Disability in Italy
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This page has curated news from Italy. There are a total of 6 links.
Contents
- Disaster Risk Reduction and Crisis Response
- Education and Childhood
- History and Memorial
- Humanitarian, Migrants and Refugees
- Policy and Rights
Disaster Risk Reduction and Crisis Response
Death toll mounts in Italy’s worst flooding for 100 years Older and disabled people trapped in homes as rescuers battle harsh conditions in Emilia-Romagna region (May, the Guardian)
Education and Childhood
Embracing and rejecting the medicalization of autism (2022, Social Science and Medicine)
History and Memorial
A new book on Prosthetics and Assistive Technology in Ancient Greece and Rome. (2022, Cambridge University Press)
Humanitarian, Migrants and Refugees
Overview
How a photo of a Syrian father and son led to a new life in Italy (photo shows father and son both with physical disabilities) (2022, the Guardian)
Migration
Disability, Rehabilitation, and Assistive Technologies for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Italy: Policies and Challenges. “The lack of a standardized vulnerability assessment represents the main barrier to the organization of specific services for migrants within the community.” (Mar, Societies)
Policy and Rights
Lack of financial and social support to family of people with disabilities amounted to human rights violation, according to the UN committee on rights of persons with disabilities. (2022, UNRIC)