Activities of Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS related to 2022/2026(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Towards equal rights for persons with disabilities (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION towards equal rights for persons with disabilities
Amendments (7)
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and the CRPD Committee’s 2015 recommendations1 oblige the EU as a signatory of the CRPD to end discrimination for all persons with disabilities (PwD) and to become a role model in its implementation to ensure their equal enjoyment of all human rights and full participation in all areas of society2 ; Takes note of the CRPD Committee decision at its twenty-sixth session on the list of issues in relation to the European Union and calls for appropriate follow-up by the EU and its Member States; _________________ 1 https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/812354? ln=en 2 Petitions Nos 1077/2017 and 0226/2021.
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Calls on the Member States to designate responsible authorities to serve as focal points, and to establish coordinating mechanisms at all administrative levels, in accordance with Article 33 of the CRPD, for its implementation and monitoring, while ensuring the significant participation of disabled persons in these authorities;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the Commission to step up its efforts to meet the needs of PwD, such as those expressed in Parliament’s resolutions of 7 October 2021 entitled ‘Protection of PwD with disabilities through petitions: lessons learnt’3 including in particular the need for a gradual convergence of the definitions of accessibility, participation and community-based living as a means of enhancing cohesion among Member States, and of 8 July 2020 on the rights of persons with intellectual disabilities in the COVID-19 crisis4 ; _________________ 3 Texts adopted, P9_TA(2021)0414. 4 OJ C 371, 15.9.2021, p. 6.
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Reiterates the need for mutual recognition of deinstitutionalization and its implementation and ''independent living in the community'', towards better aligning Member States' strategies and the EU funds to the UNCRPD;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls, in this respect, that the COVID-19 crisis has fostered remote work, which could provide for wider access to employment for PwD, and urges the Member States to take serious measures to tackle unemployment and the payment gap11 while making sure that this will not reduce the opportunities for disabled persons to work in their place of employment, as it would, otherwise, deprive them from their freedom of choosing, and potentially lead to reduced accessibility of the building environment and transportation; _________________ 11 Petitions Nos 0608/2020, 1139/2021, 0226/21 and 0070/2022.
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines that children with disabilities, including those with intellectual disabilities, have the right to inclusive education on the same footing as other children, including the possibility to access mainstream schools, as stipulated in Article 24 CRPD, and considers that accessible digital tools should be designed and used where possible12 as stipulated in Article 24 CRPD, in particular in education establishments where students of all abilities learn together in the same classroom environment, in line with the education systems' need to adapt to their needs, and not vice-versa, and considers that accessible digital tools should be designed and used where possible12 ; Reiterates that the implementation and allocation of the relevant EU funding programmes should contribute to the transition towards inclusive education; _________________ 12 Petitions Nos 0956/2018 and 1340/2020.
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates that PwD, including those with mental disabilities, should have the right to the highest attainable state of health and access to healthcare, free from discrimination, of the same scope and quality as other EU citizens13 and calls on the Member States to consider shifting from intellectually impaired persons' legal capacity deprivation to supported decision making schemes; _________________ 13 Petitions Nos 0687/2020 and 0470/2020.