Disability, work and welfare in Italy. An historical overview

This book will provide an historical overview of the approach to disability in work and welfare in Italy during the last century. Italy currently has some of the most advanced legislation on disability and its integration in different environments, particularly in the public sphere, in the welfare system and in the workplace. Despite this, disability is still viewed, in this day and age, as somehow a negative condition and this is the fundamental reason for the analysis of legislation presented here, focused particularly on the aspects of welfare and the job market. This essay examines the concepts of disability and diversity by gradually introducing the legislation of the most recent period and also by addressing the remaining shortcomings. Reference is also made to the work of scholars who have already studied these issues, in order to clarify the grey areas that still persist.