Disabled people and… Fragments of disability history pointing towards the UN Convention.

The Parliament of the Hungarian Republic ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the CRPD in 2007. This modern and pioneering international agreement does not constitute new rights, however, it summarizes the the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of persons with disabilities. This essay describes some Hungarian and international processes and actors that played significant roles in preliminary processes—from an emancipatory perspective.