Helga Baldvinsdóttir Bjargardóttir has an educational background in social pedagogue, law and disability studies. She has been focusing on the human rights of person with disabilities and has given lessons and lectures about the CRPD. She worked briefly as a Rights Protection Officer (RPO) but is currently working as a special counsellor for persons with disabilities at Stígamót, an education and counselling centre for survivors of sexual abuse and violence in Iceland.