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The Stigma of Disability in Italy.
Diego Chiapello, legally blind since birth, isn't one of Italy's famous "mama's boys" who live with their parents into adulthood. The 27-year-old lives alone in Milan, works as a network administrator, loves diving and dreams of sailing across the Atlantic with an all-sight-impaired crew.
Obviously, he's not your average disabled person--but especially so in Italy. The country throws up more barriers to integration than almost anywhere else on the Continent: among European countries, Italy ranks third from the bottom in accessibility for the disabled, ahead of only Greece and Portugal. People who use wheelchairs, especially, find it difficult to navigate the country's cobblestone streets, ride buses or visit restaurants, shops and museums. Less than a quarter of Italy's disabled hold jobs, compared with 47 percent for Europe.
But the biggest obstacle for the country's physically challenged may, in fact, be the fabled Italian family. Because of the social stigma that still attaches to disabilities, "they tend to keep disabled people at home" and out of public view, ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, The Stigma of Disability in Italy.