Mérida has reminded the I Encuentro Nacional de Personas con Amputación for the 31 October 2026 has been announced. According to the Ayuntamiento de Mérida and the Europa Press news agency, around forty participants from different regions of Spain are expected. The aim of the two-day event is to raise the profile of the concerns of people with amputations, share experiences and gather practical guidance on accessibility in the city.
The programme for 31 October 2026 includes an official welcome at the town hall, accessible guided city tours and expert discussion sessions. Visits are planned to, among other places, the Teatro y Anfiteatro Romano and other monuments. Expert talks will cover prosthetics, physiotherapy and traffic law. Shared meals, leisure activities and accessible movement sessions are also planned. The event will conclude on the morning of 1 November 2026 with an adapted boat trip on the river Guadiana in collaboration with the Club de Piragüismo Iuxtanam.
The city’s delegate for accessibility and inclusion, Susana Fajardo, emphasises in the statement the town hall’s support for the inaugural event and its intention to position Mérida as a benchmark for accessibility. It also notes that the event responds to recurring gaps in information about the needs of people with amputations. José Luis Quesada, named as the organisers’ regional representative, sees the gathering as a way to address these gaps with practical guidance and reliable contacts.
The event is primarily local in character, but takes a nationwide approach, as participants from across Spain are expected and it addresses accessibility in both tourism and everyday life. Concrete decisions on structural changes – for example, accessible entry to heritage sites, rehabilitation pathways or legal advice – are not part of the announcement and remain matters for subsequent bodies to decide.
The details of dates, programme and participants are based on the official statement from the Ayuntamiento de Mérida and reporting by Europa Press dated 28 September 2026. Both sources give the start date as 31 October 2026 and the closing activity as 1 November 2026. There is currently no indication of programme changes; any adjustments are possible and would be announced separately by the city, according to its statement.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).