My speech at Luca Coscioni Association XIX Congress
FOR LIFE, for democracy, for freedoms, for law, for science. For persons
Draft Law on the equalization of accidents in life with accidents at work
Those who live with a disability have the right to a full and dignified life. This goal can only be achieved by equating accidents in life with accidents at work. Salvatore Cimmino
Human rights heart: person dignity
Marginalization and disability, these two apparently different words are closely linked in the intimate essence of the pain felt by those who live this social and legal status in Italy. Disabilities in Italy still largely constitute an insurmountable obstacle to access the fundamental stages of a life considered normal, opportunities enshrined as rights by the…
The freedom to live a dream
It was a great honor for me to be awarded the international Paul Harris Fellow award, the highest honor of Rotarians. Having received it in one of the most beautiful places in the world, the scenic coastal park Località il Faro di Capo Vaticano, I had the feeling of being in a corner of paradise…
For the rights of people with disabilities, for the freedom and peace of their families
There are 4 million and 500 thousand people with disabilities in Italy. A third lives alone even if not autonomous. Despite the ratification of the Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities (Law No. 18 of 3 March 2009), the issue, when addressed, is treated almost exclusively from a medical-health point of view. When,…