Amir Zuccalà graduated in Cultural Anthropology in 1997 at the Sapienza University of Rome, subsequently completing a master's course in Anthropology of Cultural Heritage. Since then, he has been passionate about Disability and Deaf Studies, participating in conferences and writing papers, along with a developing interest in historical-religious studies. He works at the headquarters of the Italian Association of the Deaf where he deals with social and humanitarian projects for deaf people.