Activities of Beata MAZUREK related to 2022/2026(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Towards equal rights for persons with disabilities (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION Towards equal rights for persons with disabilities
Amendments (20)
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas there are approximately 87 million persons with disabilities in Europe1a; whereas approximately 1 in 6 people in the EU live with some kind of disability; whereas 50.6 % of persons with disabilities are employed and 28.4 % are at risk of poverty or social exclusion, compared to 74.8 %7 and 18.4 %8 respectively of persons without disabilities; _________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscor ner/detail/en/speech_21_1015 7 https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/et udes/BRIE/2020/651932/EPRS_BRI(2020) 651932_EN.pdf 8 https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics- explained/index.php?title=Disability_statist ics_-_poverty_and_income_inequalities
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas 37% of the EU-28 population aged 15 and over reported (moderate or severe) physical or sensory limitations1b; _________________ 1b https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics- explained/index.php/Functional_and_acti vity_limitations_statistics#Functional_an d_activity_limitations
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the range and standard of services for persons with disabilities is inadequate; whereas support should be tailored to individual needs;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas the EU Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021- 2030 proposes creating a European Disability Card by the end of 2023 with a view to being recognised in all Member States;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas persons with disabilities may also face difficulties in accessing health care, sports, culture and physical rehabilitation centres and have to contend with financial constraints and also with the lack or inadequacy of activities adapted to their individual conditions;
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion
Recital B e (new)
Recital B e (new)
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion
Recital B f (new)
Recital B f (new)
Amendment 126 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that Member States should step up their efforts in providing support for persons with disabilities in the following priority areas: health, education, accessibility, employment and working conditions, independent living, coordination, living conditions, social protection and raising awareness;
Amendment 141 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that income- and disability-related assistance are complementary in promoting the effective participation of persons with disabilities in the labour market; calls, therefore, on Member States to unbundle income- and disability-related assistance10; encourages the Member States to put in place solutions providing carers of persons with disabilities with opportunities to earn an income other than social security benefits, at a level equal to the national minimum wage; _________________ 10 UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, ‘Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities’, presented to the 70th session of the UN General Assembly, August 2015.
Amendment 152 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Encourages the Member States to take steps to increase the labour market participation rate of persons with disabilities and persons caring for those who require assistance with day-to-day activities, by introducing solutions to make the employment of persons with disabilities a more attractive prospect and by reducing the regulatory burdens for businesses employing persons with disabilities;
Amendment 156 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the Member States to implement comprehensive activation programmes incorporating preventive factors, the early detection of health problems among the labour force and risks of disability, rehabilitation and retraining of workers employed on a long- term basis in conditions that have a negative impact on their health, enabling a return to employment, longer working lives or job changes, psychological support and assistance with professional development;
Amendment 166 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. NEncourages the Member States to adapt labour market policy instruments in support of groups that are particularly disadvantaged on the labour market, by implementing measures such as the broader use of flexible forms of employment and support for part-time employment, allowing an increase in the employment rate of persons with disabilities and their carers; notes that teleworking could help increase the employment of persons with disabilities as a form of disability accommodation and a tool to achieve greater work-life balance and reduce pain- and fatigue-related barriers to the labour market; cautions, however, against the use of teleworking by employers to avoid making reasonable accommodations or creating inclusive workplace cultures for workers with disabilities11; _________________ 11 Schur, L.A., Ameri, M., Kruse, D. ‘Telework After COVID: A “Silver Lining” for Workers with Disabilities?’, J Occup Rehabil 30, p. 521–536, 6 November 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-020-09936- 5
Amendment 174 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Member States to ensure equal opportunities to access adequate support for persons with disabilities living in different regions, both in urban and in rural and remote areas; notes that persons with disabilities face barriers in accessing information, products, services and housing; recalls that accessibility should go hand in hand with adequate infrastructure; encourages the Member States to increase spending from the ESF+, the ERDF, the Just Transition Fund and the national recovery programmes for adapting public infrastructure, including transport, and public spaces for all;
Amendment 183 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages public employment servicRecollects that in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, to roll out personalised measures to improve the employability and retention of persons wihe Member States undertook inter alia to take steps to enable persons with disabilities to have effective access to general technical and vocational guidance programmes, placement services and vocational and continuing training, and to promote opportunities for self- employment, entrepreneurship, the disabilievelopment of cooperatives in the labour marketand starting one’s own business; calls on Member States to provide guidance, training and financial aid to support entrepreneurship and self- employment for persons with disabilities.;
Amendment 198 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that persons with disabilities should be guaranteed access to education, including during crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and Member States should tackle all forms of discrimination and exclusion in this area;
Amendment 205 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Underlines the importance of swift action in terms of implementation of the European Disability Card; recollects that the European Disability Card will be a key instrument to help persons with disabilities to exercise their right to free movement in a barrier-free Europe, and therefore it should be mandatory in all Member States;
Amendment 210 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Stresses that in the context of demographic changes, in particular an ageing population, the Member States should take measures to develop care services for persons with disabilities; underlines that the negative demographic trend requires an increase in the range of services and the introduction of new standards, including standards on training of staff and standards for personal assistance and care services; notes that in order to increase the level of services provided it is necessary to create standards for their provision, as well as standards of education of persons responsible for their implementation.
Amendment 225 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Calls on the Member States to ensure universal access to high-speed internet connectivity and the development of network infrastructure;
Amendment 227 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Underlines the need to build digital skills, and calls on the Member States to improve the reach of training courses in this area for groups of citizens who are affected to a significant extent by the impacts of their limitations and at risk of exclusion, inter alia persons with disabilities and older people, making it possible to overcome social inequalities and, depending on possibilities and needs, promote their integration in social life, labour market opportunities and access to e-services and the administration;
Amendment 236 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 f (new)
Paragraph 4 f (new)
4f. Calls on the Member States to adopt measures and flexible training formats to ensure inclusive and accessible vocational education and training programmes, including for persons with disabilities;