Francesco Messia has been a member of the Disabled Students Service since its foundation in 2001. For a few years he has been working with prisoners on parole (Melbourne) and with aboriginal communities (Northern Territory) in Australia. He is especially interested in job placements for disabled people, human resources and European projects in the field of social inclusion (HERO, KPT, Equal-Spring out, VALUE SCOUT, DIANA, etc. ...). Moreover he is also supervisor of high school projects about the transition from school education to work. In the context of the EADHE project, Francesco works as local researcher.