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Celebration of National Accessibility Day – 21-22 October

Updated : 25/09/2024

Poster for the National Accessibility Day event. In the upper left corner are the logos of the National Institute for Rehabilitation and EMPA, in the upper right corner is the logo of the Salvador Association. At the centre of the image is “National Accessibility Day, III Inclusive Forum”. Below the text is an illustration of a diverse group of people, where you can find, for example, a person in a wheelchair, an elderly person with a walker, a blind person with his guide dog, among others. The footnote reads “Days 21-22 October 2024”

The National Institute for Rehabilitation, I.P. (INR, I.P.) and the Mission Structure for the Promotion of Accessibilities (EMPA), in partnership with the Salvador Association will promote the National Day of Accessibilities that is marked on October 20. As part of the celebration of this date, an initiative, a 21-22 October, no IAPMEI* auditorium in Lisbon, in order to promote a broad reflection on the Portuguese reality, considering the different levels of responsibilities, addressing the perspective of the path taken, the needs that persist, and also the responses in implementation and future challenges. The aim is to involve non-governmental organisations, the public sector, the private sector, the social sector and the wider community.

There will be an exhibition area with equipment and support products by companies in the sector, namely: IACESS, Tsymmetry, MultiOrthos, Ergometric, Rehapoint, among others.

This event is supported by: IAPMEI - Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation, Casa Pia de Lisboa, Institute of Social Security and General Secretariat of the Ministry of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security.

*Subject to space capacity.

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