Awaiting committee decision
Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Opinion | CULT | WARD Julie (S&D) | |
Lead | EMPL | STEVENS Helga (ECR) | PLURA Marek (EPP), BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ Vilija (S&D), HARKIN Marian (ALDE), KUNEVA Kostadinka (GUE/NGL), ŽDANOKA Tatjana (Verts/ALE), AGEA Laura (EFD), MÉLIN Joëlle (ENF) |
Opinion | FEMM | ESTARÀS FERRAGUT Rosa (EPP) | |
Opinion | LIBE | ||
Opinion | PETI | WIKSTRÖM Cecilia (ALDE) |
Legal Basis RoP 052
Activites
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2017/07/06
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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2017/02/02
Non-legislative basic document published
- SWD(2017)0029
Documents
- Non-legislative basic document published: SWD(2017)0029
Amendments | Dossier |
131 |
2017/2127(INI)
2017/07/05
CULT
75 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph – 1 (new) - 1. Considers it essential to keep a rights-based approach when dealing with the issue of disability in all policy areas;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Calls on the Commission, together with the Member States, to set targets for education and training participation, poverty reduction and employment for people with disabilities and people with special needs and to closely monitor and evaluate their situation in local, regional, national and at EU level;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to ensure an effective data collection system by means of clear indicators concerning people with disabilities with regard to access to education, in particular data concerning high-dependency individuals;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Encourages the exchange of best practices on inclusive education and lifelong learning for teachers, staff, governing bodies, students and pupils with disabilities;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Regrets that among the EU SDGs indicators, the one on education is not disaggregated by disability; underlines that the European Disability Strategy should aim at bridging the gap in collection of data about access to education of persons with disabilities;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 d (new) 1d. Recommends providing special advisers on site at universities, job centres and other employment services and initiatives, to give advice to students with disabilities on career opportunities;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Asks Member States and the Commission to pay special attention to the difficulties young people with disabilities and/or SEN encounter in their transition from
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Asks Member States and the Commission to pay special attention to the difficulties young people with disabilities and/or SEN encounter in their transition from education to employment and to use for this purpose all existing instruments and initiatives in the fields of employment, youth policy, culture, sports and education;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Asks Member States and the Commission to pay special attention to the difficulties young people with disabilities and/or SEN encounter in their transition from education to employment and to use for this purpose all existing instruments and initiatives in the fields of employment, youth policy, culture and education; calls, moreover, for the relevant associations, families of people with disabilities and the people with disabilities themselves to be involved in the entire decision-making process;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls for broader provision of quality traineeships to be made available and accessible for young people with disabilities;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Notes that only 26.9% of persons with disabilities aged 30-39 in Europe have completed a tertiary or equivalent education, compared to 40.8% of persons without disabilities and the employment rate remains very low;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Points out, regarding employment, that the provision of a personal assistant during working hours is, in many cases, the only option for persons with disabilities to work and to be the part of the team and to avoid enforced home- based work; calls on the Member States to take and encourage any necessary measures to ensure the accessibility and inclusivity of work places;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Stresses that lower education attainment, early school leavers, lack of adapted programmes, discrimination, lack of skills and support for the jobs, as well as accessibility of work places are still the main challenges to labour market inclusion;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Deplores the fact that the employment rate among women with disabilities is less than 50%, a figure which highlights the twofold discrimination that they face, making it difficult for them to play a full part in society;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 d (new) 2d. Asks Member States and the Commission to ensure equal access to education for all, notably throughout specific programmes and measures for immigrants and refugees with disabilities;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 e (new) 2e. Notes that people with disabilities are full and active members of society as a whole; calls on the Member States, therefore to use the Structural Funds, in particular the European Social Fund (ESF) and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), to improve the education and training of people with disabilities in addition to places of work and schools;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 f (new) 2f. Encourages EU public institutions and companies to implement diversity policies and the national Diversity Charters;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 g (new) 2g. Encourages all Member States to introduce the EU Disability card;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Considers it essential to promote effective access to extracurricular activities, such as theatre, dance, music, art, and to improve information for people with disabilities regarding mobility opportunities and to give special attention to the difficulties they encounter;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Calls on Member States to recognise the importance of quality and inclusive early childhood and primary education and social care
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Considers it essential to improve information for people with disabilities regarding mobility opportunities, to provide them with the necessary guidance and assistance and to give special attention and address to the difficulties they encounter;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Considers it essential to improve information for people with disabilities regarding mobility opportunities, financial assistance and access to close-to-home services, and to give special attention to the difficulties they encounter, in particular the difficulties family members face in getting a transfer to a town that is better equipped to support the development of the person with a disability;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Considers it essential to improve information for people with disabilities regarding mobility opportunities and to give special attention to the difficulties they encounter as well as provide assistance where possible;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Considers it essential to improve the information for people with disabilities regarding mobility opportunities and to give special attention to the difficulties they encounter, including through proper training of staff in national agencies and hosting institutions;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Recalls that, despite efforts to make the Erasmus+ programmes and other mobility initiatives more inclusive, the lack of harmonisation among national social systems and portability of rights represent a huge barrier to mobility of people with disabilities; calls therefore the Commission and the Member States to strengthen collaboration in this field with a view to facilitating mobility of people with disabilities;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Points out that the lack of portability and harmonisation of rights in the various social systems of the EU is a huge obstacle to the mobility of people with disabilities, despite the efforts made to make the Erasmus+ programmes and other mobility initiatives more inclusive; calls on the Member States and the Commission, therefore, to step up their cooperation in this sector in order to facilitate mobility for people with disabilities;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Underlines that it is of pivotal importance to support families of people with disabilities and/or special educational needs, especially those of children; within that context, requests for those relevant and suitable actions to be taken accordingly, aiming to support affected families with the proposal and adoption of specific targeted measures in order to facilitate them and strengthen their position to adequately respond to the increased needs of those people;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Calls for the Commission and Member States to prevent discriminatory practices in selection processes for mobility schemes, such as setting a budget cap for hosting students with disabilities, notably through Erasmus+; in general recommends that the financial needs of young people with disabilities should be taken into account when budgeting mobility programmes in order to avoid discrimination;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes the ongoing effort to include access provisions in Union
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Calls on Member States to recognise the importance of quality and inclusive early childhood and primary education and social care and to put in place appropriate structures for young children with disabilities and/or special educational needs (SEN), which must also be able to provide individual support in the best interest of the child;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes the ongoing effort to include access provisions in Union programmes and initiatives and calls for further mainstreaming of accessibility requirements in Union cultural policies, including through the implementation of the Marrakech Treaty, the review of the AVMS Directive, the European Capitals of Culture and Creative Europe; recalls however the need to have a global transversal approach on accessibility to all services through the adoption of the European Accessibility Act;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Underlines that media can be a vital instrument in raising awareness, countering stigma and misinformation and changing societal misconceptions about people with disabilities and people with special needs; stresses furthermore that by increasing the awareness and understanding of disability issues, the diversity of persons with disabilities and their situations, the media can actively contribute to an effective and successful integration of persons with disabilities in all aspects of societal life;
Amendment 43 #
4a. Calls on the Commission to adopt measures to ensure more widespread access to culture for people with disabilities, not only as mere spectators but also as actors and protagonists able to act and intervene, with no discrimination whatsoever, in the cultural world;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Underlines that youth with disabilities participate less in physical activity than young people without disabilities and that schools play an important role in adopting a healthy lifestyle1; stresses therefore the importance to foster better participation of young people with disabilities in physical activities; calls on the Member States to swiftly eliminate all existing barriers hindering the participation of people with disabilities or people with special needs in sport activities; _________________ 1 Determinants of Participation in Sport and Physical Activity for Students with Disabilities, 2016
Amendment 45 #
5. Welcomes the increase in support for access to sport for people with disabilities through the Erasmus+ programme and
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the increase in support for access to sport for people with disabilities through the Erasmus+ programme and calls for appropriate support for initiatives aimed at improving accessibility and participation in sport at all levels, also for people with temporary disabilities;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Highlights that preparing teachers and trainers to work with children with disabilities and providing them with adequate support is essential; encourages Member States to design inclusive education training and continuous professional development for teachers and trainers, with inputs from diverse stakeholders, particularly organisations representing people with disabilities and professionals with disabilities;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Takes the view that the modernisation under way in the cultural and creative sectors can help to ensure accessibility of services; calls on the Commission and Member States, therefore, to ensure that the companies concerned make their services accessible;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the Member States to recognise the importance of quality and inclusive early childhood and primary education and social care and to put in place appropriate structures for young children with disabilities and/or special educational needs (SEN), including migrant children and children suffering from multiple discrimination, to respond to specific and diverse needs and provide for the successful inclusion of migrants and minorities in mainstream education;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Stresses the importance of improving the digital skills and competences of persons with disabilities, and calls on Member States to ensure the protection of vulnerable citizens and persons with disabilities online;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Stresses the importance of improving the digital skills and competences of persons with disabilities, and calls on Member States to ensure the protection of vulnerable citizens online, by increasing education in digital and media literacy as part of both non-formal and formal education;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Commission to intensify its efforts to facilitate the use of sign language in the EU institutions’ communication and functioning, in order to improve opportunities for interaction with citizens with disabilities;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on all EU institutions to comply with the requirements and obligations adopted in the directive on the accessibility of EU websites;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Member States to transpose, without delay, Directive (EU) 2016/2102 on the accessibility of websites and mobile applications of public sector bodies, to ensure that everyone is able to enjoy the right to information and democratic participation; calls on the EU institutions, in this regard, to comply with the requirements and obligations laid down in the directive with regard to websites;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. In the context of the European Pillar of Social Rights, affirms the need to ensure participation of civil society and representatives of people with disabilities in civil dialogue, in addition to social partners;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Calls on the Member States to make technological tools available free of charge to children with disabilities, to allow them to fully join in with educational and training activities;
Amendment 57 #
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Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Considers that education for active citizenship citizens should address the prospects of persons with disabilities who face more barriers regarding access to civic participation;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Considers that education for citizenship should address the prospects of persons with disabilities who face
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls for Member States to ensure provisions, including sufficient funding, for adequate assistance for pupils and students with disabilities as well as staff training in education and lifelong learning infrastructures;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Notes with concern that refugees and asylum seekers with disabilities face multiple challenges such as lack of accessibility to assistance, lack of access to education, insufficient access to assistive technology which could make communication and integration easier;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Stresses that in order to ensure that EU legislation is progressively harmonised with the measures laid down in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the directive on the European Accessibility Act will need to be adopted more swiftly and all Member States asked to sign and ratify the additional protocol to the Convention and to implement the recommendations of the UN committee, with reference to Article 24, so that the EU may equip itself with the necessary resources with which to make inclusive, quality education more easily accessible;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Calls on the Commission, together with the Member States and in cooperation with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), to promote and protect the rights of persons with disabilities among the refugees and asylum seekers; encourages Member States to exchange good practises on innovative and successful programs for refugees with disabilities, particularly in the areas of inclusive and special needs education, vocational training and skills development;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 c (new) 7c. Highlights that in order to better assess the implementation and the outcomes of the European disability strategy, better data collection, statistics and monitoring are needed;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Calls
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Calls for proper funding and support for progress monitoring as well as scrutiny of existing and future Union legal acts in respect of
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Considers it useful to adopt a gender perspective in decision-making and collect gender disaggregated data related to the situation of people with disabilities and monitoring policies and actions in this field, as well as intersectional data on vulnerable people and those facing multiple discrimination;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Highlights the key role of carers and in particular family, which often fulfils almost entirely care and assistance needs of the disabled person; stresses the urgent need for EU and national policies and subsequent legislative initiatives to support the family, taking into account that in almost all cases mothers carry the burden of disability management and are forced to reduce or suspend their professional activity to assist their disabled family member, especially in the case of the young and the elderly;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls on Member States and the Commission to support an EU-level network and cooperation between national and European associations of people with disabilities with a view to promote the exchange of experience and best practices;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Believes that better synergy is needed between the European Disability Strategy and the Sustainable Development Goals, with particular regard to education and training, which should be reinforced;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls on the Commission to better support Member States’ efforts to remove legal and organisational barriers and ensure equal access for people with disabilities to inclusive education and training, including VET and adult learning, culture, tourism and sport; emphasises the importance to ensure the availability, accessibility and affordability of individualised support services for people with disabilities;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls on the Member States to develop a set of regulatory instruments and services which enable parents or relatives of children with disabilities to benefit from leave and/or time off work to enable them to balance their work with their care duties;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls for the enhanced use of digital tools and digitalisation as a means to support the entry of people with disabilities in to full time employment, in spheres such as the IT industry;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Recalls the obligations of the CRPD, ratified by the European Union, as well as Articles 21 and 26 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, which state that independence, integration and access to an inclusive education and training system, civic and cultural life, recreational activities and sport are guaranteed rights, and that any form of discrimination based on disability is prohibited; urges the Commission and the Member States to scale up their efforts to fully implement these obligations, namely by adopting legislative measures in compliance with those rights, or else fail to reach the 2020 targets set by European Disability Strategy;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Considers the promotion of life- long learning programmes for disabled people to be a vital part of the European Disability Strategy;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 c (new) 8c. Welcomes the commitment to raise social awareness of issues related to persons with disability;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 d (new) 8d. Stresses the importance of educating citizens on issues related to people with hidden/invisible disabilities in order to protect such persons from abuse.
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Regrets the gradual cuts in public funding for education because of the economic crisis in Europe; points out that education is a fundamental human right and a common good;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Given the high number of early school leavers amongst young people with disabilities and/or SEN, calls for further exploration of the opportunities offered by lifelong learning and the provision of attractive alternatives;
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2017/07/17
PETI
56 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that the Committee on Petitions (PETI) receives a considerable number of petitions each year referring to the difficulties encountered by people with disabilities across the EU in
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Points out that the petitions that have received most attention have often been backed by civil society organisations representing people with disabilities, and there is thus a need to promote and publicise the protection role and effectiveness of petitions based on infringements of these rights; praises the role played by these organisations when it comes to promoting social inclusion and an improvement of quality of life of persons with disabilities, and considers that this task should be further supported by public institutions;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Recognises the UNRCPD's role as an instrument to guarantee human rights with a social dimension, seeking to ensure that persons with disabilities enjoy all human and fundamental rights which are so often violated and which need greater protection;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2 b. Following the recommendations of the first UN assessment of the UNCRPD, calls on the European Commission to establish an independent instrument for the monitoring and review of the Convention, as well as an inter- institutional coordination mechanism, and promote the creation of local information points and agencies in each Member State, which should be permanent;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises, in particular, that accessibility is a core principle of the UNCRPD, and a precondition for the exercise of other rights enshrined in the Convention; underlines that a consistent number of petitions encountered by European citizens complains about the lack of accessibility or the presence of architectural barriers; stresses that the right to accessibility, as defined in Article 9 of the UNCRPD, must be implemented in a comprehensive manner to ensure that persons with disabilities can access their environment, transportation, public facilities and services, as well as information and communications technologies;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises, in particular, that accessibility is a core principle of the UNCRPD, and a precondition for the exercise of other rights enshrined in the Convention; stresses that the right to accessibility, as defined in Article 9 of the UNCRPD, must be implemented in a comprehensive manner to ensure that persons with disabilities can access their environment, transportation, public facilities and services, as well as information and communications technologies; calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that accessibility is a high priority and is better integrated in all disability policy areas;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Recalls that the UNCRPD Committee in its Concluding Observations critically noted that austerity measures adopted by EU and Member States worsened standard of living of persons with disabilities, leading to higher poverty and social exclusion levels and cuts in social services and support to families and community-based services;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Notes that with regard to Article 4 of the UNCRPD, efforts should be made to modify European and Member States' disability legislation to ensure full harmonisation in all areas; emphasizes that important measures include the setting up of a single EU classification and scale;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3 b. Calls on the Commission to ensure high-quality inclusive education in European schools from an early age, with a preventive approach and vision of disability, in line with UNCRPD requirements on multidisciplinary assessment of individual needs, the non- exclusion of children with disabilities, as well as the provision of adequate reasonable accommodation;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3 b. Calls for an immediate stop of all austerity measures and urges both the EU and Member States to adopt the necessary legislation to fully and consistently comply with the UNCRPD, guaranteeing, inter alia, adequate levels of disability related benefits, community based services, health services and high quality education and training programmes;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Highlights that the Court of Justice of the European Union in its opinion of 14 February 2017 indicated that the EU has exclusive competence on the conclusion of the Marrakesh Treaty as the body of the obligations of the Marrakesh Treaty falls within an area that is already covered to a large extent by common EU rules;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that the Committee on Petitions (PETI) receives a considerable number of petitions each year referring to the difficulties encountered by people with disabilities across the EU in relation to all areas identified in the European Disability Strategy, in particular access to work and employment, education and transport, and participation in political, public and cultural life; notes that the progress report on the implementation of the European Disability Strategy (2010 - 2020) reflects the challenges which remain on the lack of access to transport and access to the built environment; points to the large number of petitions on the issue of accessibility received by the Committee and calls on the Commission to further develop a EU standard on accessibility;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen their commitment to the harmonization of legislation on disability; emphasizes that such harmonization should aim at promoting and improving the quality of life of people with disabilities within the Member States, such as the recognition of the status, rights, aid;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Notes that in accordance with the UN recommendations, disability organisations should be involved at every stage of the decision-making process; recalls that a structured dialogue should be established with persons with disabilities;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4 b. Calls on the Commission to draft a report on the impact for persons with disabilities of the main EU policies and investment funds, and to ensure the involvement of disability organisations in their design, especially where the Structural Funds are concerned;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 c (new) 4 c. Calls on the Commission to promote and enhance the use of Structural Funds by Member States, with a view to developing high-quality social services for people with disabilities and ensuring the transition from institutional care to community-based care; measures should be taken to promote access to structural funds for disability support services, especially those serving children and families and those aimed at preventing institutionalisation;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Notes that the Committee on Petitions is regularly approached with questions relating to the right of people with disabilities to live independently, as enshrined in Article 19 of the UNCRPD, and has
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Persons with disabilities must be provided with information concerning their rights and full participation in all policies and measures that might affect them, including a complaints mechanism, and priority should be given to the participation of children with disabilities and, where these exist, organisations for persons with disabilities;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Notes that in Europe, 30% of people with disabilities are at risk for poverty or social exclusion, and that there is a net gap between the employment rates of the disabled (48.7%) and other people (72.5%); in light of the above, stresses the importance of a global work and employment strategy;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5 b. Underlines that children with disabilities encounter specific problems, and stresses that efforts should be made to eliminate all kinds of obstacles and barriers enabling them to achieve full autonomy and enjoy equal opportunities; considers it crucial, therefore, that they be involved in shaping the policies that affect them; to this end, encourages the adoption of instruments to enable children with disabilities to make their views known and to ensure their involvement;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5 b. Stresses that to this end, adequate social support must be provided to people with disabilities and that access to justice, adequate care, and health protection should always be at the heart of this action;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 c (new) 5 c. Recalls that the rights established in the Treaties and EU law, such as access to justice, goods and services, including banking and employment, health care and the right to vote, must be ensured for persons with disabilities deprived of their legal capacity; notes that efforts should be made to promote the collection of data, the exchange of good practices and consultation with the representatives of disability organisations, in accordance with article 12 of the UNCRPD; emphasises that restrictive interpretations in Member State legislation of safeguards in respect of the right to vote should be revised where these prevent persons with psychosocial disabilities from exercising this right in accordance with article 29 of the UNCRPD;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that the Committee on Petitions (PETI) receives a considerable number of petitions each year referring to the difficulties encountered by people with disabilities across the EU in relation to all areas identified in the European Disability Strategy, in particular access to work and employment, education and transport, and participation in political, public and cultural life; stresses, in particular, that discrimination represents the main obstacle for the implementation of the European Disability Strategy and the protection of rights, since it touches transversely all areas identified in the strategy;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 c (new) 5 c. Stresses that a poor level of education can be the source of social exclusion and that only 27.8% of people with disabilities have completed higher studies; recalls that the right to study, a good level of education, and access to schools and universities should not be subject to discrimination and should be adequately guaranteed and promoted;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 d (new) 5 d. Underlines that European institutions should ensure and implement the accessibility of IT documents and services to people with disabilities;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 e (new) 5 e. Stresses that the public administrations of the Member States, and in particular local authorities, which are closer to the citizen and their daily needs, should ensure the maximum accessibility of their services, documents and practices to people with disabilities; underlines that such measures should also involve the services provided via the Internet and web pages;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Underlines the centrality of the right of all persons with disabilities to live independently, and calls on the Commission to enhance the optimal use of ESIFs by Member States, with a view to developing high-quality social services for people with disabilities,
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Underlines the centrality of the right of all persons with disabilities to live independently, and calls on the Commission to enhance the use of ESIFs by Member States, with a view to developing high-quality social services for people with disabilities, and realising the deinstitutionalisation process
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Notes that the freedom of movement for European citizens must be guaranteed for persons with disabilities, to which end Member States must ensure mutual recognition of their situation and social rights pursuant to article 18 of the UNCRPD; stresses that people with disabilities should be able to travel beyond the borders of their own countries and enjoy the benefits of having access to culture, transport and sport; notes that other benefits should be examined and their mutual recognition promoted;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Recalls the role of the Disability Intergroup of the European Parliament for the implementation of the European Disability Strategy, in accordance with the UN Convention, as a platform that brings together European and national MPs, organization and civil society representatives, both at national and local level; notes that the Intergroup is a privileged forum to encourage discussions and debates in order to ensure the implementation of the strategy;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Believes firmly that a comprehensive and cross-cutting review of the EU legislation must be conducted to ensure full harmonization with the provisions of the UNCRPD, implementing a democratic and participatory process aimed at fully and directly involving representative organizations of persons with disabilities;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6 b. Stresses that persons with disabilities should be afforded access to free justice, and that their economic situation should therefore not present any barrier to such access;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6 b. Calls for stronger political participatory channels of disabled organizations in order to reach their full participation in decision-making;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Notes that the EU leads the way in the ratification of human rights treaties, and that Articles 21 and 26 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights reaffirm the principle of non-discrimination; calls on all Member States to ratify the UNCRPD and sign the Protocol;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 c (new) 6 c. Emphasizes the centrality of maximum mobility and accessibility as guidelines to be implemented and followed in the framework of the implementation of the European Disability Strategy;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 c (new) 6 c. The Digital Single Market Strategy should be implemented in such a way as to ensure full access to all aspects of it for persons with disabilities;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 d (new) 6 d. Notes that the transversal nature of mobility and accessibility makes them indispensable points for full enjoyment of a wide range of freedoms and rights, such as the possibility of traveling and moving to the Member States, the right to culture and the right to sport;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 d (new) 6 d. Calls on the European institutions to ensure that all of their web pages and documents are accessible to persons with sensory disabilities;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 e (new) 6 e. Stresses that legal capacity is crucial to maintaining personal autonomy, so that any restriction of this and representation by legal guardians must be established on the basis of clear criteria harmonised at EU level, with periodic review of the need for such longer-term legal representation and of the suitability of the legal guardian concerned;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 e (new) 6 e. Considers that a significant number of people with disabilities are not fully aware of their rights and of the ways in which they can enjoy them; calls on the Commission to launch, as first step, a wide-ranging information campaign on the rights of people with disabilities, to promote a full knowledge and awareness;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 f (new) 6 f. Emphasises that most of the petitions submitted by European citizens' concern the difficulties in the application procedures, in recognition and late payments of invalidity pensions by the administration; underlines that the implementation of the European Disability Strategy and its social protection area should pay special attention to these issues, in accordance with Article 28 of the UNCRPD on the adequate levels of living and social protection;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 f (new) 6 f. Emphasises that the necessary social support should be provided to ensure that persons with disabilities can exercise their rights and enjoy full autonomy, in particular persons with psychosocial disabilities; notes in this regard, that the institutionalisation of such people should be avoided and steps should be taken to ensure that they are not subjected to treatment without their consent;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 g (new) 6 g. Notes that persons with disabilities must be ensured non-discriminatory access to health and care systems, with all due attention paid to the difficulties that might arise when treating such patients; stresses in particular that non- discriminatory access must be ensured to sexual and reproductive health care, and that under no circumstances should sterilisation or abortion be imposed against a person's will; notes that health care systems should moreover ensure the detection, reporting and prevention of sexual violence and/or abuse;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 g (new) 6 g. Calls on the Commission to formulate policies and programs specifically targeted at children with disabilities; stresses that such policies should not only focus on removing architectural barriers and obstacles to mobility, but also combating social exclusion, as well as promoting and guaranteeing equal opportunities;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Stresses the centrality of the UNCRPD as a tool for the protection of human rights, in particular for people with disabilities that represent a particularly vulnerable category;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 h (new) 6 h. Notes that the informed consent of persons with disabilities must be sought for all medical interventions requiring it, and that all necessary measures must therefore be in place to ensure that these persons can access and understand the relevant information; stresses that this consent must be given personally, in advance and in full knowledge of the facts, with all necessary mechanisms to ensure that these principles are complied with; notes that similar, appropriate measures must also be taken in regard to persons with psychosocial disabilities;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 h (new) 6 h. Calls on the Commission to strengthen its commitment in favour of parents and caregivers of people with disabilities throughout programs and policies; stresses the need for a European juridical framework in order to clarify the status of these people, ensuring the protection of rights and access to a normal life;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 i (new) 6 i. Notes that health insurance schemes must not discriminate against persons with disabilities;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 j (new) 6 j. Notes that the impact of the cross border health directive on persons with disabilities should be assessed;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 k (new) 6 k. Underlines that inequality is especially evident in employment, as some 48% of persons with disabilities in the EU are employed and only 27.8% have completed a higher education course, meaning that persons with disabilities are more at risk of living in poverty; calls on the Commission to undertake a horizontal assessment of the impact of all its policies for the employment of persons with disabilities, and especially European employment policy;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 l (new) 6 l. Notes that the air and maritime transport regulations should be revised to ensure that no form of discrimination, physical or economic, can be practised against passengers with disabilities, and that all obstacles are removed in this regard;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 m (new) 6 m. Stresses that the UN recommendation on the need to ensure a gender perspective in all disability policies should be taken up, and in particular policies seeking to combat gender violence; calls for targeted action to promote the empowerment of women with disabilities as well as for the development of a specific gender strategy for women with disability;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1 b. In accordance with the UNCRPD and in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, calls on the Commission to pay particular attention to children with disabilities;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Highlights the protection role played by the Committee on Petitions through the petition process (alongside the Ombudsman, appointed to protect citizens in the event of maladministration) in the context of the EU framework for the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD),
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Highlights the protection role played by the Committee on Petitions through the petition process in the context of the EU framework for the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), and stresses that the petitions received by the Committee illustrate the need to adopt an effective, horizontal, non-discriminatory and human rights based approach
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Highlights the protection role played by the Committee on Petitions through the petition process in the context of the EU framework for the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), and stresses that the petitions received by the Committee illustrate the need to adopt a horizontal, human rights approach to disability policies; stresses the role of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights in strengthening the fundamental rights for people with disabilities in the EU and the Agency's role in supporting the EU's implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities;
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