The use of WIDE Method to support the right to work for people with intellectual disabilities
Cecilia Marchisio, Natascia Curto
Working with people with intellectual disabilities has been affected, more than many other subjects, by a radical
change in the paradigm into which disability is conceptualized. This article describes the state of art as far as
the statistical data and the contemporary scientific discourse are concerned. The main evidence-based methodologies
for the employment of people with intellectual disabilities are here reviewed, with a focus on the WIDE
(Work Intellectual Disability Environement) method. Some early data derived from the use of the WIDE method,
developed by Centro Studi per i Diritti e la Vita Indipendente of the University of Turin, are here presented. The
point of view of companies involved is taken into particular account, as well as all the aspects concerning the
translation of experimental methodology into practice.
Keywords
Right to work, intellectual disability, UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, place and train
