It is impossible for immigrants with disabilities in Italy to obtain citizenship. This is a little-known fact that made the headlines in January when the mother of a boy with Down's Syndrome, who was born and raised in Italy, protested that her son was denied citizenship when he reached adulthood. [...] No citizenship for immigrants with disabilities. What is the situation across Europe?
It is impossible for immigrants with disabilities in Italy to obtain citizenship. This is a little-known fact that made the headlines in January when the mother of a boy with Down's Syndrome, who was born and raised in Italy, protested that her son was denied citizenship when he reached adulthood. [...] 
On February 22th, the King Baudouin Foundation, the Migration Policy group and their partners have presented the project called Access to citizenship and its impact on immigrant integration (ACIT) in Brussels. The project has explored the links between the acquisition of citizenship and the integration processes concerning non-EU legal immigrants. 
Learning the language is not always a prerequisite to becoming a citizen in EU member states. According to the Council of Europe, there are six nations that don't have linguistic or cultural requirements for immigrants: Belgium, Italy, Sweden, Ireland, Cyprus and Poland. However, to boost integration, some governments finance language