Renée Joosten Biography

Renée is a diligent, independent, almost-graduated 27-year-old Master Science in Society student and disability advocate. An easy to talk to person, respectful with a positive view on life. An electric wheelchair user due to a muscular disease. Her lived experience as a disabled young person and strong sense of justice has ultimately formed her vision: a truly inclusive society.

Her background is in medical biology and disease processes on the cellular level. However, during her Masters in Science in Society and advocacy courses at Ieder(in), the desire awoke to dedicate herself professionally to disability advocacy. Renée dreams of an inclusive Europe in which all persons with a disability are included, can participate fully and have the same rights and support opportunities, independent of where they live. To build an inclusive future, she believes the voices of young people with disabilities should be loudly represented.