BSD Living Library – Life stories of people with disabilities 

Miraje Cultural Festival, Cluj-Napoca, 8th edition, will host for four days (18-21 May) events dedicated to the integration of young people with special needs into the community. On the last day of the Festival, participants are challenged to a living book reading. The BSD Living Library – Life Stories of People with Disabilities is a premiere event for Miraje, realized in collaboration with the Office for Students with Disabilities of Babeș-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca (centre.ubbcluj.ro/bsd). Four lively books will try to inspire through their stories the general public and young people with disabilities at the beginning of their journey. Teachers, writers, PhD students with special needs will demonstrate that disability is not an obstacle to success. 

Where and when: Thursday 21 May, 16:00-18:00, Casa Artelor Gallery (16 Eroilor Street). Admission is free. 

Participants: students from special high schools in Cluj-Napoca, UBB students with and without disabilities, UBB alumni, BSD staff and volunteers and other interested people. 

The UBB Office for Students with Disabilities operates within the UBB Rector’s office, with the objectives of facilitating and supporting the inclusion of students with diverse learning needs in university life, as well as informing teachers and students about accessibility and disability. In this direction, BSD offers a series of educational events on accessibility (physical and social), some of them with the participation of foundations, associations and institutions (national and international) actively involved in ensuring a barrier-free life for people with disabilities. 

More details about the Mirages Festival can be found at www.miraje.ro or on the Festival’s Facebook page.