11 Amendments of Jana TOOM related to 2017/2127(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
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 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
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 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
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 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
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 polici, educational and sport policies and the related legislative initiatives, including through the implementation of the Marrakech Treaty, the review of the AVMS Directive, the European Capitals of Culture and Creative Europe;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
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 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
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 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
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 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
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 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
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)
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 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
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;