Organization
FISH – Federazione Italiana per i Diritti delle Persone con Disabilità(FISH)
Italy's cross-disability advocacy federation, FISH has championed the rights and inclusion of people with disabilities and their families since its founding in Rome in 1994. As a member of the Italian Disability Forum, it represents Italy's disability movement within European and UN disability policy forums.
About
FISH (Federazione Italiana per i diritti delle persone con disabilità e famiglie) was founded in Rome in 1994 and is one of the two principal cross-disability federations in Italy. Now operating as FISH Ets, it is a constituent member of the Italian Disability Forum (FID), through which it represents Italy within the European Disability Forum (EDF) and in UN CRPD processes.
What They Do
FISH conducts advocacy campaigns, monitors the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Italy, and coordinates national responses to legislation affecting disabled people. It publishes policy papers, promotes the social model of disability in Italian public discourse, and supports member organisations with legal and strategic guidance.
Who They Serve
FISH serves people with all types of disabilities — physical, sensory, cognitive, and psychic — along with their families and advocacy professionals across Italy.
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