Data were collected from four personal blogs and three discussion forums on the topic of physical disabilities. Thematic analysis was performed.
Four major themes emerged from the analysis: the disabling built environment; the isolating sociocultural environment; blaming others and the past; self-empowerment and the movement towards independent living.
The resistance of disabled people to negative perceptions of disability and their calls to action in this regard may foster positive changes in social attitudes towards disability.Implications for RehabilitationRomanians with physical disabilities perceive that the adaptation and implementation of inclusion and accessibility regulations are superficial.They promote a proactive defence of their rights, independence, and dignity, to resist against discrimination and stigma resulting from the medicalization of disability.Education regarding disability, its evaluation, and the development of inclusion policies should stop focusing on \"incapacity\" as an individual attribute and focus more on the disabling roles of environmental factors.Responsible authorities should understand and enforce the implementation of inclusion and accessibility regulations accordingly.