From July 30 to October 9, the restoration work being carried out in the Capilla del Sagrario of the Collegiate Church of Briviesca (Burgos) can be visited, with the collaboration of the ACS Foundation.

The Capilla del Sagrario had been closed due to serious damage to its walls caused by water infiltration from the roof and subsequent migration of salts into the masonry. After addressing the roof's waterproofing, the Regional Government of Castilla y León has authorized emergency work in the chapel to stabilize the various strata, consolidate disaggregated areas, and monitor humidity levels.

This activity, called “Open for Works”, allows small groups to tour the installed scaffolding and observe the progress of the stabilization process of the wall and their mural paintings, accompanied by restoration technicians. 

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From August 3 to 14, the XXVIII edition of the Aspaym Summer Camp took place in Cubillos de Sil (León), organized by the National Aspaym Federation and the Royal Board on Disability, with the collaboration of ACS Foundation and other institutions.

More than 130 children, with and without disabilities, from across Spain, enjoyed inclusive activities and dynamics alongside thirty monitors at the accessible facilities of "El Bosque de los Sueños" (The Forest of Dreams). The common theme for all games in this edition was disco music.

This initiative helps fulfill Article 30 of the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which promotes participation in cultural life, recreational activities, leisure, and sports.

On July 9, 2025, the event “Universal Accessibility: An Ally for Retaining Population in Rural Spain” was held at the headquarters of the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP), in collaboration with the Royal Board on Disability and ACS Foundation. The aim was to help local governments, especially those in rural areas, implement universal accessibility in their policies.

This initiative seeks to ensure that older adults and people with disabilities can move around their towns with ease and continue living in these areas, serving as a strategy to address the demographic challenge in rural Spain.

The seminar featured contributions from experts, representatives of disability advocacy groups, and organizations linked to accessibility and personal autonomy. Representatives from villages that have successfully implemented universal accessibility initiatives also participated, including: Pescueza (Cáceres), Belmonte de Miranda (Asturias) and Ribadeo (Lugo).

The Spanish Federation of Neuromuscular Diseases (Federación ASEM), in collaboration with ACS Foundation and other institutions, has organized a new edition of ASEM Summer Camps, an inclusive summer camp for children and young people with and without neuromuscular diseases.

The event takes place from July 6 to 13 at the La Cinglera camp facility in Vilanova de Sau (Barcelona), a fully adapted natural setting designed to ensure the safety, comfort, and enjoyment of all participants. Over the course of a week, 31 children and teens aged 8 to 18—27 of whom have neuromuscular diseases—will share experiences, games, emotions, and learning in a barrier-free environment, fostering independence and social integration.

ASEM Summer Camps is the only camp in Spain that brings together children and young people with neuromuscular diseases every year, offering them a unique experience on equal terms. Its personalized care model provides one monitor for each child with a neuromuscular disease, supported by a multidisciplinary team of 28 professionals, including coordinators, monitors, healthcare staff, and personal assistants.

This year’s theme revolves around robots, the future, and superheroes, a narrative that will guide the week’s activities and, as in every edition, reinforce key values such as respect, coexistence, cooperation, and inclusion.

The Ávila City Council, in collaboration with ACS Foundation, has completed the accessibility works in the Church of Santa María de la Cabeza, one of the UNESCO World Heritage sites in the city of Ávila.

This church is one of the finest examples of Mudejar Romanesque architecture south of the Duero River. Its exterior features a simple design with two portals and a whitewashed bell gable, while the interior is characterized by the use of baked clay. Artistically, it stands out for its Renaissance and Baroque altarpieces, as well as important sculptural pieces such as the relief Lamentation over the Dead Christ by Pedro de Salamanca, one of the leading sculptors of the 16th-century Ávila school.

In the 19th century, the church served as the chapel of Ávila’s first municipal cemetery. By the early 20th century, it had become a point of attraction for Romantic and traditionalist artists, including Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, his painter brother Valeriano Domínguez Bécquer, the Mexican artist Diego Rivera, and the Granada-born José María López Mezquita, who painted scenes inside the temple and set up his studio in a large house adjacent to the church’s apse.

The accessibility works in the church’s surroundings involved creating an accessible pathway connecting the sidewalk of Paseo de Santa María de la Cabeza with the south and west doors of the church. The west door has now been adapted as an entrance for all visitors through the installation of a portable ramp inside the temple. During the works, all granite slabs in the access corridor were repositioned, and the width of the pathway along the south and west facades was widened. Additionally, the pedestrian walkways in the garden area near the west door—formerly the site of the first municipal cemetery—were reinforced.

This accessibility upgrade aims to ensure that everyone can explore and enjoy one of the city’s lesser-known monumental areas.