Stories
Samuela
Agostino’s Mom

Agostino spent his first eight months of life in the hospital because he had serious health problems. He was diagnosed at birth with CHARGE syndrome, a severe genetic disease involving multisensory disabilities, developmental delay and trouble breathing. When he came home it was a nightmare for me and his father to raise a child so...
Simona Natalizia
Deafblind person

“Help” is the word that I associate with the Lega del Filo d’Oro. I had just lost my father and learned that I was not only suffering from Usher’s syndrome (which involves auditory and visual problems), but also from multiple sclerosis. Desperation could have taken over, but the association’s staff in Rome has helped me...
Francesco Mercurio
Deafblind lawyer

Happiness? Happiness is not the finish line, but the combination of many small moments that can be complicated, but also fantastic. I can enjoy a nice dinner with friends, I can chat with someone new, and I solve difficult problems. It’s not that I’m extremely intelligent, it’s that I’ve learned so much since I came...
Ann Pollak
Rekha's mom

As an American adopting a 7-year-old special-needs child that would live with me in Italy, I came to the Lega del Filo d’Oro through recommendations from several leading deafblind organizations in the U.S. and the UK. LFO has been an indispensable partner in raising my daughter, Rekha. We started with a visit to the Diagnostic...

About Us
Lega del Filo d’Oro has dedicated over 55 years to improving the lives of those who do not see and do not hear. We are committed to the people we work with and their families: deafblind people and those who have other forms of severe physical and learning disabilities.
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Lega del Filo d’Oro Foundation
Osimo headquarters:
Via Linguetta, 3
60027 Osimo (AN)
Italy