8 Amendments of Jana TOOM related to 2020/2209(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that persons with disabilities are entitled to enjoy their fundamental rights on an equal basis; calls on the Member States to take appropriate measures to provide effective access to justice for persons with disabilities; emphasises that facilities and services must be accessible to ensure equal access to justice; urges to pay special attention to women with disabilities as they are two to five times more likely to experience violence than other women1a; _________________ 1aEuropean Commission, ‘Union of Equality, Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030’ (3 March 2021), p.16, https://op.europa.eu/en/publication- detail/-/publication/3e1e2228-7c97-11eb- 9ac9-01aa75ed71a1/language-en
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Subheading 2 a (new)
Subheading 2 a (new)
Combating discrimination
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need to raise awareness at all levels of the rights enshrined in the CRPD for persons with disabilities in order to protect their rights and dignity, and to promote fruitful cooperation and the exchange of good practices between Member States; encourages the Member States to strengthen coordination mechanisms;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that good education for persons with disabilities must be prioritised; encourages the Member States to promote high-quality education and lifelong learning; stresses the need to increase the participation of young people with disabilities in training taking into account their needs, which would provide them better access to the labour market; notes the benefits for children from linguistic minorities with special educational needs to learn in their mother tongue during early years’ education in cases where it is difficult for them to use language and communicate; calls on the Member States to ensure access to minority language education for children with special educational needs.
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Reiterates its call on the Commission to work with the Court of Justice of the European Union on communication and accessibility strategies in order to ensure that persons with disabilities have the ability to access the EU justice system without facing any form of discrimination; stresses the need to pay special attention to women with disabilities as they are two to five times more likely to experience violence than other women.19a _________________ 19aEuropean Commission, ‘Union of Equality. Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030’ (3 March 2021), p.16, https://op.europa.eu/en/publication- detail/-/publication/3e1e2228-7c97-11eb- 9ac9-01aa75ed71a1/language-en
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Urges the Member States to ensure that people with disabilities are engaged in the policy-making process without any constraints; notes that the CRPD requires full political participation, which means that persons with disabilities must be able to participate in elections and decision- making processes on an equal basis with others; calls on the Commission to ensure that Member States provide facilitated naturalisation or specific exemptions from naturalisation exams for persons with disabilities to guarantee their access to citizenship;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Welcomes the fact that Member States are willing to implement inclusive educational policies, but calls on them to further increase their education systems’ capacity to provide high-quality inclusive education for all learners, and calls on the Commission to strengthen the role of the Child Guarantee in ensuring the inclusion of children with disabilities; stresses the need to increase the participation of young people with disabilities in training taking into account their needs, which would provide them better access to the labour market; notes the benefits for children from linguistic minorities with special educational needs to learn in their mother tongue during early years’ education in cases where it is difficult for them to use language and communicate; calls on the Member States to ensure access to minority language education for children with special educational needs;