The assessment of disability in Italy requires the support of a system entirely dedicated to
forensic evaluative medicine, which, for years, has been associated with the National Social …

The Italian Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Labour and Social Policies have supported
a three-year research project titled “Development of disability evaluation protocols based on …

Background: The Disability Information System Project started in 2000 following an
agreement between the current Ministry of Social Solidarity and Istat in implementation of …

The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability (CRPD)[1], approved by the
General Assembly of the United Nations on 13 December 2006 and entered into force on 3 …

The new approach suggested by the International Classification of Functioning, Disability
and Health (ICF) provides an opportunity to address the policies and actions in favour of …

The usual approach in disability surveys is to screen persons with disability upfront and then
ask questions about everyday problems. The objectives of this paper are to demonstrate the …

Purpose. To report on the preliminary results of an Italian project on the implementation of
an ICF-based protocol for providing public services and benefits for persons with disabilities …

Background: The measurement and definition of disability is difficult due to its objective and
subjective characteristics. In Italy, three different perspectives have been developed during …

The definitions of disability adopted in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities (CRPD) necessitate an important change in the way disability is assessed and …

Almost five years ago, on 30 March 2007 Italy signed the CRPD, then ratified it by Law
18/2009.1 By signing up to the CRPD, Italy has committed itself not only to higher standards …