32 Amendments of Julie WARD related to 2017/2127(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph – 1 (new)
Paragraph – 1 (new)
- 1. Considers it essential to keep a rights-based approach when dealing with the issue of disability in all policy areas;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on Member States to recognise the importance of quality and inclusive early childhood and primary education and social care and to put in place appropriate structures for young children with disabilities and/or special educational needs (SEN), which must also be able to provide individual support in the best interest of the child;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Member States to recognise the importance of quality and inclusive early childhood and primary education and social care and to put in place appropriate structures for young children with disabilities and/or special educational needs (SEN), including migrant children and children suffering from multiple discrimination, to respond to specific and diverse needs and provide for the successful inclusion of migrants and minorities in mainstream education;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls for Member States to ensure provisions, including sufficient funding, for adequate assistance for pupils and students with disabilities as well as staff training in education and lifelong learning infrastructures;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Given the high number of early school leavers amongst young people with disabilities and/or SEN, calls for further exploration of the opportunities offered by lifelong learning and the provision of attractive alternatives;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Encourages the exchange of best practices on inclusive education and lifelong learning for teachers, staff, governing bodies, students and pupils with disabilities;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Recommends providing special advisers on site at universities, job centres and other employment services and initiatives, to give advice to students with disabilities on career opportunities;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. AskExpresses its concerns that despite improvements, people with disabilities are still at high risk of unemployment and that less than 30 % have concluded tertiary education or equivalent, therefore calls Member States and the Commission to pay special attention to the difficulties young people with disabilities and/or SEN encounter in their transition from education to employment and to use, for this purpose, all existing instruments and initiatives in the fields of employment, youth policy, culture and education, in particular the Youth Guarantee, Youth on the Move and the ESFI funds;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Asks Member States and the Commission to pay special attention to the difficulties young people with disabilities and/or SEN encounter in their transition from educationsecondary and university education and/or vocational training to employment, and to use for this purpose all existing instruments and initiatives in the fields of employment, youth policy, culture and education;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for broader provision of quality traineeships to be made available and accessible for young people with disabilities;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Points out, regarding employment, that the provision of a personal assistant during working hours is, in many cases, the only option for persons with disabilities to work and to be the part of the team and to avoid enforced home- based work; calls on the Member States to take and encourage any necessary measures to ensure the accessibility and inclusivity of work places;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers it essential to promote effective access to extracurricular activities, such as theatre, dance, music, art, and to improve information for people with disabilities regarding mobility opportunities and to give special attention to the difficulties they encounter;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Insists that gender disaggregated data must be collected to identify intersectional multiple discrimination faced by women and girls with disabilities in all areas covered by the Istanbul Convention and wherever relevant;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to put in place policies to enable and encourage the participation of women and girls with disabilities in public life;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers it essential to improve the information for people with disabilities regarding mobility opportunities and to give special attention to the difficulties they encounter, including through proper training of staff in national agencies and hosting institutions;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Highlights the need for role models for women and girls with disabilities, including mentoring and support networks;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that, despite efforts to make the Erasmus+ programmes and other mobility initiatives more inclusive, the lack of harmonisation among national social systems and portability of rights represent a huge barrier to mobility of people with disabilities; calls therefore the Commission and the Member States to strengthen collaboration in this field with a view to facilitating mobility of people with disabilities;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. Emphasises that more must be done to overcome stereotypes and prejudice about disability, and that women and girls with disabilities need to have greater visibility in media in order to change prevalent exclusionary social norms; Calls on the Commission and Member States to invest in public awareness initiatives to that effect;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1 e. Highlights that more recognition and support must be given to those with hidden or unseen disabilities, particularly women and girls, who may face specific challenges and barriers;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1 f. Reiterates the disproportionate impact of economic austerity policies and public sector budget cuts on persons with disabilities and especially women and girls, often putting their well-being, health, and lives at risk;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls for the Commission and Member States to prevent discriminatory practices in selection processes for mobility schemes, such as setting a budget cap for hosting students with disabilities, notably through Erasmus+; in general recommends that the financial needs of young people with disabilities should be taken into account when budgeting mobility programmes in order to avoid discrimination;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 g (new)
Paragraph 1 g (new)
1 g. Calls for specific policy measures to address violence and abuse faced by persons with disabilities and learning difficulties, particularly women and girls, including online intimidation, bullying, and harassment, and violence in situations of formal and informal care;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 h (new)
Paragraph 1 h (new)
1 h. Emphasises the role of trade unions, employer associations, training and life long learning organisations in addressing multiple discrimination faced by women and girls with disabilities, and barriers to inclusion;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the ongoing effort to include access provisions in Union programmes and initiatives and calls for further mainstreaming of accessibility requirements in Union cultural policies, including through the implementation of the Marrakech Treaty, the review of the AVMS Directive, the European Capitals of Culture and Creative Europe; recalls however the need to have a global transversal approach on accessibility to all services through the adoption of the European Accessibility Act;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. StressesRecalls the need to bridge the digital gap and ensure that people with disabilities benefit fully from the Digital Union; stresses in this context the importance of improving the digital skills and competences of persons with disabilities, notably through projects financed by the Erasmus+ programme, and calls on Member States to ensure the protection of vulnerable citizens online, through efficient measures against hate speech, cyberbullying and all forms of online discrimination;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to intensify its efforts to facilitate the use of sign language in the EU institutions’ communication and functioning, in order to improve opportunities for interaction with citizens with disabilities;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. In the context of the European Pillar of Social Rights, affirms the need to ensure participation of civil society and representatives of people with disabilities in civil dialogue, in addition to social partners;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that education for citizenship should address the prospects of persons with disabilities who face more barriers regarding access to civic participation; disproportionally more barriers including physical, regarding access to civic participation; recalls that all citizens have a right to vote and calls for Member States to take necessary actions to ensure this right is respected when it comes to people with disabilities;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for proper funding and support for progress monitoring as well as scrutiny of existing and future Union legal acts in respect of CPRDUN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) obligations.
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers it useful to adopt a gender perspective in decision-making and collect gender disaggregated data related to the situation of people with disabilities and monitoring policies and actions in this field, as well as intersectional data on vulnerable people and those facing multiple discrimination;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Highlights the key role of carers and in particular family, which often fulfils almost entirely care and assistance needs of the disabled person; stresses the urgent need for EU and national policies and subsequent legislative initiatives to support the family, taking into account that in almost all cases mothers carry the burden of disability management and are forced to reduce or suspend their professional activity to assist their disabled family member, especially in the case of the young and the elderly;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Recalls the obligations of the CRPD, ratified by the European Union, as well as Articles 21 and 26 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, which state that independence, integration and access to an inclusive education and training system, civic and cultural life, recreational activities and sport are guaranteed rights, and that any form of discrimination based on disability is prohibited; urges the Commission and the Member States to scale up their efforts to fully implement these obligations, namely by adopting legislative measures in compliance with those rights, or else fail to reach the 2020 targets set by European Disability Strategy;