Data Matter: An Overview on the Nature  and Criticalities of the Statistics on Persons  with Disabilities to Support Their Inclusion

Serenella  Besio; Nicole  Bianquin; Mabel  Giraldo; Fabio  Sacchi

doi:10.7346/-fei-XX-01-22_20

Data Matter: An Overview on the Nature and Criticalities of the Statistics on Persons with Disabilities to Support Their Inclusion

Authors

Serenella Besio Università degli Studi di Bergamo, serenella.besio@unibg.it https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5525-8581
Nicole Bianquin Università degli Studi di Bergamo, nicole.bianquin@unibg.it https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9234-5190
Mabel Giraldo Università degli Studi di Bergamo, mabel.giraldo@unibg.it https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2838-7783
Fabio Sacchi Università degli Studi di Bergamo, fabio.sacchi@unibg.it https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0388-824X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7346/-fei-XX-01-22_20

Keywords:

Persons with disabilities, Statistics, Inclusion, Participatory Action Research

Abstract

The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006) stresses the importance of accurate, reliable, comparable and disaggregated data by conditions and areas of life. There is national and international research, but the UN itself declares them unsatisfactory, denouncing the connection with unequal and ineffective policies on disability. In light of these considerations, this paper intends to present an overview on the nature and criticalities of the statistics on persons with disabilities reviewing the scientific literature. Starting from this framework, the project «More than just numbers» disability data matter, held by the University of Bergamo, will be introduced. It aims at developing a theoretical-methodological model to promote an in-depth, updated knowledge on disability, on the phenomena and the systems related to it, as well as tracing political actions for a truly inclusive society.

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Published

2022-04-30

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Vol. 20 No. 1 Tome I (2022): Co-belonging, Co-evolution and Ecosystem Education

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