A book that sheds light on the movements that, beginning in 1968, fought for fundamental rights for people with disabilities in Italy. The year of "revolution" had more than student protesters and factory workers in the streets—it had people with disabilities demanding laws to protect the most vulnerable, exposing the conditions in which many lived (like architectural barriers), and challenging the paternalism society so often directed at the disabled.
Working from rigorous sources—period legislation, newspaper articles, and documents from various disability organizations—Alimena reconstructs a piece of history that belongs to all of us. The book not only chronicles the victories won through "struggle," but also identifies the battles still ahead if we are to claim full and genuine freedom.