We will explore and challenge four common myths about disability, showing that people with disabilities are far more numerous, more diverse in age, more satisfied with life, and more connected to our everyday lives than many imagine.
Prof. Balbo’s short speech will be followed by an Inclusive Sports session* open to all registered participants, in collaboration with Tavecchio Foundation. The session will give you the opportunity to experience Paralympic sports (such as wheelchair basketball, sitting volleyball, hand bike, etc.) at the Bocconi Sport Center. The aim of the initiative is to understand how to overcome our own limits through sport, competition and fun to get a close look at how diversity can be a real opportunity to improve ourselves. Participants should wear a comfortable outfit.
Welcome address
Riccardo Taranto CEO, Bocconi University
Speakers
Nicoletta Balbo Assistant Professor of Sociology, Bocconi University
Alessio Tavecchio Paralympic Athlete (Atlanta 1996), Tavecchio Foundation President
Conducted in English.
*Given the limited number of slots available for the Inclusive Sports Session, some participants may be asked to observe the games.