Kornelija Krutulyté Biography

Kornelija is a lawyer, researcher, and PhD candidate at the Faculty of Law of Vilnius University. She also works with the Lithuanian Association for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities “Viltis”, where she provides legal consultations, analyses national legislation, and contributes to advocacy related to the rights of persons with disabilities.

Kornelija is also a woman with a disability and has lived experience of disability related to ankylosing spondylitis, also known as Bechterew’s disease. This  personal perspective complements her professional and academic work in the  field of disability rights.

From 2023 to 2024, Kornelija served as Chair of the Lithuanian Disability Forum’s Committee on the Rights of Women with Disabilities. Her work focuses on legal capacity, supported decision-making, access to justice, reproductive rights, gender-based violence, and the rights of women with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities.

She has contributed to research and shadow reporting concerning the rights of women with disabilities in Lithuania, including work related to the implementation of the UN CRPD and UN CEDAW.