Pettirosso

Pettirosso APS ASD ETS is an Italian Third Sector organization and Paralympic amateur sports association founded in 2019. It supports children, young people and adults with disabilities through educational, social, residential and sporting programs in Veneto and Emilia-Romagna, with locations including Ferrara, Padua, Rovigo, Villadose, Boara Pisani, Stanghella and San Bellino. Its work includes individualized projects focused on participation, personal development and autonomy, informed by Italy’s “During and After Us” legislation and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Services include educational and occupational workshops, cognitive and motor development, functional rehabilitation for neurological conditions, supported pathways toward independent living, social outings and holidays, and job coaching and work preparation. As a FISDIR-affiliated organization within the Italian Paralympic system, Pettirosso offers swimming, synchronized swimming, lifesaving and aquatic rehabilitation, alongside athletics, karate, archery, football, bocce, table football and table tennis. Creative and educational activities include theatre, photography, writing, cooking, technology, radio and podcasting