ROma, 26 Jun. (askanews) – On the occasion of the International Day of Sordocence (June 27), the Lega del Filo d’Oro Ets Foundation – Filantropic Authority brings the difficulties of those who do not see and do not hear with a video signed by the voice of Neri Marcoré, testimonial of the Association to the attention of the public. The League, for 60 years of reference in Italy for the deafness and multi -prosecutor psychosensory, rekindles attention on this unique and specific disability, to give voice to the instances of those who do not see and do not feel and the many families who ask for concrete solutions for the future of their children, who represent a non -negligible population of the population, often invisible, which risks being confined to the and the inequalities that is forced to face, even in the daily and most important activities. A person with a deafness, for example, cannot go to the hospital without being accompanied by an interpreter, children and teenagers cannot attend school without adequate programs, adults cannot access the world of work, without really inclusive policies.
On the deafigence, Italians have a discreet level of information: they know that it is a condition that can already be presented from birth, congenital, linked to infections during pregnancy, to premature birth, to rare genetic diseases (70.4%) and – less – which is a condition that can be acquired in the course of life, following trauma, serious diseases, etc. (58.9%). A fifth (19.7%) is erroneously convinced that the deafenza is a rare disability, with very few cases in Italy, and a sixth (16.9%) is not aware of the possibilities to communicate with the world (“the sordococieca person from birth has no way of communicating with the outside world”).
Despite a still partial knowledge, the sensitivity compared to these issues is growing: if in the last 10 years many ‘good causes’, areas of intervention of third sector entities, have seen a decrease in the number of supporters through donation, the most relevant exception is from “assistance to people with motor, cognitive and sensory disabilities”, which went from 9.4% in 2016 to 16.4% of 2025. And from 2016 to 2025 the part of the Italians who declare that they know the League of the golden thread not only of name but, in a qualified way, it went from 31.0% to 46.2%.
In order to pay attention to some central themes to promote real change, the Lega del Filo d’oro presented in March 2024, to the Chamber of Deputies, the manifesto of the deaf -mounted people, a document in ten points where the institutions are asked for a greater commitment so that each sordocieca person is recognized and supported, everywhere and always, with access to care, interpreters and tools that can truly make the difference in everyday life. Because school inclusion, autonomous mobility, the accessibility of places of sport and culture, the possibility of working and living in spaces designed for the specific needs of those who do not see and do not feel are not only rights, but fundamental steps towards a society in which no one is left behind.
“For 60 years, the work of the League of the Golden Film has been animated by passion and, above all, by the courage to see and listen to” beyond “what is possible, to give voice to the needs of the sordocieche and their families, building a future in which everyone can self -determine and live a dignified and autonomous life – declares Rossano Bartoli, president of the Lega del Filo d’Oro Foundation – this day represents a precious opportunity to take place in what has been done on what has been done in the years, But above all on what remains to be done to guarantee the full inclusion of those who do not see and do not feel, starting from the full recognition by the institutions of the deafness as a specific disability.
For sixty years, the Lega del Filo d’Oro has been engaged at the forefront in bringing the attention of political institutions and public institutions the instances of deaf -sided people and with psychosensory multidisibility and their families, promoting autonomy, social inclusion and full recognition of their rights. In particular, many efforts were conducted so that the process for the revision and full application of Law 107/2010 was not stopped on the recognition of the deafness as a unique and specific disability. In this regard, in March last year the Council of Ministers approved a very important bill (the so-called simplifications-bis) aimed at guaranteeing the recognition of the deafness to all people who show total or partial compromises combined with vision and hearing, congenital or acquired, regardless of the age of onset. This measure is part of the broader reform design started with the delegation law for disability (law 22 December 2021, n. 227), which will accompany the updating of the definition of deafness to a simplification of the criteria and the methods of assessment.
The new definition of deafness – which is hoped can also be approved by Parliament – marks a fundamental change of step for sordocieche people. Having a definition that finally recognizes the deafness, regardless of age, is of crucial importance to fully guarantee the right to health and assistance, as well as to promote real self -determination. The challenge of the full recognition of the deafness as a specific disability must therefore not be exhausted in a – desired and necessary – improvement of taking care of health and social and health, but consists in translating the inclusion policies into fully due rights.
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