The Franco Bomprezzi Anti-Discrimination Centre, established by LEDHA (Lega per i Diritti delle Persone con Disabilità), has published its 2025 annual report, revealing that it received 1,024 reports of discrimination during the year, representing a 10% increase compared to 2024. The findings highlight the persistence of discrimination against persons with disabilities across several areas of daily life, with education continuing to be one of the sectors where rights violations are most frequently reported.

According to the report, nearly three-quarters of the cases were resolved through legal information and counselling, while the remaining cases required formal legal intervention, including mediation, formal notices and, where necessary, judicial proceedings. Since its establishment in 2015, the Centre has provided free legal assistance to persons with disabilities, their families and organisations facing discrimination, promoting the effective implementation of disability rights.

Schools seems to remain one of the most critical contexts for discrimination. The report documents recurring violations related to the failure to convene Individualised Education Plan (IEP) meetings, inadequate educational support, insufficient hours of support teachers and educational assistants, arbitrary reductions in school attendance for students with disabilities, and requests by some private schools for families to cover the costs of support teachers. These situations raise concerns regarding the effective implementation of the right to inclusive education, as recognised by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Beyond education, the Centre identified recurrent complaints concerning accessibility barriers, access to social services, employment-related discrimination, legal capacity and social protection measures. The report also highlights the Centre's broader role in promoting awareness through legal training and educational activities on disability rights and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

The 2025 report illustrates that discrimination against persons with disabilities continues to affect multiple aspects of social participation. It also underlines the importance of accessible legal remedies, effective enforcement of anti-discrimination legislation and stronger institutional commitment to ensuring equal rights and full inclusion for persons with disabilities.