Activities of Lidia Joanna GERINGER DE OEDENBERG related to 2010/2272(INI)
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Amendments (9)
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas access to information and culture play a vital role in intellectual development of young people including people with disabilities,
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
E b. whereas access to information has been explicitly confirmed in Article 11 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights,
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
E c. whereas access to information has a direct impact on employment opportunities of people with disabilities,
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to consider and evaluate the application of Article 16 of DirectiveRegulation 1083/2006/EC as well as the efforts on accessibility in light of the contribution that could be made by using the European Structural Funds, especially the European Social Fund;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6 a (new) – before paragraph 19
Subheading 6 a (new) – before paragraph 19
Access to information and culture
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Stresses that people with disabilities should enjoy non-discriminatory access to information and culture, which will be beneficial to them also in terms of employment opportunities;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23 b. Is concerned by the low rate of availability of subtitling and audio- description on public TV in the European Union; calls for more diligent implementation of the Member States' obligation under Directive 2007/65/EC to encourage broadcasters to ensure a greater accessibility of media services to people with hearing or visual disability;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)
Paragraph 23 c (new)
23 c. Recalls that the Commission itself, in its Communication on a European Disability Strategy, expresses concerns as to the low availability of subtitles in television in the European Union; underlines especially the fact that a pan- European campaign to ensure a wider access to subtitling in public TV in the European Union has been conducted for several years by organisations of deaf and hard of hearing people with the support of the European Parliament;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 d (new)
Paragraph 23 d (new)
23 d. Calls on the Commission to provide for specific funding possibilities for public and private broadcasters in order to help them cover costs related to introduction of subtitles and audio-description in their programmes;