Welcome!
We are a group of self-advocates who realised how important it is to make our voices heard. Each story you will find here is unique and special in its own way. We want to encourage you through our life stories, and that is why we decided to share them with you.
We chose to start this organisation with the goal of raising awareness in our society about the difficulties a person with disabilities has to face, while giving positive examples of people who overcame their limits and now live an ordinary life.
Our desire is to get respect, not pity. Together we can make a change, so that we can live in dignity, understood and respected, as every human deserves to be treated.
We warmly welcome you to our website!
Easy to read
We are a group of self-advocates, persons with intellectual and physical disabilities. Self advocacy means to express our opinion and to talk about us.
We want people to understand our problems and to see that we can live a normal life too. We want people to respect us as we are. We do not want them to feel sorry for us.
What we do
Nobody knows better than us what we need. That is why we speak up, get involved and ask to be heard.
Self-advocacy
We learn to speak for ourselves and support each other in self-advocacy groups.
Rights
We monitor how the rights of people with disabilities are respected, report abuse and make proposals to the authorities.
Community
We go to festivals, schools and conferences in Romania and across Europe, so people can see beyond disability.
New project · 2026 – 2028
Justice Radar: Real Rights for Invisible People
In Romania, thousands of people with disabilities live in institutions, out of the community’s sight. Together with Advocate for Dignity, we visit institutions, listen to the people who live there and help them defend their rights.
- Teams of self-advocates and experts visit institutions
- Legal counselling and representation for institutionalised people
- Funded by the Civic Engagement Programme – Swiss Contribution
Nobody is invisible.
News
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Raising awareness activities at PLAI
Between 15-16 September 2018, took place PLAI Festival, a multicultural festival which offers the opportunity to meet new people, meet…
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We have Something to Say at Flex
Between 17th – 19th October 2018 we participated at a disability awareness raising, organised at Flextronics. It was part of…
What does “easy to read” mean?
Many articles also have a short version written in simple sentences. You will find it in the yellow box at the top of the article. Press “Listen” and the website reads it out loud.
Testimonies
Our stories, told by us.
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Geanina
Creatoare de modă, mămică și câștigătoarea Galei Persoanelor cu Dizabilitati 2012.
Graphic novel
“Spune-mi Eli” (Tell me, Eli)
The story of Elisabeta, a self-advocate, told in pictures by Dan Ungureanu. A book about courage, friendship and the right to decide for yourself. Available in Romanian.
Part of a European movement
EPSA – European Platform of Self-Advocates
Inclusion Europe
EDF Youth
Pledoarie pentru Demnitate
Support self-advocacy
If you pay income tax in Romania, you can redirect 3.5% of it to Ceva de Spus. It costs you nothing and helps us keep going.