75% discount on the disabled train tickets – TVI24

People with disabilities will benefit from a discount of 75% on train travel.

The discount will be valid in second class tickets through an agreement to be signed on Friday between the National Institute for Rehabilitation and CP.

escorts of people with disabilities will also be eligible for a discount of 25% on travel, according to a statement from the Ministry of Labor, solidarity and Social Security (MTSSS).

“discount for People with disabilities” provides that “citizens with disabilities can benefit from a discount of 75% on the purchase of tickets for excursions in any journey in second class, the Alfa Pendular trains, intercity, regional, inter-regional and Urban CP “, said the ministry.

the initiative aims to ensure to persons with disabilities, equal opportunities who are entitled, in order to minimize the resulting disadvantages of their disabilities, in particular those relating to their autonomy and mobility.

as with a period of one year, renewable successively for equal periods, covers people disabled with a degree of less than 80% disability, and disabled of the military.

“Compared with the previous protocol with the CP, items changed the paradigm that privileged discount to escort, to the detriment of persons with disabilities (25%), now see this value increased to 75%, “ says the Ministry, in a statement sent to Lusa.

Another “major changes” in the previous protocol is to extend this benefit to all trains of CP, “in contrast to the previous situation, in which were only considered long journeys “.

on the basis of this agreement are the guiding principles of the National Institute for Rehabilitation (INR), which are based” on ensuring equal opportunities, combating discrimination and exploitation of people with disabilities ” and the commitment of CP to “the development of a corporate citizenship policy, particularly with regard to social responsibility.”

the measure also took into account the guidelines and the European Union recommendations, the measures implemented by other Member States in this area, and the United Nations Convention on the rights of Persons with Disabilities.

secretary of State for the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities, Ana Sofia Antunes, said on Thursday that the Government intends to create during the first half of the year the only social benefit in the disability field.