Every two weeks, Adrián and Daniel, two young men with intellectual disabilities, volunteer at a nursing home in Ávila to spend the afternoon with Luisa and Luciano, two elderly people who are single and have no close family. They do this thanks to the support of Respirávila and its project. I also do volunteer workSelected in the 2024 Castilla y León Social Projects Call for Proposals by the "la Caixa" Foundation. Coinciding with the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, their story invites us to change our perspective: to move from seeing people with disabilities as mere recipients of aid to recognizing them as citizens with full rights and the capacity to assist others.