ARCIL is a not-for-profit organization from the central region of Portugal (district of Coimbra), working in the field of disability and inclusion for over 45 years. With its large structure, ARCIL supports approximately 1200 individuals with different types of disability yearly, throughout different stages of their lives: from childhood to adulthood. In its team, ARCIL has around 250 staff members, in which over 50 have some type of disability or impairment.

ARCIL has various rehabilitation and inclusion services, namely early intervention support to children and families, an inclusive education program, vocational and professional training for people with disability, occupational centres for adults with moderate to profound disability, protected employment social businesses, open labour market inclusion services, residential support for individuals and families with disability and home support to implement independent living in the community. As an organization, ARCIL has been pioneering in the delivery of innovative services and training in its field, as well as cooperating with universities in diverse projects, research activities, internships, professional training, and development in the fields of Education/Pedagogy, Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Psychology, Social Service, Inclusive Employment and Vocational Training. ARCIL has a Quality Management System and is quality certified according to the normative requirements of EQUASS Assurance and HACCP. It is an organization actively investing in Social Impact assessment practices.