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There are people that don't make noise. But change the world for the same.
When we talk about disabilitytoo often you turn up the volume of the emotions and lowers that of the rights.
For years, the narrative has swung between pietism and the rhetoric of the hero, leaving little space to the daily reality of the people.
Stefania Delendati he chose another path: that of the truth, the jurisdiction andlistening.
Not a disability by “telling a story”, but people recognize.
Inform to include
As the director of Overcoming.en, Stefania Delendati has helped to build an information space, which over the years became a point of reference for anyone who wants to really understand what it means inclusion.
Not only news, but context.
Not only stories, but rights.
Not only testimonials, but awareness.
Through his work gave voice to the battles often invisible, problems concretesolutions possible. He did what the good journalism you should always do: illuminate what remains at the margins.
Besides the narrative of the “diversity”
The disability it is not a world apart. It is part of the world.
Yet for a long time, has been told as something of exceptional — in a negative way or a positive — instead of as a dimension of life that affects millions of people.
The contribution of Stefania Delendati was also cultural: shifting the focus from “diversity” to the citizenship:
- right to study
- right to work
- accessibility
- autonomy
- social participation
Concrete themes, not slogans.
The weight of the words
The words build imaginative.
And the imaginary construct company.
Language incorrectly can food prejudices; one aware, it can open possibility.
For this reason, the journalistic work of Stefania Delendati has had an impact that goes beyond the information: it has helped to change the way we think about disability.
Not the object of the compassionbut the subject of rights.
A legacy that not only affects journalism
Remember his commitment also means a collective examination of conscience.
How we talk about today is the disability?
How much space to give to the direct voices?
How much attention we devote to rights with respect to the emotions?
In an era where everything has to be fast, simplified, and “shareable”, his example invites us to slow down and to look more at the bottom.
Because inclusion is not born from a post viral, but from a culture that is built up day after day.
Why continue telling is an act of responsibility
The barriers are not only architectural.
Are cultural, social, communication.
Talk about disability in the correct way means to contribute to smantellarle. It means to make visible rights that would otherwise remain silent.
The work of Stefania Delendati leaves us a lesson, is simple and powerful: inform can be an act of justice.
To not forget
Remember people like him is not only a tribute.
It is an invitation to continue.
To tell.
To report when you need it.
To build a narrative that does not exclude anyone.
Why an inclusive society is not born by chance: it was born when someone decided not to look the other way.
For more information about the work done and on the subject, it is possible to consult the portal Overcoming.en
Call to Action
The rights do not make a noise if no one tells them.
Let's make them feel.
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