B
NARRATIVE VALUE
Certainty
●●○ medium
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There is no confirmed −; independently verified + decide the position (B). No unreachable strike-through.= non-additive meter
As of: 2026-Q4Status: ActiveCeiling reason: No confirmed −
History2026-Q4BHistory grows each quarter
Associação Salvador: Building the workplace around the wheelchair, not the other way round. The letter is B; certainty is medium. Unconfirmed concerns are placed under “Watching.” (As of 2026-Q4; estimate based on public information.)
Main narrative
Salvador Mendes was a young man who had suffered a spinal cord injury in a road accident and used a wheelchair. The organization founded in his name in 2003 supports the independence and employment of people with physical disabilities in Portugal.
The work divides into three. There is practical support — wheelchairs, home adaptations, rehabilitation equipment — that forms the basis of daily life. There is employment support, which works on the employer's side to create the job. And there is sport and public awareness. In twenty years it has supported around 6,000 people and placed 620 in work. In employment support it puts its effort not only into training the candidate but into changing the facilities and the policies of the employer taking them on. The position is consistent: the barrier is located in the environment, not in the person. Its annual Prémio Salvador recognizes the social participation of disabled people and has raised awareness nationally.
One person’s story (N1)
+ A single story
Founded in 2003 in the name of Salvador Mendes, a young man who used a wheelchair after a spinal cord injury in a road accident. Alongside the practical basis of daily life — wheelchairs, home adaptations — it provides employment support that changes the facilities and policies of the employer rather than only training the candidate. In twenty years it has supported around 6,000 people and placed 620 in work. The position is consistent: the barrier is in the environment, not the person. Nature of sources: program-official plus independent (national press).
Source nature: Associação Salvador / Público / T2 program-official and major media. Positive effects are not used to offset negatives.
Positive / negative effects
+ effects
- The positive side of this assessment rests on the single story (N1) above and its source. A per-item ledger of positive effects has not yet been compiled for this organization.T2 program-official and major media
Watching (unconfirmed; not counted in the assessment)- Scale limited to one country
- results largely self-reported
- the relationship with public provision
Looking ahead (not included in the assessment)- Expanding employment support and the readiness of employers to take people on.
A second look
The work is confined to one country and the scale is limited. A private organization filling the gaps in public disability provision leaves the separate question of whether this leads to that provision improving. Most of the results are self-reported.
Sources
+N1Associação Salvador / Público｜2024｜🔗
How to read this assessment
A Independently verified +, with no confirmed −
B Leans +, with independent backing
C Mixed. A confirmed − sets the ceiling, or much is unverified
D A serious confirmed − sets the ceiling
E A serious − reaches the core of the organization
F Serious and systemic, with little redeeming +
G Only extreme cases
Out of scope An entity whose core purpose is illegal
On hold Independent evidence is scarce on both + and −
- Reachable upper bound (ceiling): a confirmed − sets the ceiling, and independently verified + decide the position within it. + do not cancel out −.
- The weight of evidence is not symmetric: only confirmed − are counted; the volume of disputes or allegations goes under “Watching.” + are counted from independent evidence, while an organization’s own PR is treated as “reference.”
- Size is not value: scale is not used in the assessment. Matters that stay within money or competition—investors, shareholders, sanctions, trade secrets—are also excluded.
- The letter (assessment) and certainty (how reliable the information is) are separate axes.
This is a translation; the Japanese version is authoritative. The assessments here are generated automatically by AI based on published criteria. The operator does not alter individual results. Because they are AI-generated they may contain errors, and they are opinion and commentary, not statements of fact. Where evidence is insufficient, the entry is marked “On hold.” Requests for correction are accepted via the form.
Terms: Narrative Value = an assessment (A–G) of the distance between the narrative an organization tells and its reality / Ceiling meter = a visualization of the reachable upper bound / Watching = unconfirmed matters not counted / Protected stakeholders = people, animals, nature, and future generations. | Generated by: AI | As of: 2026-Q4 | Back to top