Lisbon: Rua Ferreira Borges under roadworks until August 2027
Around €3.8 million has been invested by Lisbon City Council in the works, which aim to improve mobility and accessibility. Traffic closures are expected.
Accessible voting: a human right still unequal in Portugal
Ensuring the right to vote for people with disabilities is not a concession; it is a constitutional and international obligation and also a substantive indicator of democratic quality.
"All Included": the Nova SBE website that offers employment to people with disabilities
Sónia Glória, 23, has a motor disability that limits her movement and speech, but that did not stop her from finding a place in the labour market. For more than a year she has worked at the cinema in a shopping centre, where she carries out day-to-day tasks ranging from validating tickets to providing support in the screening rooms.
Hundreds of people with disabilities are trapped in their own homes
Children and teenagers in wheelchairs live in flats without lifts and must descend hundreds of steps to get onto the street. In the programme “A Prova dos Factos” we revealed the case of a boy with cerebral palsy who lives on the third floor with no lift. After the report aired, Sintra Town Hall decided to give this family a new home.
More than 218,000 voters registered for early voting for people with reduced mobility
This is still a provisional figure, which will be updated as registration requests submitted by post arrive.
Transport Authority says many bus and coach terminals fail to comply with regulations
One of the infringed rules concerns access to infrastructure.
Train services disrupted on the Cascais Line on Friday and Saturday
An alternative bus service will be provided with clearly marked buses and access for passengers with reduced mobility, but the carriage of bicycles and scooters will not be permitted.
ERC approves new accessibility obligations for television. Channels call them "unacceptable"
The Regulatory Authority for Communication (ERC) approved the Multi‑Year Plan for Television Broadcast Accessibility (2026–2029), increasing accessibility targets, particularly for on‑demand services. Broadcasters disagree with the changes. Among the new measures are specifications for the size of the Portuguese Sign Language (LGP) interpreter window online — which will be required to ...
