Secretaria-Geral do Ministério do Trabalho, Solidariedade e Segurança Social

The period for submitting applications to the Beach + Accessible Award 2023.

This award distinguishes, in each bathing season, the two bathing areas awarded by the Programme Affordable Beach - Beach for All! whose applications show that persons with restricted mobility have been provided with a higher quality of enjoyment of these leisure spaces.

In this bathing season it was verified from the part of the municipalities a remarkable adherence to this program that distinguished 242 bathing areas, an increase of 4% compared to last year and, for the third consecutive year, the highest number of beaches awarded since the 1st edition of the programme in 2005.

This initiative aims to stimulate the implementation of good practices that constitute clear added value in terms of innovation, comprehensiveness and quality of accessibility conditions and support available to these people and their companions, as well as a consistent and effective communication to the public of the offer provided.

The award is sponsored by the company IACESS It allocates bathing support equipment each year to improve the accessibility of the winning bathing areas.

For more information, and access to the rules and the application form for the Prize, see: websites of promoters: INR, APA e TP.

Source: INR