BETA

Activities of Mireille D'ORNANO related to 2015/2258(INI)

Plenary speeches (2)

Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2258(INI)
Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (A8-0203/2016 - Helga Stevens) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2258(INI)

Shadow opinions (1)

OPINION on implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities with special regard to the Concluding Observations of the UN CRPD Committee
2016/11/22
Committee: ENVI
Dossiers: 2015/2258(INI)
Documents: PDF(131 KB) DOC(190 KB)

Amendments (5)

Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the strong correlation between disability, which touches about 13 % of the EU’s population, and ill- health, with difficulties and barriers difficulties surrounding access, leading to the inadequate or unmet provision of healthcare services to people with disabilities;
2016/04/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need to consider and address intersectional discrimination issues, in light of the especially high incidence of reported serious health problems among women with disabilities, the overall higher percentages of mental difficulties among the female population, particularly migrants, and other instances of preventable discrimination arising from gender, sexual orientation and identity;deleted
2016/04/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to integrate disability-oriented approaches in its health instruments and policies so as to contribute to improved health outcomes for people with disabilities in the Member States, through better physical and sensory accessibility, quality and affordability by encouraging reasonable accommodation, in terms of accessibility to care, as far as possible;
2016/04/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission and the Member States to evaluate the Cross-Border Healthcare Directive and its implementation from the perspective of the needs of people with disabilities and their right to know, and effectively avail of, the provisions and instruments contained therein, awareness of which is low even among the general population, in particular via the various national contact points;
2016/04/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Expects the Commission to ensure that electronic and mobile health services, applications and devices are fully accessible to patients with disabilities and their respective carers, and to further exploit the potential of telemedicine to improve access and care in this context.deleted
2016/04/06
Committee: ENVI