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RELEVANT TREATIES, DOCUMENTS OF THE UNITED NATIONS
The new UN Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities has been adopted: the website, and the two
coloumn text in pdf.
RELEVANT TREATIES, DOCUMENTS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (2000). Articles 21 & 26 are partly and fully about
the rights of people with disabilities. Bilingual—English & Hungarian—version in html and in pdf.
RELEVANT TREATIES, DOCUMENTS OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE
The rights of people with disabilities are controlled by several legally binding documents across Europe. The most
comprehensive piece of these is the international agreement of the Council of Europe: the Revised European
Social Charter (1996). Its Article 15 regulates the duties of the states (Contracting Parties) in respect of people
with disabilities. The full, Hungarian—English—French text of the Revised European Social Charter in html and
in pdf.
RELEVANT ACTS, LAWS OF HUNGARY
The "Hungarians with Disabilities Act": the text of Act No XXVI of 1998 on the Rights and Equal
Opportunities of Persons with Disabilities in html and in pdf.
A chance for a quick comparison: the text of Hungarian Act CXXV of 2003 on equal treatment of men and
women in html and in pdf.
An online presentation on the history and origins of the Hungarian ADA: click here.
A text on the history and origins of the Hungarian ADA: click here.
National Disability Program of Hungary (2006) in pdf.
ESSAYS, BOOKS & STUDIES
The relevance of the following SLI-study (Marton—Abramoff—Rosenzweig 2005) below from a Disability
Studies viewpoint, is as follows:
—the parents of the children with language impairment express major concerns regarding their children’s present
and future academic development. Although all of these children received speech–language services, the parents
were concerned that there was little carry over from the therapy sessions to the school and after school settings;
—the classroom teachers did not use any specific strategies with these children because they knew very little
about the special needs of children with communication disorders;
—the data from the questionnaires also indicated very little communication between the parents and the teachers
regarding these children’s social difficulties: in pdf.
(This paper was listed as tenth of the most frequently downloaded 25 articles of the journal).
A thought provoking essay of Jan Verhaegh on his 2005 journey—Clients and Psychiatry in Central Europe—
in html and in pdf.
Unemployment of individuals with disabilities (Bánfalvy 2003) in html and in pdf.
Hungarian system of vocational rehabilitation and supported employment—in a nutshell (2001) in html and in
pdf.
An essay by Mason (2000) on psychology of disability and rehabilitation in html and in pdf.
Hungarian Models for Employing People with Disabilities. Two cases in the end of the ’90-ies (Konczei, G.—
M. Kogon 1999) in html and in pdf.
People with Disabilities in Hungarian Society (Konczei 1995) in html and in pdf.
Andor (2002) on the situation of people with disabilities after the reforms of Maria Theresa and Emperor Joseph
II. in pdf
Gruszczynska (2007) on Disability Studies and Oral History in pdf.
We Can Do—Disability and Development Blog, a rich and informative site.
www.independentliving.org—the strongest knowledge base of Disability Studies (managed by Adolf Ratzka)
Recording of Roadmap Out of Poverty Web Conference—Dec. 3, 2007: A statement on supported decision
making.
Disadvantaged Social Groups in Hungary, 2007 in pdf.
The new UN Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities has been adopted: the website, and the two
coloumn text in pdf.
RELEVANT TREATIES, DOCUMENTS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (2000). Articles 21 & 26 are partly and fully about
the rights of people with disabilities. Bilingual—English & Hungarian—version in html and in pdf.
RELEVANT TREATIES, DOCUMENTS OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE
The rights of people with disabilities are controlled by several legally binding documents across Europe. The most
comprehensive piece of these is the international agreement of the Council of Europe: the Revised European
Social Charter (1996). Its Article 15 regulates the duties of the states (Contracting Parties) in respect of people
with disabilities. The full, Hungarian—English—French text of the Revised European Social Charter in html and
in pdf.
RELEVANT ACTS, LAWS OF HUNGARY
The "Hungarians with Disabilities Act": the text of Act No XXVI of 1998 on the Rights and Equal
Opportunities of Persons with Disabilities in html and in pdf.
A chance for a quick comparison: the text of Hungarian Act CXXV of 2003 on equal treatment of men and
women in html and in pdf.
An online presentation on the history and origins of the Hungarian ADA: click here.
A text on the history and origins of the Hungarian ADA: click here.
National Disability Program of Hungary (2006) in pdf.
ESSAYS, BOOKS & STUDIES
The relevance of the following SLI-study (Marton—Abramoff—Rosenzweig 2005) below from a Disability
Studies viewpoint, is as follows:
—the parents of the children with language impairment express major concerns regarding their children’s present
and future academic development. Although all of these children received speech–language services, the parents
were concerned that there was little carry over from the therapy sessions to the school and after school settings;
—the classroom teachers did not use any specific strategies with these children because they knew very little
about the special needs of children with communication disorders;
—the data from the questionnaires also indicated very little communication between the parents and the teachers
regarding these children’s social difficulties: in pdf.
(This paper was listed as tenth of the most frequently downloaded 25 articles of the journal).
A thought provoking essay of Jan Verhaegh on his 2005 journey—Clients and Psychiatry in Central Europe—
in html and in pdf.
Unemployment of individuals with disabilities (Bánfalvy 2003) in html and in pdf.
Hungarian system of vocational rehabilitation and supported employment—in a nutshell (2001) in html and in
pdf.
An essay by Mason (2000) on psychology of disability and rehabilitation in html and in pdf.
Hungarian Models for Employing People with Disabilities. Two cases in the end of the ’90-ies (Konczei, G.—
M. Kogon 1999) in html and in pdf.
People with Disabilities in Hungarian Society (Konczei 1995) in html and in pdf.
Andor (2002) on the situation of people with disabilities after the reforms of Maria Theresa and Emperor Joseph
II. in pdf
Gruszczynska (2007) on Disability Studies and Oral History in pdf.
We Can Do—Disability and Development Blog, a rich and informative site.
www.independentliving.org—the strongest knowledge base of Disability Studies (managed by Adolf Ratzka)
Recording of Roadmap Out of Poverty Web Conference—Dec. 3, 2007: A statement on supported decision
making.
Disadvantaged Social Groups in Hungary, 2007 in pdf.
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