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The National Institute for Rehabilitation, I.P. (INR, I.P.) is organising, on 19 November 2025, at the Auditorium of the Institute of Employment and Vocational Training (IEFP), in Xabregas, Lisbon, the Technical-Scientific Meeting on the theme ‘The Centrality of the Person in the Paradigm of Human Rights’.

This initiative aims to be a space for reflection and multidisciplinary sharing on the challenges of inclusion, bringing together academics, representatives of civil society organisations, professionals in the field and people with disabilities. The meeting proposes a broad debate on policies, practices and models of intervention that place the person at the centre of decisions, promoting a more inclusive, participatory and human rights-based society.

The organisation is promoted in partnership with the Observatory on Disability and Human Rights (ISCSP - University of Lisbon), the Centre for Disability Studies of ISCTE and ASSOL - Social Solidarity Association of Lafões, entities with extensive experience in the fields of disability and human rights.

Among the international speakers is Jack Pearpoint, co-founder of Inclusion Press (Canada) and international reference in the field of Person-Centered Planning. With more than four decades of experience in the field of inclusion, Jack Pearpoint is a co-creator of the PATH (Planning Alternative Tomorrows with Hope) and MAPS (McGill Action Planning System) methodologies, innovative approaches that place the disabled person at the center of decisions about their life, promoting collaboration between the person, the family, the community and the professionals who accompany them. His speech entitled “What Centrality of the Person and Person-Centered Planning means” will be the theme of the day’s shares.

The meeting will also be attended by Paula Campos Pinto (ISCSP - University of Lisbon), Luís Capucha (ISCTE - University Institute of Lisbon) and Mário Pereira (ASSOL), among other experts.

This event on “Centrality of the Person in the Paradigm of Human Rights” is thus a moment of convergence between scientific knowledge, professional practice and individual experience, reinforcing the collective commitment to the construction of policies and practices focused on the person with disabilities and their human rights.

Participation is free, but subject to registration. The format is face-to-face. Presentations by international guests will take place in English, without simultaneous translation.

Consult the program HERE and register HERE!