Keyword: Autonomy

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

Némethy Fruzsina, Völgyesi-Molnár Márta, Stefanik Krisztina : Infocommunication technologies to support the autonomy of autistic children. Evaluations based on systematic literature research

Autism is a specific developmental pathway that leads to diverse cognitive and behavioural patterns. Digital technologies can play an important role in supporting the autonomy of autistic people. The aim of this study is to evaluate apps that support the autonomy of autistic children. Our research is based on a systematic literature review following the... Read more
DOI: 10.31287/FT.hu.2025.13

Otieno Michael Ochieng : Exploring the predictors of disability citizenship

This planned qualitative study aims to explore the lived experiences of Kenyan university students with disabilities, with a focus on their citizenship in education. Citizenship is an inclusionary social institution which categorizes societal membership and relationship between the individual and the society. Thus, a citizen is an agent with a capacity to make individual choices... Read more
DOI: 10.31287/FT.en.2024.2.12