Oficina de Vida Independent - OVI

Oficina de Vida Independent - OVI

Creative / direct action


Carrer de Buenaventura Muñoz, 21, Sant Martí, 08018 Barcelona, España
  • Cultural mediation Cultural mediation
  • Artistic and cultural education Artistic and cultural education
  • Cultural consulting Cultural consulting

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Bio / presentation

An Independent Living Office (OVI) is a non-profit organization led by people with functional diversity, aligned with the Independent Living Movement. Its mission is to promote this human rights-based approach, advocate for policies that support self-determination, manage pilot projects in self-directed personal assistance, and build peer-support networks. OVI is grounded in key principles: non-discrimination, demedicalization, deinstitutionalization, consumer control, and peer support. The Barcelona OVI was established in 2006 to implement this philosophy locally. It serves as a tool for social transformation and empowerment, ensuring real autonomy for people with functional diversity and their right to make decisions about their own lives.