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Superare l’abilismo istituzionale: esperienze di partecipazione e riconoscimento dei diritti nelle politiche toscane per le disabilità

  • Andrea Bilotti

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

  • Keywords:
  • Institutional ableism,
  • Disability Studies,
  • Human Rights-Based Approach,
  • Participatory governance,
  • Anti-oppressive welfare,
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Andrea Bilotti

Roma Tre University, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0003-4331-8345

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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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2025

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Book Title

Le parole della discriminazione

Book Subtitle

Sessismo, omofobia, razzismo, ‘childismo’, abilismo

Editors

Irene Biemmi, Alessandra Viviani

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Number of Pages

102

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2025

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Firenze University Press, USiena Press

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10.36253/979-12-215-0715-7

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979-12-215-0714-0

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979-12-215-0715-7

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Politiche e strategie per l’uguaglianza di genere e l’inclusione. Temi, ricerche e prospettive dei CUG delle Università di Siena e Firenze

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3035-5907

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3035-5699

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