12 Amendments of Jana TOOM related to 2015/2258(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Highlights that equal opportunities can only be achieved if the right to inclusive education and training is granted at all levels and types of education and training, including lifelong learning, through the adoption of relevant legislation which will prohibit any discrimination on the basis of disabilities;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that people with disabilities are often excluded or do not have adequate access to education and training services where tailored education projects are needed; notes in this regard that people with disabilities who belong to ethnic, linguistic or religious minorities are often particularly vulnerable; asks the Member States to strengthen training programmes for teachers and other school staff in order to increase the support they can provide to students with disabilities;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notices the progress that have been achieved in the regulation of students' exchange programmes, in particular Erasmus+ programme, by including supplementary financial support for the mobility of students and staff with disabilities; acknowledges that in practice disabled students still face numerous barriers (attitudinal, communication, architectural, information barriers, etc.) when trying to participate in international mobility programs and that further measures are urgently needed in order to address this issue;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to better support and promote participation of persons with disabilities in the EU exchange programmes and to provide more accessible and detailed information on the programmes' accessibility; calls furthermore on the Commission to promote the exchange of best practices regarding the access to exchange programmes for students and teachers with disabilities;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Asks the Commission to launch a campaign to raise awareness about the CRPD and to combat prejudice against persons with disabilities; asks each EU institution and agency to organise a specific training module on the CRPD for its staff, in cooperation with organisations for people with disabilities; emphasises the need for setting up a structured dialogue between the Commission, persons with disabilities and their representative organisations in order to achieve their active involvement in the development and implementation of the future education and training policies.
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to take steps to combat all forms of discrimination, including multiple and intersectional discrimination based on disability, with special regard to women and children with disabilities, older persons and individuals who have complex support needs, including those with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities and to those whose disabilities change over time;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Emphasises the importance of systematic and close consultation between representative organisations of persons with disabilities, policymakers, business and other relevant stakeholders in relation to all new initiatives, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies and actions related to education, training, culture, sport and youth.
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Acknowledges that in order to develop adequate policies to ensure inclusive education for all persons with disabilities in the EU, there is a need for comparable and consistent EU data; calls therefore on the Commission and Member States to strengthen their efforts to collect reliable statistical data on the participation of persons with disabilities in the different levels and types of education and training, on their participation in mobility programmes and on the number of persons with disabilities which are early school leavers.
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Asks the Commission to include disability specific indicators in the Europe 2020 strategy when pursuing the targets on education and training.
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Regrets the fact that the Council has still not adopted the 2008 proposal for a directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation; reiterates its call on the Council to do so as soon as possible;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Member States to adopt quality frameworks for traineeships with a view to ensuring reasonable accommodation and accessibility for persons with disabilities and to ensure that all EU programmes such as the Youth Guarantee are fully accessible to persons with disabilities;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission to fund research and data collection on violence, abuse and exploitation of all persons with all types of disabilities in the community and in institutions;