This article addresses the issue of institutional ableism as a central challenge for public policies and social services, starting from a critical analysis of the experience of the Tuscany Region in adopting a participatory governance model. Framed within the international debate on Disability Studies and the human rights-based approach, the article reflects on the tensions between welfare-based approaches and the promotion of self-determination for people with disabilities. Through a qualitative analysis of local policies and practices, the article offers insights for rethinking local welfare models in an anti-oppressive key and for the full recognition of the rights of people with disabilities. The Tuscan case, while representing a significant example of social
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Chapter Title
Superare l’abilismo istituzionale: esperienze di partecipazione e riconoscimento dei diritti nelle politiche toscane per le disabilità
Authors
Andrea Bilotti
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0715-7.10
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Publication Year
2025
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Book Title
Le parole della discriminazione
Book Subtitle
Sessismo, omofobia, razzismo, ‘childismo’, abilismo
Editors
Irene Biemmi, Alessandra Viviani
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
102
Publication Year
2025
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© 2025 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press, USiena Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0715-7
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0714-0
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0715-7
eISBN (epub)
979-12-215-0716-4
Series Title
Politiche e strategie per l’uguaglianza di genere e l’inclusione. Temi, ricerche e prospettive dei CUG delle Università di Siena e Firenze
Series ISSN
3035-5907
Series E-ISSN
3035-5699