The Zonta Club of Rome I, Italy, together with the Zonta e-club Roma Parioli hosted a conference to raise awareness about one of the most hidden and underreported forms of gender-based violence: abuse against women with disabilities.

Speakers emphasized that violence against women with disabilities is often harder to recognize, report and prosecute. Survivors may face barriers to communication, lack of accessibility or disbelief when they share their experiences, making them particularly vulnerable and isolated.

The event featured a powerful discussion led by Valeria Alpi, author of “La voce a te dovuta,” which documents testimonies of abuse shared directly by women with disabilities, and Simona Lancioni, a journalist long committed to amplifying disability rights and visibility. Their insights helped bring lived experiences to the forefront and challenged harmful stereotypes that contribute to silence and impunity.