Keyword: assistive technologies

Miklósi Ádám József : DIY as a Participatory Assistive Technology Practice

The paper examines the role of Do-It-Yourself (DIY) as a participatory Assistive Technology (AT) practice in improving the quality of life of families raising children with cerebral palsy (CP). It argues that standardized, institutional assistive device systems often fail to respond with sufficient flexibility to the heterogeneous and evolving needs associated with CP. The theoretical... Read more
DOI: 10.31287/FT.hu.2026.1.5

Kogon Mihály : 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... Read more
DOI: 10.31287/FT.hu.2025.2.1