Activities of Sara SKYTTEDAL related to 2022/2026(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Towards equal rights for persons with disabilities (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT Towards equal rights for persons with disabilities
Amendments (33)
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
— having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 29 November 2018 on the situation of women with disabilities (2018/2685(RSP)),
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Citation 14 b (new)
Citation 14 b (new)
— having regard to the Commission communication of 9 December 2021 "Building an economy that works for people: an action plan for the social economy" COM(2021) 778 final,
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the Commission has presented an ambitious agenda within the framework of the Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Citation 14 c (new)
Citation 14 c (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 7 October 2021 on the protection of persons with disabilities through petitions: lessons learnt,
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the EU institutions, some Member States and the candidate countries are lacking a structured process for consulting persons with disabilities and their representative organisations;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the ageing European population makes it reasonable to assume that the negative effects of musculoskeletal and rheumatic diseases will increase;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic affected people with disabilities living in institutions more than others, in light of the common practice of bans on visits to such institutions; whereas the Member States need to increase their efforts to improve the living conditions of persons with disabilities during future pandemics;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas women with disabilities are at higher risk of unemployment and poverty or social exclusion comparing to men with disabilities and women without disabilities, with only 20% of women with disabilities in full-time employment, comparing to 29% of men with disabilities and 48% of women without disabilities9a; _________________ 9a EIGE Gender Equality Index 2022
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas access to quality employment, education and training, healthcare, social protection, including across borders, adequate housing, support for independent living and equal opportunities to participate in leisure activities and community life are essential to the quality of life of persons with disabilities;
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion
Recital B e (new)
Recital B e (new)
Be. whereas new technologies, notably AI systems, have the potential to develop efficient, accessible and non- discriminatory hiring processes, but non- inclusive technological developments could represent a risk of adding new barriers and forms of discrimination; whereas Article 9 of the UNCRPD requires accessible information as well as access to communication technologies and systems on an equal basis with others;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to encourage dialogue towards gradual convergence in definitions of key terms related to the implementation of CRPD, such as 'accessibility', 'participation' and 'community-based living' as a means of enhancing cohesion among Member States and improving intra-EU mobility of persons with disabilities, as well as to mutually recognise deinstitutionalization and its implementation methods;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. UrgWelcomes the Commissioannouncement from the European Court of Auditors of an upcoming audit regarding the efficiency of EU financial contribution to ensuring equality for persons with disabilities1b; asks that further steps be taken to improve itsthe monitoring on the use of EU funds in this policy area, including considering the suspension, withdrawal and recovery of payments if the obligation to respect fundamental rights is breached; stresses that segregational settings and small group homes should not be financed with EU funds; _________________ 1b https://www.eca.europa.eu/lists/ecadocum ents/wp2022/wp2022_en.pdf
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase their efforts in promoting equal rights for persons with disabilities through external action; emphasizes in particular the need to increase pressure on candidate countries to implement reforms to improve the situation of persons with disabilities and to increase their efforts in terms of deinstitutionalisation; reiterates its demand that the Commission should request Bosnia and Herzegovina to fulfil its commitments according to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and to stop the ongoing practice of depriving persons with disabilities of their legal capacities;
Amendment 117 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that persons with disabilities’ exercise of the right to work9 is closely linked to measures to tackle discrimination, poverty and obstacles in education, training, housing, care, personal mobility and the built environment; calls, in this regard, to unblock the Horizontal Anti-Discrimination Directive; _________________ 9 Article 27 of the UNCRPD.
Amendment 123 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the recent policy debate on 16 June 2022 among employment and social affairs ministers employment of persons with disabilities and how to remove disincentives to hire persons with disabilities and actions to promote their integration into the labour market and looks forward to concrete follow-up actions by the Member States;
Amendment 132 #
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 violence;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Emphasizes that persons with disabilities are at higher risk of being the victims of hate speech and hate crime; welcomes the Commission's proposal to extend the list of 'EU crimes' to hate speech and hate crime;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Member States to implement dedicated programmes that will allow for a shift from deprivation of legal capacity of intellectually impaired persons, towards supported decision making schemes;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Strongly believes that breaking down barriers by promoting and adopting every possible alternative language, such as easy-to-read language, Braille and sign language, would be a major step towards enabling persons with disabilities to genuinely participate in political and public life; stresses the need to make digital services more accessible for people with disabilities;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen the participation of persons with disabilities and their representative organisations in the decision-making process for the design, management, resourcing and implementation of policies and programmes on disaster risk reduction;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Welcomes the Commission's promise in the Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030 to propose a European Disability Card before the end of 2023; asks the Commission to consider such a proposal earlier than the end of 2023;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Strongly believes that the EU Disability Card should be based on binding EU legislation anAsks the Commission to carefully consider the form of the upcoming proposal regarding the creation of a EU Disability Card and not to rule out binding EU legislation; believes that the EU Disability Card should cover a range of different areas beyond culture, leisure and sport; stresses that the Disability Card should also, by default, cover national, regional and local public transport, have a dedicated EU website and online database available in all EU languages, and be supported by an EU funding instrument that; further asks the Commission to evaluate the need for long-term financing in order to ensures continuity and a lasting legacy beyond the initial launch;
Amendment 186 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages public employment services to roll out personalised measures to improve the employability and retention of persons with disabilities in the labour market; calls on Member States to provide guidance, training and financial aid to support entrepreneurship and self- employment for persons with disabilities.; encourages Member States to use the European Network of Public Employment Services (PES) to exchange best practices on issues related to employment for persons with disabilities;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to improve their crisis communication and to ensure formats that allow persons with disabilities to access relevant information; notes with concern the conclusions of The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights on the substantial shortcomings in this area during the COVID-19 pandemic1a; _________________ 1a FRA (2021), Fundamental Rights Report 2021, p.283.
Amendment 192 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Highlights that harassment at work, including sexual harassment and retaliation for speaking up, hinders access to work and employment, job retention and equal career paths, in particular for women with disabilities12a, and that specific actions are needed in Member States to prevent, combat and sanction harassment against persons with disabilities; _________________ 12a https://www.disability- europe.net/downloads/1045-europe-2020- data-people-with-disabilities-tables-eu- silc-2017
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. CReiterates its calls on the Commission to develop a European mental health strategy as an appropriate follow-up to the European Framework for Action on Mental Health and to improve the EU Compass for Action on Mental Health and Well-Being; furthermore underlines the importance of EU measures in the area of mental health being made with great respect for the principle of subsidiarity;
Amendment 206 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Stresses that the low activity rate of persons with disabilities is, as well, a huge obstacle hindering socioeconomic inclusion which must be improved by European and national programmes aiming at the activation and training of persons left outside the labour market;
Amendment 212 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Notes that the lack of recognition of disabilities and the associated benefits and social protection rights between member states is a barrier for the freedom of movement in relation to employment and education; calls on the Commission and Member States to propose an ambitious European Disability Card that can support mutual recognition of disability across the EU;
Amendment 222 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Highlights that job-matching, vocational profiling, concurrent employment and training, in-work induction and training support and career development opportunities play an important role in helping persons with disabilities to secure and retain paid employment;
Amendment 230 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Reminds that reasonable accommodation is a right for workers with disabilities which is not always covered or understood by employers, who, sometimes, either have stigma about capabilities and needs of persons with disabilities, or do not have enough support in terms of information and resources regarding its application in the workplace;
Amendment 233 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 f (new)
Paragraph 4 f (new)
4f. Reiterates its call on the Commission and the Member States to put in place measures to assess the key trends for the future of work from a disability perspective in order to identify and launch specific actions to make the labour market more inclusive and reduce the digital gap; underlines the importance of making better use of innovative technologies to level the playing field and remove barriers to education and employment, and to help persons with disabilities gain access to digital tools and software that are indispensable for their independent living;
Amendment 239 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 g (new)
Paragraph 4 g (new)
4g. Reiterates its call on the Commission and the Member States to support research programmes focused on the development of assistive technologies including robotics, digital technologies and artificial intelligence with the aim of enabling the full integration of persons with disabilities in all aspects of life;
Amendment 242 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 h (new)
Paragraph 4 h (new)