2nd Macao Disabled Persons Skills Competition

Registration is now open!

The "International Abilympics" is a quadrennial international event in the rehabilitation field, hailed as the "Skills Olympics for Persons with Disabilities." It aims to showcase and commend the abilities and talents of persons with disabilities in work and life skills, actively promoting "Equal Participation, Integration of Persons with and without Disabilities."

Competition Objectives

• Encourage persons with disabilities to develop their potential, achieve self-realization and affirmation.
• Promote the rehabilitation and confidence-building of persons with disabilities, enabling them to contribute to society.
• Raise awareness and attention from all sectors of society towards the vocational skills of persons with disabilities, opening up more employment opportunities for them.

Eligibility

• Must be a Macao resident with a disability, aged 18 or above.

Competition Dates

• September 12–13, 2015 (Saturday–Sunday)

Competition Venues

• Venues vary by competition category:
  1. Escola Dom Luís Versíglia (Pui Tou School)
  2. Macao Productivity and Technology Transfer Center (CPTTM)

Results Announcement

• The Competition Coordinators will notify finalists via phone/SMS on September 14–15, 2015.
• Participants can also check the finalist results for each category on the Macao Caritas website: www.caritas.org.mo

Awards

• Each competition category will have no more than 3 finalist awards.
• The top 3 highest-scoring finalists (subject to availability) will receive MOP 1,000 and a medal.

Additional Rules

• The copyright of all entries belongs to the Organizing Committee.
• All non-finalist entries will be destroyed by the Committee.
• Finalist works from all categories will be exhibited at the award ceremony on September 19, subject to feasibility.
• The Organizing Committee reserves the right to amend the rules at any time. The final decision on all matters, including participant eligibility, competition results, awards, and other arrangements, rests with the Committee.
• Competition categories with fewer than 5 registered participants may be canceled by the Committee.

Contact Information

• For inquiries, please contact:
  • Ms. Ho: 2883 5935
  • Ms. Leong: 2855 3870