7 Amendments of Mara BIZZOTTO related to 2020/2086(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
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2. Condemns the fact that, according to these petitions, individuals with disabilities continue to encounter many challenges related to accessibility, participation in employment and mobility within the EU, and continue to encounter discrimination and barriers to entry; considers it unacceptable that many employers are still not taking appropriate measures to tackle these issues, despite such measures being crucial to the economic and social inclusion of the 100 million persons with disabilities in the EU;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
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5. Underlines the fact that Council Directive 2000/78/EC does not contain any definition of the concept of disability and encourages the Member States to interpret EU law in such a way as to provide a basis for a concept ofdefined notion of disability and a comprehensive concept of person with disabilityies in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD);
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
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7. Considers that a reasonable effort should be made to adapt all workplaces to accommodate special needs with a view to potentially employing persons with all types of disabilities and insists on promoting constructive and continuous dialogue between social partners with a view to fostering equal treatment, including through the monitoring of workplace practices, collective agreements, codes of conduct and research on or the exchange of experiences and good practices;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
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8. Calls on all Member States to take appropriate action to achieve the social and economic integration of disabled people, to raise awareness in the public opinion, to share best practices and to combat youth and senior unemployment, as unemployment can lead to poverty, social exclusion and mental health problems;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
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8. Calls on all Member States to take appropriate action to achieve the social and economic integration of disabled people, to raise awareness, to share best practices and to combat youth and senior unemployment, as unemployment can leads to poverty, social exclusion and mental health problems;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
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9. Highlights the role of women, who usually have primary responsibility for taking care of children and dependants with disabilities in families and social facilities; stresses that this has a direct effect on women’s access to jobs and their professional development and may negatively affect their conditions of employment;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
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10. Insists on updating and renewing the post-2020 European Disability Strategy, with the aim of further reducing inequalities for disadvantaged persons, and promoting their social and economic inclusion and independence, taking into account the challenges and issues relating to disabilities that have arisen from the COVID-19 pandemic; notes that confinement measures taken by governments and teleworking may have affected persons with disabilities in terms of safety and personal wellbeing.