21 Amendments of Jordi CAÑAS related to 2022/2013(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
Citation 5
— having regard to the general comments on the CRPD as the authoritative guidance on its implementation, elaborated by the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, as the authoritative guidance on its implementation, and specifically the General Comment No. 2 - Article 9: Accessibility (adopted on 11April 2014),
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)
Citation 19 a (new)
— having regard to the report of the Committee on the Internal Market and CNew Consumer Agenda, that has amongst its five priorities the specific needs of certain consumer Pgrotection (A9-0000/2022)ups, amongst them, persons with disabilities,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 a (new)
Citation 25 a (new)
— having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2016 concerning the rights of disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility when travelling by air1a, _________________ 1a OJ L 204, 26.7.2006, p. 1.
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas accessibility is an essential precondition for the full participation of persons with disabilities in society in a level playing field and for the effective enjoyment of all of their human rights and fundamental freedoms;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas ensuring high-quality and affordable assissupportive technologies will benefit both persons with disabilities and the providers of these technologies as well as the whole of society, and whereas these technologies can only work in accessible environments;
Amendment 23 #
Ca. whereas the correct implementation of policies related to disabilities will contribute positively to the competitiveness of the EU's internal market and therefore represents an integral resource for the EU economy.
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative, announced in the Union of Equality: European Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030, to establish thean AccessibleEU Centre (‘Centre’), which aims to increase coherence in implementing harmonised accessibility policies, and to facilitate access to relevant knowledge and skills, promoting a culture of equal opportunities and full participation in society for persons with disabilities; in a collaborative space between public administrations, disability civil society, accessibility experts and users;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that greater accessibility outcomes in society can only be achieved if the Centre follows the ‘universal design’ approach; emphasises the need to ensure that this approacha comprehensive approach to accessibility, to the physical environment, transportation, information and communication, and services open to the public, is duly taken into account, in particular in public procurement contracts and tenders;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that the EU has established a comprehensive legal framework for accessibility in the single market, based on the mandate of the CRPD; regrets, however, that the implementation of such crucial legislation has not yet been satisfactory, mostly due to the lack of qualified accessibility experts; stresses the need for improving the overall knowledge, as well as practical and theoretical expertise, on accessibility policies among public administrations and economic operators and society in general, in order to help find suitable solutions in each Member State;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls attention to the fact that the degree of implementation of the accessibility mandate of the CRPD varies widely between Member States;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that the absence of a coordination and cooperation framework between the EU, the Member States and the relevant stakeholders within both the private and public sector represents a further obstacle to the implementation of accessibility laws and to the harmonised enforcement across the EU;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to ensure adequate funding for the establishment of and functioning of the Centre, and calls on the Member States to increase resources for the enforcement of accessibility policies, including through EU funds;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to ensure adequate funding for the functioning of the Centre, and calls on the Member States to increasensure the resources needed for the enforcement of accessibility policies, including through EU funds;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to establish a secretariat and a forum to steer and lead the work of the Centre; underlines that the forum should guarantee the balanced participation of stakeholders and right-holders with suitable experience in the field of accessibility; stresses that equal gender representation should be ensured; underlines also that the participation of disability civil society organizations and of persons with disabilities and their families themselves must be ensured as an essential part of the Centre’s work;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that the AccessibileEU Centre must have physical headquarters established in one of the 27 Member States of the Union; stresses that any Member State may apply to host the headquarters of the Centre;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Requests the Commission to develop the nomination process and proposes the following assessment criteria: level of development and implementation of accessibility in the candidate country, volume of legislative activity in defence of accessibility from a human rights approach and with an age and gender perspective, existence of spaces for dialogue and effective participation of disability civil society in the construction of the political and legislative agenda on accessibility, implementation of accessibility projects built in co-governance between public administration, public institutions, the business world, academia, civil society and persons with disabilities and their families;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights the specific challenges posed by particular domains of accessibility policies, such as built environment, public procurement, digital accessibilitytechnologies, media and culture, and assistive technologiestransportation, and supportive technologies and the foods, products and services open to the public; believes, therefore, that specialised sub-groups of experts are needed for certain areas; is convinced that these groups should work closely with the Centre and the Member States in order to guarantee better assessment, implementation, monitoring and enforcement of accessibility-related legislation; notes that accessibility must also take into account the gender and age of persons with disabilities;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that the Centre should function as a hub which provideoffers relevant EU institutions and bodies and its Member States when implementing Union law with regular assistance and expertise relating to accessibility policies and technical requirements; believes that the Centre should establish a cooperation framework that would bring together the relevant national and Union bodies with all users groups, in particular organisations representing persons with disabilities, civil society organisations, academia, companies and professionals from all areas of accessibility, in order to guarantee harmonised enforcement across the EU, provide guidance and training, and to inspire policy learning and innovation at national and EU level, including through the identification and sharing of best practices;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is of the opinion that the Centre should providegenerate valuable knowledge on accessibility through the use of research and studies to both the Commission and the Member States, as well as specialised and comparable information and data, including feedback on the implementation of accessibility laws; highlights that these actions would help accessibility policies to be solidly based on userbeneficiaries’ requirements and experiences;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that the role of the Centre would be essential into providinge Member States, stakeholders and right- holders with constknowledge antd support for the implementation, monitoring and enforcement of accessibility policies, including through training and guidance documents in all EU official languages;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Regrets that the standardisation system does not adequately allow persons with disabilities and their representative organisations to participate on an equal footing with other stakeholders when drafting accessibility standards; considers that the Centre should appoint technical experts to the standardisation committees and, where possible, should assist the Commission in drafting technical specifications by involving all relevant stakeholders and right-holders; believes that the Centre must have the expert participation of organisations representing persons with disabilities and their families and persons with disabilities themselves in this work;