In the province of Québec, social workers play a determining role in supporting the social participation of people with disabilities. In order to ensure the development of necessary professional competencies, soliciting the active involvement of these « experts by experience » appears to be a pedagogical strategy with great potential, as argued in this article. First, we present a brief critical reflection on the terms used within the literature to refer to these people, which is followed by a synthesis of the main fallouts attributed to this pedagogical strategy. We then propose various aspects underlying the relevance of its use within training initiatives in the fields of social work and disabilities, as well as recommendations in this matter. This article is in and of itself the fruit of a collaboration with a person living with disabilities who is involved in the training of future professionals. He is also a co-author of this text.