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2016/2952(RSP) Sign language and professional sign language interpreters

Legal Basis RoP 123-p2

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2016/11/23 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
- T8-0442/2016
2016/11/22 Debate in Parliament
- Debate in Parliament

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Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T8-0442/2016

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2019-07-06Show (11) Changes | Timetravel

activities	date: 2016-11-22T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=20161122&type=CRE type: Debate in Parliament title: Debate in Parliament body: EP type: Debate in Parliament date: 2016-11-23T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P8-TA-2016-0442 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading title: T8-0442/2016 body: EP type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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docs	date: 2016-11-16T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=MOTION&reference=B8-2016-1230&language=EN title: B8-1230/2016 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP date: 2016-11-16T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=MOTION&reference=B8-2016-1241&language=EN title: B8-1241/2016 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP date: 2017-03-22T00:00:00 docs: url: /oeil/spdoc.do?i=27855&j=0&l=en title: SP(2017)148 type: Commission response to text adopted in plenary
events	date: 2016-11-22T00:00:00 type: Debate in Parliament body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=20161122&type=CRE title: Debate in Parliament date: 2016-11-23T00:00:00 type: Results of vote in Parliament body: EP docs: url: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=27855&l=en title: Results of vote in Parliament date: 2016-11-23T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P8-TA-2016-0442 title: T8-0442/2016 summary: The European Parliament adopted by 661 votes to 6, with 23 abstentions, a resolution on sign languages and professional sign language interpreters. The text adopted was tabled by the EPP, S&D, ECR, ALDE, Greens/EFA and EFDD groups. Members recalled that as full citizens, all persons with disabilities, including deaf and hard-of-hearing people, including those who use sign language and those who do not, have equal rights and are entitled to inalienable dignity, equal treatment, independent living, autonomy and full participation in society. The TFEU requires the Union to combat discrimination based on disability when defining and implementing its policies and activities. There are approximately one million deaf sign language users in the EU1 and 51 million hard-of-hearing citizens, many of whom are also sign language users. It is against this background that this resolution is adopted. It stressed the need for qualified and professional sign language interpreters, which can only be met on the basis of the following approach: official recognition of national and regional sign language(s) in Member States and within EU institutions, formal training (university or similar, equivalent to 3 years of full-time studies, corresponding to the training required of spoken language interpreters), registration (official accreditation and quality control system, such as continuing professional development), formal recognition of the profession. Aware that disproportionality or undue burden cannot be claimed to defend the failure to provide accessibility, Members considered that the provision of sign language interpretation may constitute an accessibility measure or a reasonable accommodation measure , depending on the situation. Accessibility : Members reiterated their commitment to making the political process as accessible as possible, including through the provision of professional sign language interpreters and recognised the importance of minimum standards to ensure accessibility, especially in view of new and emerging technologies, such as the provision of internet-based sign language interpreting and subtitling services. Members are aware of the importance of accurate and precise interpretation and translation services and stressed the need for specialised and highly qualified professional sign language interpreters. Employment, education and training : Members noted that reasonable accommodation measures, which include the provision of professional sign language interpreters, must be taken to ensure equal access to employment, education and training. They emphasised that deaf, deafblind and hard-of-hearing students and their parents must be provided with the opportunity to learn the national or regional sign language of their environment through pre-school services and in schools. It is also necessary to: include sign language in educational curricula in order to raise awareness and increase the use of sign language; take measures to recognise and promote the linguistic identity of deaf communities; encourage the learning of sign language in the same way as foreign languages. Parliament urged that the principle of freedom of movement for deaf, deafblind and hard-of-hearing people within the EU be guaranteed, especially in the context of Erasmus+ and related mobility programmes. European Union institutions : Members recognised that the EU institutions must represent best practice examples for their staff, elected officials and interns and vis-à-vis EU citizens regarding the provision of reasonable accommodation and accessibility, which includes the provision of sign language interpretation. While recognising that the EU institutions have a system in place to provide sign language interpretation via their respective interpreting departments for accessibility purposes, Members urged the institutions to utilise such existing systems also when providing reasonable accommodation for staff and/or elected officials, effectively minimising the administrative burden on the individual and the institutions. Lastly, Parliament strongly urged Parliament’s visitors’ service to cater for the needs of deaf, deafblind and hard-of-hearing visitors by directly providing access in a national or regional sign language and speech-to-text services. date: 2016-11-23T00:00:00 type: End of procedure in Parliament body: EP
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procedure/legal_basis/0	Rules of Procedure EP 132-p2
procedure/legal_basis/0	Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament EP 123-p2
procedure/subject	Old 4.10.06 People with disabilities 4.10.08 Equal treatment between persons, non-discrimination New 4.10.06 People with disabilities 4.10.08 Equal treatment of persons, non-discrimination 4.40.15 Vocational education and training
procedure/subtype	Old Resolution on statements New Resolution on statement
procedure/title	Old Sign language and professional sign language interpreters New Resolution on sign languages and professional sign language interpreters

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activities/0	date 2016-11-22T00:00:00 docs url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=20161122&type=CRE type: Debate in Parliament title: Debate in Parliament body EP type Debate in Parliament
activities/1/docs	url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P8-TA-2016-0442 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading title: T8-0442/2016
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procedure/stage_reached	Old Awaiting Parliament 1st reading / single reading / budget 1st stage New Procedure completed

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2016-11-03Show (5) Changes

activities	date: 2016-11-22T00:00:00 body: EP type: Debate in plenary scheduled date: 2016-11-23T00:00:00 body: EP type: Vote in plenary scheduled
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procedure	reference 2016/2952(RSP) title Sign language and professional sign language interpreters legal_basis Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament EP 123-p2 stage_reached Awaiting Parliament 1st reading / single reading / budget 1st stage subtype Resolution on statements type RSP - Resolutions on topical subjects subject 4.10.06 People with disabilities 4.10.08 Equal treatment between persons, non-discrimination