“I speak for many people with disabilities who are not able to raise their voices. When other colleagues in the European Parliament see you they start seeing the importance of our issues, and they take you seriously. It gives you the space to say: “Okay I am here”, the only one, and that is not positive, but you have the power. People listen to your voice; you can motivate other women and girls with disabilities to think. It is not forcibly spoken, but if you are a politician in a government or a parliament, you can really change something that makes a difference for persons with disabilities or women. And if we don’t want others talking about us, we have to go outside and talk for ourselves.”