Italy
This page features the news on disability from Italy in the Debrief Library. See also news from other countries.
Contents
Education and Childhood
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Embracing and rejecting the medicalization of autism (Feb, Social Science and Medicine)
Humanitarian, Migrants and Refugees
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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) (Feb, 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
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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. (Oct, UNRIC)