Activities of Silvia COSTA related to 2015/2258(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (debate) IT
Amendments (18)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)
Citation 19 a (new)
– having regard to the study of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights of December 2015 on ‘Violence against children with disabilities: legislation, policies and programmes in the EU’,
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that independence, integration and access to an inclusive education and training system, cultural life, leisure and sport are rights guaranteed by Articles 19, 24 and 30 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and are protected under EU law, in particular in the context of fighting discrimination on the grounds of disability (Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU) and the principle of integration of persons with disabilities (Article 26 of the Charter);asks the Commission and the Member States therefore to reinforce measures aimed at ensuring that people with disabilities have equal access to key areas such as education, culture and sport and access to extracurricular activities (such as theatre, languages and arts);
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on Member States to ensure that education and training are organised to include children and adults with physical or intellectual disabilities, providing counselling, assistance and individual instruction; notes that such initiatives are eligible for support from the Structural Funds, the European Fund for Strategic Investments and the Erasmus + Programme;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses the importance of making people with disabilities more aware of their potential and the contributions they can make;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the labour market participation of persons with disabilities continues to be problematic, at 58.5 % compared with 80.5 % among persons without disabilitiesnational education systems in the EU need to be more inclusive and accessible for students with disabilities in all schools of all kinds and at all levels; whereas this process, already completed in some Member States, should be implemented and accelerated;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to increase its commitment to European mobility for students with disabilities; urges Member States to improve the visibility and transparency of mobility opportunities and access thereto for students with disabilities;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the Member States to guarantee recognition of qualifications and access to lifelong education or vocational training for persons with disabilities;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to facilitate the recognition of qualifications for students with disabilities enrolled in the European Schools; recommends the development of individual syllabuses agreed defined at the start of the school year by schools, families and national authorities;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Asks the Commission to launch a campaign to raise awareness about the CRPD; asks each EU institution and agency to organise a specific training module on the CRPD for its staff, in cooperation with organisations for people with disabilities.; reminds all EU institutions and bodies of the importance of ensuring that their information portals are fully accessible to all persons with disabilities.
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to take steps to combat all forms of discrimination, including multiple and intersectional discrimination based on disability, with special regard to women and children with disabilities and to those whose disabilities change over time; recommends that all disability strategies include special provisions to address and mainstream the rights of children with disabilities; invites Member States and the Commission to address violence against children with disabilities through an integrated approach, setting out specialised measures and accessible support services within child protection systems;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Reminds all EU institutions and bodies of the importance of ensuring that competitions, training, refresher courses, traineeships and work experience are available to young people and workers with disabilities through the appropriate channels and with technological backup where necessary;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses on the need to increase support and specific provisions for persons with disabilities in humanitarian settings, in particular children, and calls on the European Commission to map down investments and funding in support of persons with disabilities in emergencies, including gender and age disaggregated data;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Underlines the importance of achieving all disability related Sustainable Development Goals, in particular regarding Goal 4 on ensuring inclusive, equitable quality education and the need to increase the number of schools with access to adapted infrastructure and materials for students with disabilities and to invest in teacher competencies for inclusive education and participation of children in school and the community;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls on the Commission to include in the next Agenda on the Rights of the Child a comprehensive rights-based strategy for boys and girls with disabilities and safeguards to protect their rights;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Calls on the European Commission and Member States to ensure that boys and girls with disabilities and their representative organisations be consulted in all matters affecting them - with appropriate assistance provided, according to their disability and age;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Is concerned that the European Structural and Investment Funds are being misused to foster institutionalisation, and calls on the Member States and the Commission to strengthen their monitoring in line with the CRPD and in consultation with disability organisations; calls on the European Commission and Member States to take necessary measures, including through the use of ESI Funds and other relevant European Union funds, to develop support services in local communities for boys and girls with disabilities and their families, foster deinstitutionalisation and prevent new institutionalisation, and promote social inclusion and access to inclusive quality education for boys and girls with disabilities;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Member States to prevent or alleviate poverty, vulnerability and social exclusion among persons with disabilities and their families, with special regard to children with disabilities, in the context of a European Pillar of Social Rights;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to provide inclusive education and training systems for all, in schools of all kinds and at all levels, by moving beyond special schools for persons with disabilities and converting them, as is already happening in some Member States, into educational resource centres as a back-up to schools;