https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A young woman with a prosthetic leg made it to the finals of Miss Italy on Tuesday, despite a torrent of insults on social media ahead of the competition. https://www.thelocal.it/20180918/chiara-bordi-miss-italy-finals Tue, 18 Sep 2018 13:47:54 +0200 chiara-bordi-miss-italy-finals The 'Care to Fly' program offers disabled passengers the opportunity to book door-to-flight assistance, and vice versa, at competitive rates. https://www.thelocal.it/20180917/romes-airports-launch-special-service-for-disabled-passengers Mon, 17 Sep 2018 17:45:45 +0200 romes-airports-launch-special-service-for-disabled-passengers The new mayor of Venice, Luigi Brugnaro, has officially banned from schools dozens of children's books on subjects such as homosexuality and disability, provoking a flurry of criticism. https://www.thelocal.it/20150709/venice-mayor-bans-books-on-homosexuality Thu, 09 Jul 2015 10:15:57 +0200 venice-mayor-bans-books-on-homosexuality Two Sicilian men who falsely claimed they were blind managed to swindle €230,000 in state benefits, before getting caught shopping and driving cars, police said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140303/blind-fraudsters-filmed-shopping-and-driving Mon, 03 Mar 2014 17:59:00 +0100 blind-fraudsters-filmed-shopping-and-driving It was another busy night for the staff with Down syndrome at the Girasoli restaurant in Rome, which serves up traditional pizza and pasta dishes along with a new way of looking at disability in the workplace. https://www.thelocal.it/20140214/disability-restaurant-a-great-victory-in-rome Fri, 14 Feb 2014 10:32:00 +0100 disability-restaurant-a-great-victory-in-rome