Support includes room to make mistakes
Éva Molnár described feeling freer and more capable after her guardianship ended. “A good supporter lets people make mistakes,” she said. László Bercse stressed that support must leave room for independent decisions, while Zsolt Cziráki explained why information must be understandable before people can choose. [1]
Austrian advocates share their experience
Oswald Föllerer and Andreas Zehetner discussed self-advocacy and Austria’s adult-protection framework. The exchange followed another meeting, reported in April, where Bercse and Föllerer attended a meeting of Lebenshilfe Austria’s advisory council as guests. Bercse had discussed the situation in Hungary and the European Platform of Self-Advocates’ work. [1][2]
The demands reach UN monitoring
A submission dated 25 July 2023, written by ÉFOÉSZ self-advocates, called for ending guardianship and strengthening supported decision-making in Hungary. It demanded choice over supporters, training for professionals and involvement of people with lived experience. The text carried these priorities into the UN disability committee’s monitoring process.