Americans with Disabilities Act recognizes special needs of people with disabilities. It brought about things like special equipment and accommodations in public restrooms, entryways, crosswalks, wheelchair ramps, etc.
In a unitary system of governenment, the local offices don't have much power. Instead, they rather follow the orders from the central government. So you could say that they are not independent, not even partially (like in feredal systems) and are therefore subject to the central government.
It is probably because Moroccan, Algerian, Tunisian, and Libyan, people back in the day migrated to Italy for better opportunities. And so they most likely spread the language and culture throughout Italy.
"The Painted Dessert" is in Arizona, near the east end of The Grand Canyon.