Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-04-03-Speech-2-284"

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dcterms:Date	"2001-04-03"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:People with disabilities2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20010403.11.2-284"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-04-03-Speech-2-2852
lpv:speaker	lp:Jan Andersson2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (2000-10-02--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Socialdemokratiska arbetarepartiet (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; PES (2000-10-04--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (1999-07-22--2001-04-04)3 substitute; Temporary committee on the Echelon interception system (2000-07-06--2001-04-04)3 chair; Delegation for relations with Japan (2000-10-02--2002-01-14)3 member; EMPL (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I want to begin by thanking the rapporteur for a good report and for the sensitivity she has shown in accepting arguments from the various political groups and in listening to the organisations and the movement representing people with disabilities. She has been exemplary in the way she has attended to her task as rapporteur. People with disabilities are discriminated against today. Freedom of movement, which is basic to EU cooperation, is significantly more difficult for people with disabilities to make use of when it comes to seeking work or, in the case of young people, studying in other countries. There is clear discrimination in this area. The same applies to the labour market. Unemployment among people with disabilities is very high. They also find it more difficult to achieve the kind of access to information we often discuss nowadays. We must adopt a pro-active attitude, for all this can be prevented. Disability is not a static phenomenon. It is the environment which is at fault, and this can be changed. Nowadays, we have interpretation using sign language, for example. We can design buildings and workplaces differently, making them more accessible to people with disabilities. This is something which is possible to implement, because it is about changes to the environment. We can implement changes. The change must affect all areas of policy, moreover. Not only can social, transport or labour market policies be changed, but all policy areas. In the labour market, where unemployment is approximately three times higher for people with disabilities, it is important that, in addition to devising indicators for improving older people’s, women’s and other groups’ chances of obtaining work, we should also include people with disabilities. Many people have pointed out how important a change in social attitudes is to integration. I myself come from the world of education. It is important for people with disabilities not to be hidden away but to be included in the world of education so that everyone can obtain education and training on the same terms and so that we see how people with different qualities are able to work together. That is incredibly important if attitudes are to be changed. Finally, it is important for voluntary organisations and organisations representing people with disabilities to be integrated into this work. Let the Year of Disabled Citizens be a point of departure for an offensive in which we devise new directives and a new action programme, so that we can obtain a Europe without obstacles and with equal opportunities for all."@en1

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