Activities of Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE related to 2022/2026(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT Towards equal rights for persons with disabilities
Amendments (3)
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the forthcoming Council to unblock the horizontal directive on equal treatment and ensure that discrimination in all aspects on the grounds of disability is prohibited, including multiple and intersectional discrimination;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Denounces the fact that some groups of persons with disabilities are at greater risk of being the victim of any kind of violence, such as women and girls, children, elderly people, homeless people, detainees, migrants and refugees, Roma people and LGBTIQ+ people; calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the specific challenges, rights and needs of these people through specialised measures to ensure access to victim support services and protection and to remove barriers to reporting violencediscrimination, such as those who do not have a migrant background and non- LGBTIQ+ people; calls on the Commission to prohibit positive discrimination on grounds of non- disability-related personal characteristics;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Draws attention to the fact that persons with disabilities often do not receive appropriate care and resources in a timely manner, and can be faced with long waiting lists and insufficient financial support; draws attention to the fact that this is caused by the large influx of refugees; calls on the Commission always to give persons with disabilities who are nationals of a Member State priority over third-country nationals; calls for this principle to be codified in EU law;