ASCEND PROJECT: THE HUNGARIAN RESARCH REPORT OF AN INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATION

Our experience was that the social participation and active citizenship of young people with disabilities were low in Hungary. It difficult to involve advocacy work at national or EU level, because they did not recognize discrimination. The other problem aware enough anti-discrimination systems protect them. In many cases, skeptical about effectiveness systems. We wished explore expand their knowledge democratic operating country (Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Slovakia) Central Eastern Europe. also wanted increase trust these This one main pillars one-year Ascend program locally lead by National Federation Organisations People a Physical Disability (in short: MEOSZ) Hungary, goal study examine phenomenon discrimination education. Hungarian part research, we used qualitative methods (focus group interviews, mind maps) for examination.