Disability Pride Rome 2025: everything you need to know
On 20 September, the capital celebrates inclusion and rights
The 20 September 2025 returns to Rome on Disability Pridethe event that promotes the rights, respect education and inclusion of people with disabilities. An event that is not just a parade, but a real moment of community, sharing and participation open to all.
What is Disability Pride and why is it important: participating as an act of collective awareness
The Disability Pride is an international movement born with the aim of:
- enhancing the identity and pride of people with disabilities;
- raise awareness of rights and inclusion;
- breaking down cultural and social stereotypes and barriers;
Participating in this day means standing up for a more inclusive societyin which every person can live with equal dignity and opportunities.
The history of Disability Pride and its universal message: diversity as a resource and value for the whole of society
The Disability Pride was born in the United States in the early 1990s, following the example of the civil rights movements and LGBTQ+ Pride. The idea was clear: shifting the focus from disability seen as a limitation to disability as part of identity, to be lived with pride and dignity.
In Italy, the first edition dates back to 2015with a parade in Rome that inaugurated a route that is now increasingly participated in and recognised nationally and internationally. Today, Disability Pride Italy is part of a global network that organises events in cities such as New York, London, Berlin and Madrid.
Disability Pride Rome 2025: how to participate
Date: Saturday 20 September 2025
Location: Rome (the official parade route will be published shortly on the website Disability Pride Italy and on the event's social channels).
The event includes the Disability Parade, colourful and festive procession between the streets of historic centre of Rome (from Piazza Santi Apostoli to Piazza di Spagna or Piazza del Popolo), with music, speeches, testimonies and moments of reflection. The Disability Village in one of the historical squares (Piazza di Spagna or Piazza del Popolo), where you will have the opportunity to participate in numerous activities.
The invitation is open to all: people with disabilities, caregivers, families, associations, professionals and citizens who want to come together to support a more just and inclusive society.
How to get there by metro and public transport: Useful information
Unfortunately, the stations closest to the starting point (Spain, Barberini, Republic) are not accessible by lift or working stair lift.
For wheelchair users, the metro is therefore not a practical solution. Recommended alternative: use buses with manual or electric footboards.
- The lines that stop in Piazza Venezia (200 metres from Piazza Santi Apostoli) are: 40, 60, 64, 70, 80, 83, 85, 87, 118, 170, Hall equipped with accessible means.
In cars for those with the parking and movement card for people with disabilities, it is possible:
- Accessing the ZTL of the historic centre without restrictions
- Park in the reserved parking spaces along the streets adjacent to Piazza Venezia and Piazza Santi Apostoli.
Practical advice : The easiest and most convenient way to get to the Disability Pride Rome for those with reduced mobility is reach Piazza Venezia by car or accessible busand from there move a few metres towards Piazza Santi Apostolistarting point of the procession.
The role of Mia Medical Italia: alongside people with disabilities every day
For Mia Medical Italy the Disability Pride is not just an annual appointment, but a reminder of our daily commitment: Providing autonomy, serenity and well-being to those who need it most. For years we have been working on the ground to offer mobility solutions that concretely improve the lives of people with disabilities.
Participate in and support events such as the Disability Pride Rome means to reaffirm that inclusion and rights are our mission as much as the attention to detail in our services. Find out more about our sales and rental services for mobility aids and electro-medical equipment.
Join Disability Pride Roma 2025Participate, share, make your voice heard. Contact us now to rent an electric mobility scooter, a wheelchair and much more to take part in this unmissable event! Call +39 392 65 09 237.
Next event: Disability Pride Florence 2025
After Rome, on 27 September it will be the turn of Florence, which will host its first edition of Disability Pride.
This is news that we are proud to learn, and which we will be covering shortly on our blog, also because Mia Medical is based in Florence and will not miss this new stage!
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