Author: Sándor Anikó

About the author

2018/1: Teacher and therapist of persons with intellectual disabilities and high support needs, economist, PhD Candidate. Assistant lecturer of Institute for Disability and Social Participation at ELTE Bárczi Gusztáv Faculty of Special Needs Education. Her research fields and practical experience are the followings: self-determination and supported decision making of persons with high support needs, support and end of life care of elderly persons with intellectual disabilities, deinstitutionalization in Hungary, inclusive research.
2020/2: She graduated as a special needs teacher and therapist and as an economist. Her doctoral dissertation examined the self-determination possibilites and challenges of adults with high support needs. She is a founding member of Freekey and the Disability/Studies/and Social/Innovation Lab. She is the leader of the Disability Studies Doctoral Workshop and a mentor of the Social Entrepreneurship Incubation Program. The field of her research and teaching activities are: Disability Studies, partcipatory research and teaching, supported decision making, community based support services, Personal Assistance, high support needs, end of life care.
2021/2: She graduated as a special needs teacher and therapist and as an economist. Her doctoral dissertation examined the self-determination possibilities and challenges of adults with high support needs. She is a founding member of Freekey and the Disability/Studies/and Social/Innovation Lab. She is the co-leader of the Disability Studies Doctoral Workshop and a mentor of the Social Entrepreneurship Incubation Program. The fields of her research and teaching activities are: Disability Studies, participatory research and teaching, supported decision making, community based support services, personal assistance, high support needs, end of life care.
ORCID: 0000-0001-7960-8294
📧 email: sandor.aniko _at_ barczi.elte.hu
🏛 affiliation: Eötvös Loránd University Bárczi Gusztáv Faculty of Special Needs Education Institute for Disability and Social Participation

2022/1 | “The most important thing is not to be afraid of us”: The life story of Sándor Harmati

Sándor Harmati (1957–2020) is one of Hungary’s best-known self-advocates, a participant and speaker at numerous Hungarian and international conferences. He was committed to abolishing guardianship and building a Supported Decision Making system in order to enhance the self-determination of disabled people. In June 2019, we had the honor of being the guests of Sándor, listening ... Read more
DOI: 10.31287/FT.hu.2022.1.10

2022/1 | Szerkesztői előszó

Részlet a tanulmányból: “Szeretettel osztjuk meg az Olvasóval a Fogyatékosság és Társadalom című folyóirat 2022. évi első lapszámát, amelyet Gombos Gábor kollégánk és barátunk emlékének ajánlunk. Gábor a folyóirat alapító szerkesztőbizottságának tagja, nemzetközileg elismert emberi jogi szakértő volt. A hazai fogyatékosságtudomány és a pszichiátriai túlélők mozgalmának egyik úttörőjétől búcsúzunk.”

DOI: 10.31287/FT.hu.2022.1.1

2020/2 | Narratives of Struggle: Lifelong Guidance and Future Planning Alternatives for People with Disabilities in Hungary.

Our participatory research entitled ‘Carry on! The development of lifelong guidance services supporting lifelong learning through the training of professionals in the field of special needs education and employment’ maps the experiences of disabled students in the Hungarian school system and focused on their networks. We have integrated the results of our research organically into ... Read more
DOI: 10.31287/FT.en.2020.2.6

2020/1 | „It’s very good, that they have each other” – Persons with high support needs and their friendships

The goal of this paper is to present, from a Disability Studies perspective, how friendship can be interpreted in the lives of people with high support needs. By exploring both their opportunities and their difficulties, the study is looking for solutions to the problems of building friendships. The main research question is, how friendship can ... Read more
DOI: 10.31287/FT.hu.2020.1.2

2020/1 | Pillanatgondolatok a COVID-19 járványról

Részlet a tanulmányból: “1. Szupranacionális kapcsolódás. Az ENSZ májusi szakpolitikai összefoglalója (2020) szerint a COVID-19 globális válsága elmélyíti a meglévő egyenlőtlenségeket, felfedi a kirekesztés mértékét, és kiemeli, hogy a fogyatékossággal élő emberek önrendelkező életének elősegítése, befogadásuk támogatása elengedhetetlen a járvány idején is. A világ különböző országaiban élő egymilliárd fogyatékos ember a társadalom egyik leginkább kirekesztett … Read more

DOI: 10.31287/FT.hu.2020.1.1

2019/2 | The therapeutic jurisprudence as a paradigm that supports the implementation of supported decision making: thoughts about the fruitful co-operations between different disciplines

Our empirical research has shown that in the framework of the current regulation of legal capacity, it is not possible to support adults with disabilities in accordance with international professional guidelines in community-based settings. In this paper, we use the desk research method to provide an analysis of the relevant Hungarian, German, and English literature. ... Read more
DOI: 10.31287/FT.hu.2019.2.3

2019/1 | „A különleges benne számomra az, hogy mennyi minden van amögött, hogy ő velünk van” – Az „Oldenburgi Baba” élete és halála

Részlet a tanulmányból: “Preambulum. 2006-ban Zászkaliczky Pétertől hallottam először Tim történetéről. A Gyógypedagógiai preambulum című, elsőéves gyógypedagógus hallgatók számára kötelező előadáson döbbentem rá arra, hogy a fogyatékossággal élő személyeket érő elnyomás és diszkrimináció nem a megszületéssel, hanem annál sokkal korábban kezdődik. Ez a gondolat jelentős hatással volt később az elméleti és gyakorlati szakmai munkámra egyaránt.”

DOI: 10.31287/FT.hu.2019.1.10

2019/1 | Characteristics of supported living in light of participative research

Our study is a participatory research carried out in cooperation between disabled and nondisabled people, based on the theoretical context of Disability Studies, the process of deinstitutionalization and the provision of community-based services. Research explores how people with intellectual disabilities and their supporters are experiencing the process of deinstitutionalization and supported living as a new ... Read more
DOI: 10.31287/FT.hu.2019.1.5

2018/1 | Experiences of an Innovative and Inclusive Curriculum Development in Higher Education

In this paper, experiences of a three-year training development project, realised in the Path of Deinstitutionalization – Urgent Moves programme, are presented. The course titled ‘Theory and Practice of Supported Living’ is the outcome of the development, which includes many innovative elements. From these, we highlight the diverse cooperation with national and international higher education ... Read more
DOI: 10.31287/FT.en.2018.1.7