00:00We are with the President of the UIC, Mario Barbuto, here to talk about the importance of associations
00:07at a crucial moment, which is the one that will see us on January 1st, implement the disability reform across the whole
00:14Italy.
00:14We're talking about rights. Where are we now, Mr. President?
00:20Meanwhile, it is an extremely positive fact when associations meet in their congresses
00:28and give the floor to the base, to the members, who can express themselves at this level.
00:36We extend our warmest wishes to our friend and President Rino Pagano.
00:41for a re-election, a reconfirmation of his presence.
00:48The horizon appears to have not exactly brilliant hues,
00:54because, as we know, also due to many national contingencies,
01:00the financial situation is not the rosiest and it is not the best.
01:08However, resources are needed for disability and for the protection of rights.
01:14Resources are needed to finance the reform and bring it into full operation.
01:20and streamline procedures, but above all resources are needed for individualized independent living plans,
01:30just as resources are needed to support the caregivers law,
01:36which today marks a positive point, because for the first time there is a regulatory, legal protection,
01:45but of the millions of caregivers that there are in Italy, unfortunately in terms of support
01:53it does not exceed 60-70 thousand and with a share that in any case remains minimal,
02:02remains at survival level.
02:04So the road is long, there are many things to do,
02:08but above all there is a need for the energy and strength of associations,
02:15because it is only this that can guarantee continuity and maintenance
02:21and, as I say, possibly the consolidation and advancement
02:26of the rights of persons with disabilities.
