Activities of Heinz K. BECKER related to 2017/2127(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation of the European Disability Strategy (continuation of debate) DE
Amendments (4)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the Committee on Petitions (PETI) receives a considerable number of petitions each year referring to the difficulties encountered by people with disabilities across the EU in relation to all areas identified in the European Disability Strategy, in particular access to work and employment, education and transport, and participation in political, public and cultural lifetheir everyday activities in relation to the eight main areas of action identified in the European Disability Strategy, in particular access to healthcare and social protection, education and training, labour market, built environment and transport, goods and services, information and communication, cultural and sports events;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the protection role played by the Committee on Petitions through the petition process in the context of the EU framework for the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), and stresses that the petitions received by the Committee illustrate the need to adopt an effective, horizontal, non-discriminatory and human rights based approach toin order to put into practice the disability policies;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises, in particular, that accessibility is a core principle of the UNCRPD, and a precondition for the exercise of other rights enshrined in the Convention; stresses that the right to accessibility, as defined in Article 9 of the UNCRPD, must be implemented in a comprehensive manner to ensure that persons with disabilities can access their environment, transportation, public facilities and services, as well as information and communications technologies; calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that accessibility is a high priority and is better integrated in all disability policy areas;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the centrality of the right of all persons with disabilities to live independently, and calls on the Commission to enhance the optimal use of ESIFs by Member States, with a view to developing high-quality social services for people with disabilities, and realising the deinstitutionalisation process., raising awareness about disability issues and promoting equal opportunities at regional, national and EU level;