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. To the right of the stage, two people are standing by a pulpit. Lower left: Logo of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities consisting of “Four dark red hands, intertwined forming a square (representing unity and support), with a green heart in the centre. Below, it reads in green:

The National Institute for Rehabilitation participated in the 2nd Seminar of the Rehabilitation Nurse Center of the Rehabilitation Medicine Center of Alcoitão (CMRA), held on November 6 and inserted in the commemorations of the International Day of People with Disabilities (3 December). The meeting brought together professionals from all over the country to reflect on the present and future of the specialized intervention in rehabilitation nursing, recognizing the direct impact of this area on the lives of people with disabilities.

The INR participated with the dynamization of a workshop dedicated to the System of Attribution of Support Products (SAPA), which it coordinates at national level. The session allowed to present the new Homologated List of Support Products, in force since 31 October, and to clarify the overall functioning of the system, including the prescription stages, the award criteria and the importance of these resources to promote autonomy, participation and inclusion of persons with disabilities.

It was also clarified that the support products covered by SAPA involve different donors – in the areas of health, education, employment and vocational training and social protection – depending on the needs of the person and the context of use.

Organised by CMRA, the seminar reinforced the importance of sharing technical knowledge and valuing specialised rehabilitation, as part of the national initiatives marking the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.