On the occasion of the International Day of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the Municipality of Pisa is organizing a public meeting on December 3, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., in the Balearic Hall of Palazzo Gambacorti.
The event, sponsored by the Province of Pisa and organized with the participation of local associations, will be dedicated to the theme of communication as a tool for inclusion. University teachers, associations and local entities involved in promoting the rights of persons with disabilities will speak.
Morning programme:
9.15 am – Institutional greetings
9.30 am – “The right to find one's voice” – Prof. Gian Luigi Ferrari, Department of Computer Science – University of Pisa
9.50 am – “Communication and deafness: barriers and technological progress” – ENS Pisa
10.10 am – “Word Workshops – We are different things, in verse and poetry” – AIPD Pisa
10.30 am – “Beyond Words: A Project for the Inclusion of Autistic People in the Real World” – Autism Pisa
10.50 am – “The art that unites – Communicating beyond words” – ANMIC Pisa
11.10 am – “Where even silence finds form” – Ethics Coordination of the Caregivers of Pisa
11.30 am – “Ciccio, the transforming hedgehog: Augmentative Alternative Communication” – APS Autistic Talents
11.50 am – “Acquisition of better autonomy through communication and new technologies” – UICI Pisa
12.10 pm – “Living in Color” – ASD APS Eppursimuove
12.30 pm – “Participation to communicate” – UNITALSI Pisa
The initiative is taking place in collaboration with: Caregivers Pisa, ENS Pisa, ANMIC, Autismo Pisa, AIPD Pisa, UNITALSI, Talenti Autistici, Eppur Si Muove, Unione Italiana Cechi e Ipovedenti.
The event will be fully translated into LIS.