This volume comprises the proceedings of the 2024 Plenary Session of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences: Disability and the Human Condition. The proceedings include sections on:
· Lives Worth Living: Operationalizing the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
· Disability, Poverty and Inequalities: What New Policies for Economic Inclusion?
· Philosophical, Ethical and Theological Perspectives on Disability and the Human Condition
· Culture, Education and Communities as Facilitators of the Flourishing of Persons with Disabilities
· Challenges and Opportunities for Inclusive Societies: Emerging Issues
· Promoting Social Justice in Participatory Societies: A Global Perspective
Among more than 30 contributions by a range of speakers is a paper by Prof Sheila Hollins entitled, ‘An Ordinary Life: Imagining a World in which Disability is a Normal Part of Life’.