6 Amendments of Andrea BOCSKOR related to 2015/2258(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that independence, integration and access to an inclusive education and training system, cultural life, leisure and sport are rights guaranteed by Articles 19, 24 and 30 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and are protected under EU law, in particular in the context of fighting discrimination on the grounds of disability (Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU) and the principle of integration of persons with disabilities (Article 26 of the Charter); asks the Commission and the Member States therefore to reinforce measures aimed at ensuring that people with disabilities have equal access to key areas such as inclusive, quality education, culture and sport and include disability-specific indicators in the Europe 2020 strategy when pursuing the education target;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that people with disabilities are often excluded or do not have adequate access to education and training services where tailored education projects are needed; asks the Member States to strengthen training programmes for teachers and other school staff in order to increase the support they can provide to students with disabilities; stresses that the necessary measures shall be taken to ensure that all students with disabilities receive the reasonable accommodation needed to enjoy their right to inclusive quality education; recommends that European Schools implement a non-rejection policy on the grounds of disability and ensure inclusive, quality education for all students with disabilities; asks the Member States to strengthen training programmes for teachers and other school staff in order to increase the support they can provide to students with disabilities and in order to combat prejudice against persons with disabilities and especially persons with psychosocial disabilities, intellectual disabilities and older persons with disabilities;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. UStresses that people with disabilities need to have access to information and communication in accessible formats and technologies appropriate to different kinds of disabilities, including sign languages, Braille, augmentative and alternative communication, and other accessible means, modes and formats of communication of their choice, including easy-to-read formats, subtitling; hence urges the Council to adopt without further delay the Decision on the conclusion of the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recognises that vulnerable members of society are further marginalised if they have a disability; considers that the EU should redouble its efforts to fully accommodate the provision of rights and services for all people in its care, including stateless people, homeless people, refugees and asylum seekers;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Insists on the importance of digital systems for people with disabilities as a tool to facilitate their participation in all aspects of society, including through assistive technologies; calls on the legislator at national and EU level to include accessibility provisions when implementing digital single market legislation and to take the necessary measures to fight cybercrime and cyberbullying; urges that the use of assisting ambient technologies for the inclusion of people with disabilities in education are to be investigated and that their impact on people with disabilities and also on the possible use for other citizens shall be examined;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Asks the Commission to launch a campaign to raise awareness about the CRPD; asks each EU institution and agency to organise a specific training module on the CRPD for its staff, in cooperation with organisations for people with disabilities and urges that further all materials related to capacity-building, training and awareness raising shall be made available in accessible formats.