Disability

The term disability (disabilità) is used all over the world – especially in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities – to describe people who face barriers that stop them from fully participating in society because of physical, mental, sensory or intellectual impairments. So, disability isn’t seen as just a condition, but as a result of the interaction between a person’s characteristics and the negative or unwelcoming attitudes in the environment in which the person lives.

 
Legislative Decree No. 62 of 3 May 2024 defines this condition, which was already set out in Law No. 18 of 3 March 2009, in line with the UN Convention. Both measures are a step forward in recognising the rights and needs of disabled people.
Assessments for disability are used to determine what a person can and can't do at work, based on their physical, mental or sensory conditions. This helps to decide if they can be put on the jobseeker's list (liste di collocamento) at employment centres as eligible for preferential job opportunities, as well as specific support measures and benefits for job placement or reintegration. The job opportunities on the list are based on what each person can and can't do, as well as what is needed in the job market at the time.