Activities of Kinga GÖNCZ related to 2010/2272(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Mobility and inclusion of people with disabilities (debate)
Amendments (32)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Draws attention to the fact that gaps in the legislation (i.e. lack of transposition of basic principles in all related national legislation) and the implementation of the existing principle of equal treatment of people with disabilities are regularly brought to the attention of the Committee on Petitions by the citizens concerned;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the need for affordable anti- discrimination laws across the full range of policy areas, and the importance of affordable awareness-raising campaigns about the risk of discrimination against the disabled, in all walks of life and notably in the work environment;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas as full citizens, people with disabilities (both physical and psycho- social disabilities) have equal rights and are entitled to unquestionable dignity, equal treatment, independent living and full participation in society,
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas over 80 million people or around 16 % of the European Union's total working population are disabled – including people with autism – and whereas the rate of unemployment remains unacceptably high, since, being twice as high as among people without disabilities, it can cause poverty and social exclusion,
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that structural reforms to disability benefits and disability pension systems may be necessary in order to promote social inclusion and prevent poverty often burdening the life of disabled people and their family;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas policies aimed at disabled people often fall within the competence of Member States and are therefore based on national heritagetraditions and social customs as well as on economic development and the economic situation,
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas there is a strong relationship between (physical) mobility and (social) inclusion, especially with regard to freedom of (means and accessibility of) communication as well as sign languages and freedom of movement in all fields of life aiming at full participation in society,
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Observes that there is an int financial crinsic solidarity in European societies whichs hits the vulnerable groups the most, and therefore solidarity fully acknowledgesing the need for adaptations for people with mild disabilities is needed now more than ever; stresses however that people with severe or multiple disabilities need even more help in terms of human rights and dignity;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of the objectives of the new European Disability Strategy 2010-2020 (EDS) and calls especially for identification of more detailed actions for all levels of governance based on reliable data;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need for a new efficient approach to disability starting from the creation of a more effective mechanism to coordinate and monitor the implementation of the EDS with the intensive involvement of people with disabilities;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls attention to the fact that many disabled people continue to suffer discrimination with regard to the lack of equal recognition before the law and justice and calls on the Member States to remedy these shortcomings, including effective access to justice for persons with disabilities, appropriate training for those working in the field of administration of justice including police and prison staff, in addition to electoral rights and public management of natural and man-made disasters;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that people with mental disabilities are particularly exposed to the risk of abuse and violence, and calls on the Member States to adopt a developed control mechanism to provide services and legal protection for victims to guarantee the respect of human rights and freedoms of people in residential institutions and elsewhere, with special regard to disabled women and children;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Stresses that a necessary precondition for the individual’s ability to exercise civil rights is the establishment of a legal background for a supported decision- making mechanism;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Calls on the Commission to create an informative website targeting people with disabilities that explains their rights and privileges when travelling in other Member States, including a map of existing rights and privileges throughout the EU in general and with respect to the accessibility of different goods and services as well as the conditions for accessing them;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that, at present, consistent data on disability issues and disability-related services in Member States, including the number and quality of residential housmes, are lacking or limited;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls upon the Commission to gear up the cooperation between Member States, especially with respect to the gathering of comparable data; stresses that measuring disability should not be based only on medical aspects but should also include social, employment- and environmental- related aspects;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that demographic changes can also contribute to the situation of people with disabilities, as services and solutions forwith the increase of life expectancy in the EU, there is a growing number of disabled people among the elderly a, thus there tois a great extent indispensable for the people with disabilitiesowing need for services and solutions for the disabled;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Stresses that accessible transportation enables people with disabilities to participate in the labour market more easily and therefore helps the fight against poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Observes that a mutually-recognised parking card for people with disabilities (including people with autism and multiple or severe disabilities) and a unified EU charter for travellers' rights are relevant for the inclusion of people with disabilities in society;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Claims that already existing solutions concerning the accessibility of transportation should be made available for people having all kinds of disabilities;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Claims that for the active involvement of people with disabilities in all fields of social life, efforts have to be made to provide communication solutions for people with mental disabilities (e.g. easy-to-read websites), and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) for people with complex communication needs;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Reaffirms that products, goods and services, including their modified versions, should not be discriminative and therefore cannot have alternativehigher pricinges, especially for disabled people; furthermore, the European public procurement legislation should be reviewed;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Confirms that SMEs could contribute to the situation of people with disabilities, especially if they have better opportunities at public procurement;are very important actors in the employment of people with disabilities, therefore SMEs should be provided with state incentives and relevant and more information on people with disabilities;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Stresses the importance of transition programs which, firstly, offer opportunities for work, beginning with sheltered workshop and progressing to the open labour market, and, secondly, create a more flexible framework for the transition from professional rehabilitation to other forms of employment in the course of implementing Europe 2020 Strategy;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. States that the present education and training systems in general do not prevent a high drop-out rate of people with disabilities; stresses that this leads to intensified social and employment disadvantages and poverty as a consequence among disabled people, especially during the present economic crisis;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Confirms that inclusive education should be the focus, and that this should therefore be emphasised within the strategic framework for European cooperation in education and training (‘ET 2020’) as well as the New Skills and Jobs Flagship of EU2020. In addition, there is a need for new and suitable guidelines and proper usage of IT in schools and at home with regard to personal and tailored assistance;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to support alternative educational programs and vocational training, which help people with disabilities to develop their skills in order to obtain adequate qualifications for the modern and open labour market;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26 a. Claims that training concerning the special needs of people with disabilities in using different services and accessing public places should be built into the curricula of all vocational education and training and higher education;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls on the Commission and Member States to intensify the general information provided for parents with disabled children in order to include early recognition and support and open up possible solutions for their specific needs;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28 a. Draws attention to the need for educational and extra-curricular programmes concerning disabilities in schools in order to combat negative attitudes towards people with disabilities;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. States that, compared to the average, people with disabilities have more chance of being poor; around 80 million people with disabilities are poor, including one million deaf peopl; among those living with disabilities, the families whose members are severely or multiply disabled are in the most vulnerable position Europe-wide; calls on the Commission to ensure their rights and take decisive steps and measures to improve the quality of life for severely or multiply disabled people and their families; these families’ incomes have decreased ever more drastically and more than two-thirds live below the poverty line;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Confirms that, recalling the impetus of the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion, decreasing poverty cannot be achieved without integrating people with disabilities starting with the field of education and later in the labour market and adjusting income policies regarding invalidity and disability pensions systems, bearing in mind that the later also serve as stigmas;