3 Amendments of John BOWIS related to 2008/0140(CNS)
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Therefore, legislation should prohibit discrimination based on religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation in a range of areas outside the labour market, including social protection, education and access to and supply of goods and services, including housing and health. It should provide for measures to ensure the equal access of persons with disabilities to the areas covered.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Discrimination is understood to include denial of medical treatment on the grounds of age alone.
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) The measures necessary to enable persons with disabilities to be consulted about their care needs and to have effective non-discriminatory access to social protection, social advantages, health care, education and access to and supply of goods and services which are available to the public, including housing and transport, shall be provided by anticipation, including through appropriate modifications or adjustments. Such measures should not impose a disproportionate burden, nor require fundamental alteration of the social protection, social advantages, health care, education, or goods and services in question or require the provision of alternatives thereto.