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The disabled and the right to work

In the sixth edition of the "Flavio Cocanari woman" - organized by the CISL national, the CISL Catania and Sicily - the General Manager of the Health Etnea Calaciura Joseph, did not fail to praise the work done in recent years to provide employment for disabled people. In fact, the prize is awarded for 2,500 euro each, was delivered to Joseph Dell'Utri, representative of Almaviva Contact Sappho and Joseph and Ignatius Ragusa, chairman and chief executive of the Consortium of Ocean Park, to recruit of Sabrina Valenti e Giulia Lo Certo...Read all the news

Technological advances for non-self sufficient people

A group of European researchers has developed an electronic program which is able to improve the daily life of the elderly and disabled people. It is a device which can be installed in a universal remote control, a mobile phone or a computer and is used, for instance, to turn on or set the washing machine, the lighting, heating or air-conditioning system, the TV set, the DVD player and other domestic appliances.Read all the news

The cost of rare diseases

To assist a rare disease affected radically change the life of the families. The event of the disease in the 90% of cases weighs in the working activity of father and mother. Especially when patients are children. For this reason the families need an external help: the 57% of them declares to need an help which is not economic.Read all the news

 

 
Last Updated on 08 December 2011
 

Good Practices

The project is directed to differently abled people and to all those subjects that for many reasons are risking deviance and disadvantage: foreigners, poor people,roma people ecc. The choice of including in the different scheduled actions is due to the consideration that among difficulties a mutual help relationship can be created....Read all the good practice"Compagnia danza reggina"  
The service of the socio-health assistant was born in july 2004 on proposal of the Ministry of health, the Region of Lombardy Higher Health Institute The aim of the project is to catch espresse and not-expressed needs by the weaker elderly people which live in unconfortable areas of Milan metropolitan area areas. The action has been realized through a convention between ASL City of Milan, Municipality of Milan, ALER and Don Gnocchi Founfìdtaion, with the third sector support and of the local volunteering and with the new private societies contribute as promoter of Corporate Social Responsability....Read all the good practice"Social-health assistant and social assistant in Milano area"  
AMAT DEUS promotes the world of volunteering in a creative way, revealing its importance in social life. Born as a movie project, wher the starting plot is uploaded and changed during works by partecipants. Disabled, elederly people, artists, technician and known characters and musicians, contributed to bring in the story an original contribute to build a quality product and creative cooperation. ...Read all the good practice"AMAT DEUS"  

Agenda

Rome, March 24, 2011 Final Conference of the DSE project "Disability and Social Exclusion. Best Practices for Social Inclusion"   The final conference of the DSE (Disability and Social Exclusion) project will be held in Rome on...
Castel Sant Angelo, February 15, 2011 Conference: "Sport and disability: inclusion, which eliminates the gap”, Sport has many advantages both in terms of physical activity and also many positive effects from a psychological and...

Project

To overcome prejudices and stereotypes, to enhance experiences and best practices, to spread information through concrete initiatives on the territory in order to allow for a full participation of the people with disabilities. This is the goal of the project “Disability and Social Exclusion” (DSE) co-financed by the European Commission. Through territorial and communication plans, the programme aims at carrying out a real cultural change for the overcoming of discriminatory behaviours towards people with disabilities, that are still widespread in our country.

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