Activities of Sylwia SPUREK related to 2020/2209(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
The protection of persons with disabilities through petitions: lessons learnt (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the protection of persons with disabilities through petitions: lessons learnt
Amendments (9)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that persons with disabilities are entitled to enjoy their fundamental rights on an equal basis; underlines that no barriers should hinder the access of persons with disabilities to legal recourse; stresses the need to ensure effective access to justice for persons with disabilities and to recognize that persons with disabilities enjoy legal capacity on an equal basis with others; calls on the Members States to ensure that all persons with disabilities who have been deprived of their legal capacity can exercise all the rights enshrined in European Union Treaties and legislation; further calls on the Member States to take appropriate measures to provideguarantee affordable, safe and effective access to justice for persons with disabilities and to ensure their right to information and communication at all stages of the process; emphasises that facilities and services must be accessible to ensure equal access to justice; and appropriate assistance to those people who experience difficulty in exercising their legal capacity should be provided;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for policies to promoteensure access to information and communications for persons with disabilities and to promote public services, including digital public services, that are accessible for persons with disabilities; recalls that information should be accessible, in particular by using simple and understandable language and illustrations for persons with learning impairments1 ; _________________ 1 Petition No 1305/2015.
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. THighlights that reasonable accommodation, accessibility and universal design, is crucial to combat discrimination against persons with disabilities; takes the view that universal, effective and non- discriminatory access involves the identification and removal of obstacles and barriers that hamper the access of persons with disabilities to the goods, services and facilities available to the general public; stresses that universal, effective, and non-discriminatory access for persons with disabilities should be provided under the same terms and conditions as for persons without disabilities wherever possibleguaranteed, and that the use of assistive devices by persons with disabilities should be facilitated, including aids to mobility and access, such as recognised guide dogs and other assistance dogs where necessary2 ; recalls that accessibility standards should be adopted in consultation with persons with disabilities and their representing organisations, since their expertise is essential to the identification of accessibility barriers; _________________ 2Petition Nos 1140/2015, 0857/2016, 0535/2017 and 1140/2015, and 0988/2020.
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines that people with disabilities, in particular women with disabilities, continue to face multiple and intersectional discrimination based on their disability and their gender, race, ethnicity, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, migration status or socioeconomic background; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take into account the diversity and heterogeneity of persons with disabilities when designing and implementing policies and measures;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Highlights that full and effective participation of persons with disabilities in all areas of life and society is crucial for the enjoyment of their fundamental rights;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that goodinclusive and accessible education for persons with disabilities must be prioritised; recalls that persons with disabilities have the right to participate in all educational levels and forms including early childhood education and on an equal basis with others; encourages the Member States to promote high-quality education and lifelong learning.
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines that, according to the CRPD, the EU should mainstream a disability perspective in all its gender policies, programmes and strategies; endorses the CRPD recommendations and urges the Commission and the Member States to step up efforts in this direction; recalls that persons with disabilities often have their views disregarded in favour of other people speaking or making decisions on their behalf and further urges the Commission and the Member States to involve the persons with disabilities in all their diversity and of all backgrounds in EU decision-making;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Notes the Commission commitment in the EU Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021- 2030, to pay particular attention to women with disabilities, who are two to five times more likely to face violence than other women; calls on the Commission to mainstream and take the situation of women with disabilities in all EU policy and measures, in particular, with regards to future initiatives relating to gender based violence;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Calls on the Commission to pay attention to persons with disabilities living in institutions; is concerned that the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted and intensified the challenges faced by persons living in institutions; calls on the EU Member States to adopt deinstitutionalisation strategies and to ensure that their laws, policies and programmes on deinstitutionalisation are in line with the concept of independent living set out in the CRPD; calls on the Commission to use benchmarks in order to measure progress;