“Progetto di Vita” and Design for All: An Integrated Approach in Supporting Collaborative Housing Projects for Persons with Disabilities

«Progetto di Vita» and Universal Design for Persons with Disabilities

“…The Law refers to severe disability, but PdV is a foundational principle to be universally extended to all types and forms of disability because it represents a key principle for addressing the multidimensional character of disability through the adoption of a holistic approach that allows for a systemic vision with respect to all dimensions of a person's life (health, living, school, work) [3]. In this scenario, housing space, the surrounding environment and the reference community represent fundamental functional and/or spatial environments to experience autonomy «durante Noi» and prepare for «Dopo di Noi» through the human and social experience of "inhabiting a place" that allows to experience collective belonging for the creation of an inclusive welfare [4].…”

“…To support Officina.net project a PhD has been activated, through the support of the abovementioned Foundations, in co-financing with the ABC Dept. of Politecnico di Milano 3. The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities makes explicit how persons with disabilities should be actively involved in decision-making processes related to policies and programs, including those that directly affect them.…”