4 Amendments of Michèle RIVASI related to 2015/2258(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the strong correlation between disability, which touches about 13 % of the EU’s population, and ill- health, with difficulties and barriers in access leading to the inadequate or unmet provision of healthcare services to people with disabilities notably when the disability results from a drug adverse reaction;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need to consider and address intersectional discrimination issues, in light of the especially high incidence of reported serious health problems among women with disabilities, the overall higher percentages of mental difficulties among the female population, particularly migrants and refugees, and other instances of preventable discrimination arising from gender, sexual orientation and identity, identity, social inequalities and exposure inequalities leading notably to idiopathic environmental intolerances;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls on the Commission to introduce an amendment to the UN Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities in order to include the emerging issue of idiopathic environmental intolerances such as electrohypersensitivity and multiple chemical sensitivity;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to integrate disability-oriented approaches in its health instruments and policies so as to contribute to improved health outcomes for people with disabilities in the Member States, through better physical, environmental and sensory accessibility, quality and affordability;