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Raluca Popescu, the Romanian councillor with disability

28 July Jul 2016 1512 28 July 2016

Be inspired by Raluca Popescu, the woman who was elected Councillor of the Romanian town of Timisoara. «Accessibility of the city will be an important objective for me in the next 4 years» she said.

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Be inspired by Raluca Popescu, the woman who was elected Councillor of the Romanian town of Timisoara. «Accessibility of the city will be an important objective for me in the next 4 years» she said.

Raluca Popescu is 26 years old and lives in Timisoara, Romania. She has studied Applied Modern Languages at West University Timisoara. She is a human rights activist and works as a public relations assistant at Ceva de Spus – a group of self-advocates, for persons with intellectual and physical disabilities.
In June this year, Raluca was elected as a local councillor in her home town Timisoara – a great chance
to get involved in decision making processes and contribute to achieving independent living for disabled people in Romania.

Learn more about here and her plans in this new role in this interview given to ENIL, the European Network for Independent Living.

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