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"Madam President, I congratulate the rapporteur on an excellent report, particularly the paragraphs focusing on the need to ensure equal participation for people with disabilities in public life. In my experience, I believe that real change and real inclusivity will not come until we ensure adequate political participation both as voters and as elected representatives.
When you look around this Parliament, it is clear that this balance is something that we have yet to achieve here in Europe. As this report rightly points out, equal opportunities cannot be seen as treating people with different needs just the same. Here, I believe that we in Europe have much to learn from our African neighbours. Uganda and South Africa and others have policies of quotas in public posts for those with disabilities.
It is clear to me that the current under-representation of people with disabilities across all EU Member States means that we need more than wishful thinking. This report stops short of calling for quotas, but I believe that we must take this step if we are to achieve proportional representation for European citizens who live with disabilities."@en1
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