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Amendments (33)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas 80 million people with disabilities, among whom approximately 40 million women and girls, living in the European Union, are in significant need of an accessible and unprejudiced environment, without barriers, obstacles and stereotypes hindering full enjoyment of their basic human rights and "European Citizenship";
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the number of elderly is increasing, which means that the number of people with disabilities including women and girls will increase accordingly;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the economic crisis, the austerity measures imposed as well as the severe cuts in public health care and social services in most Member States have detrimental consequences on vulnerable groups and in particular women and girls with disabilities;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas one of the European Union's founding principles is the full inclusion of all its citizens, which means that all persons with disabilities, women included, must be given fair and equal possibilities and opportunities to participate in the social and, economic and political life of the community;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas discriminations can lead to social isolation and insulation, psychological trauma and unhappiness;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the representation in the public sphere of partnership, sexuality and maternity as experienced by women with disabilities contributes to efforts to combat prejudice, persisting stereotypes and misinformation; whereas such representations can be made in a variety of ways, in particular using artistic and cultural means and the media;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas women and girls with disabilities are particularly vulnerable to all forms of violence including sexual violence; whereas specific measures must be taken to tackle this inexcusable phenomenon which constitutes a crime and a severe violation of human rights;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas women and girls with disabilities are exposed to genderdouble discrimination because of gender inequalities and disability stereotypes that need to be tackled;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas it is the responsibility of public authorities to provide women with disabilities with an environment that is adapted in such ways that they can fully assume their rights and responsibilities, and make decisions for themselves, on equal footing with people that do not suffer from any impairmentwithout disabilities; whereas the situation, infrastructure, legislation and support structures varies widely among Member States;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas women with disabilities can only enjoy equal rights if gender justice is realised, and if state administrations are as accessible to women with disabilities as to persons without any impairmentdisabilities; notes however that gender equality practice and implementation varies widely within the EU;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the community of people suffering from one or more impairments is extremely heterogeneous and must be treated accordingly to individual needs;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas women and girls with disabilities must be given full access to education and labour markets in order that they may participate activelyoften face higher illiteracy and lower education levels and must be given full access to education; whereas in addition within the labour market, they often experience lower employability opportunities, underpayment and social exclusion; barriers in mobility as well as higher dependence on family members and carers that need to be overcome in order to encourage their active participation in the education and the labour market and in the social and economic life of the community in accordance with their aptitudes and talents, which must be encouraged, especially in education and the labour market;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas women and girls with disabilities were atvulnerable to greater risk of poverty already before, unemployment, unequal pay and mistreatment already before but also during the crisis, and whereas their empowerment and inclusion in society, and especially in the labour market, should be given priority among other public policies;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for special targets to be set for thto ensure inclusion of all EU citizens, regardless of any physical impairments, aiming twofold: to improve the quality of life of people with disabilities and to enhance a coherent policy through full participation of all;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Insists that inclusion presupposes that stereotypes are countered with positive images and cultural expressions, inobjective presentation of images of women with disabilities and exhibiting the vast diversity of roles they can undertake in their everyday life in society, targeting particular depictions of disabilities in the public sphere, since it is exactly thise area that is trailing behind;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Proposes that, in the sphere of housing, architectural and other environmental considerations and measures to be taken to hasten a positive shift from ‘design for special needs’ to ‘integral and inclusive design for all citizens’;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points out that accessibility to the internet and other social media must also be ensured (e.g. readability of all public websites for people with visual impairment), and expresses its concern that the accessibility of citizens to government agencies and e-governance is not yet fully ensured; welcomes, therefore, the Commission Proposal for a Directive on the accessibility of public sector bodies' websites;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that democratic participation is part of the fundamental and civil rights of women with disabilities and must be facilitated; calls, therefore, on the Member States and on all relevant public authorities to provide adequately adapted facilities and to empower women's active involvement and participation;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that women with disabilities have the right to decide, as far as possible, over their own lives, and needs and also to be heard and to be consulted; highlights the fact that thisese rights should also be promoted in specialised institutions; stresses that personal assistance can be a means of their autonomous living and should therefore be encouraged;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Member states to ensure special training of all professionals dealing with people with disabilities (health professionals, carers, teachers, social workers, staff in day centres etc.);
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that the various steps in a woman's life – pregnancy being one – entail specific challenges which have to be dealt with, and that when women with disabilities do so, they should enjoy the same rights and opportunities offered to women without disabilities so as to avoid any discouragement from becoming pregnant;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Points out the importance of eradicating prejudice and encouraging social acceptance and social participation;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Highlights that violence against women, is a serious breach of fundamental rights; underlines the extreme vulnerability and the necessity to protect women with disabilities living in care homes and mental hospitals from sexual assault and other forms of physical mistreatment,; and points with concern to the lack of data on this alarming phenomenon; asks, therefore, the Member States to investigate how pervasive this problem is, collect the relevant data and by encouraging women with disabilities who are victims, to break up their silence; encourages the collection of relevant data in a confidential manner, so as to take the appropriate measures needed to tackle it; the problem;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Member States to encourage and ensure access of women and girls to all types of formal, informal and lifelong education as a means of enhancing their personal development, independence and social inclusion;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes thatUnderlines the existing inequalities among infrastructure facilities of Member States for people with disabilities, stressing the need for free mobility within the EU should be opento be guaranteed for women and girls with disabilities, everywhere;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Urges the Member States to take adequate measures to prevent women with disabilities from slipping into poverty, and to guarantee that they have access to social and health services by devising national appropriate programmes and ensuring their effective implementation by continuous monitoring and evaluation;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Asks the Commission and the Member States to develop large-scale awareness raising campaigns to make women with disabilities more visible, and highlights the valuable role that mass media and the internet have tocan play in this regardconstructing a positive image of women with disabilities and on encouraging them to assert their rights;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Urges Member States to guarantee that women and girls with disabilities are equal before the law and enjoy equal protection and equal benefits;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Stresses the need to strengthen the recognition and understanding of the intersectionality of gender and disability in the EU and in the Member States' legislation and policy;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
Paragraph 20 c (new)
20c. Underlines the importance of mainstreaming gender disability in gender policies, programmes and measures and in designing and implementing positive actions for the benefit of women and girls with disabilities;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Proposes effective use of the Social European Fund so as to improve the levels of inclusion of women and girls with disabilities in all important areas of life;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Calls on the Commission to provide funding for targeted research based on accurate qualitative and quantitative data which are imperative for efficient policy design in order to address intersectionality;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Invites the Member States to support voluntary initiatives supporting diversity and to provide adequate funding for NGO's dealing with the issue;