Activities of Josep-Maria TERRICABRAS related to 2017/2127(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on implementation of the European Disability Strategy
Amendments (2)
Amendment 2 #
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 life; notes that the progress report on the implementation of the European Disability Strategy (2010 - 2020) reflects the challenges which remain on the lack of access to transport and access to the built environment; points to the large number of petitions on the issue of accessibility received by the Committee and calls on the Commission to further develop a EU standard on accessibility;
Amendment 9 #
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 a horizontal, human rights approach to disability policies; stresses the role of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights in strengthening the fundamental rights for people with disabilities in the EU and the Agency's role in supporting the EU's implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities;