Francesca Sbianchi

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Biography

Francesca Sbianchi Biography

Francesca Sbianchi, partially sighted, was born in 1987 in Assisi. She has a master degree in International Relations, and currently is an employee at the Umbria Regional Government.

Since 2010 she has been involved in the Italian and international disability movement.

– At national level she is a member of the National Council of the Italian Union of the Blind and Partially Sighted (UICI), of the Board of Directors of the Institute for Research, Training and Rehabilitation (I.Ri.Fo.R.), and the Coordinator of the International Relations Office of the UICI Head Office. Francesca is also active within the UICI Regional Council in Umbria.

– At the international level, she represents the European Union of the Blind (EBU) in the Youth Committee of the World Blind Union (WBU) and the Italian Disability Forum (FID) in the Youth Committee of the European Disability Forum (EDF).

Since 2021 she has been closely involved in the organization of the annual “Accessibility Days” event in Italy, aimed at promoting accessibility and inclusivity of digital technologies, and she is currently the Vice-President of the “Accessibility Days” association.

Francesca actively contributed to several local, national and international events and projects. She participated in numerous international exchange projects aimed at young people with disabilities and also organized and coordinated study visits including accessible tourist-cultural activities abroad.

Her  personal slogan is: “Be curious, be active, be there!”