Activities of Ádám KÓSA related to 2022/2026(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Towards equal rights for persons with disabilities (debate)
Amendments (14)
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the importance of innovation and technological development in ensuring accessibility shall be better emphasised and innovation should not be restricted, as it often leads to faster progress on accessibility than legislation, however, key expectations must always be clearly set out for equal access;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the involvement of civil society, data-driven decision-making and the potential of artificial intelligence, as well as the urgent need for an inclusive education and employment environment shall be better emphasized;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the Commission to improve its monitoring on the use of EU funds, including considering the suspension, withdrawal and recovery of payments if the obligation to respect fundamental rights is breached; stresses that segregational settings and small group homes should not be financed with EU funds;
Amendment 116 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that the integration of people with disabilities into the labour market is not only essential for social inclusion and equal opportunities, but also offers significant economic opportunities and that persons with disabilities’ exercise of the right to work9 is closely linked to measures to tackle discrimination, poverty and obstacles in education, training, housing, care, personal mobility and the built environment; _________________ 9 Article 27 of the UNCRPD.
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Exhorts the Commission and the Member States to raise awareness and carry out clearly structured consultations with the participation and involvement of the people directly affected and the civil society organisations that support and represent the communities affected in order to acquire a real understanding of disabilities at all levels of society;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Denounces the fact that some groups of persons with disabilities are at greater risk of being the victim of any kind of violence, such as women and girls, children, elderly people, homeless people, detainees, migrants and refugees, Roma people and LGBTIQ+ peoplepeople belonging to other minorities and having other disadvantages or living on the periphery of society; calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the specific challenges, rights and needs of these people through specialised measures to ensure access to victim support services and protection and to remove barriers to reporting violence;
Amendment 144 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that income shall ensure a decent standard of living and independent living; 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 ; _________________ 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 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Urges the Commission, particularly with a view to the next European elections in 2024, to work with the Member States to guarantee the rights of persons with disabilities to vote and stand as a candidate; calls on the Member States to consider the use of proxy votes, which have already been adopted and work well in certain Member States, and calls on the Member States that use proxy votes to consider the stringency of the deadline for casting a proxy vote, taking due account of temporary and unexpected changes in the living situations of persons with disabilities;
Amendment 167 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that equal access to education and training for people with disabilities and the acquisition of digital skills are needed to benefit from the new employment opportunities created by digitalisation so 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, pp. 521–536, 6 November 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-020- 09936-5
Amendment 187 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages public employment services to roll out new human resources strategies, containing personalised measures to improve the employability and retention of persons with disabilities in the labour market; calls on Member States to provide guidance, training and financial aid to support entrepreneurship and self- employment for persons with disabilities.;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to take measures to facilitate access to and the enjoyment of inclusive, integrated, quality education for all students with disabilities in line with the CRPD and include disability-specific indicators from the Europe 2020 strategy when pursuing the education target;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Commission to deploy financial resources to create jobs and provide diverse forms of support to help persons with disabilities become economically active and to join and be integrated into the labour market; calls on the Commission also to expand infrastructure to support existing small and medium-sized enterprises and multinational firms in order to promote the employment of persons with disabilities;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Points out to the Commission the importance of ensuring that the rules safeguarding a changed capacity for work are expressed clearly in every social and economic sphere and, in the event of discrimination, that consequential penalties are applied in view of the potentially cumulative nature of cases involving people with multiple disadvantages;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)
Paragraph 19 c (new)
19c. Points out to the Commission that the guarantees aligned with universal rights should also be available to people with disabilities; stresses the importance of ensuring that their employment is full of opportunities, optional, ensured by local infrastructure and free from discrimination, and that it offers equal opportunities and fair and equal pay;