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"In the European Union, there are 80 million people who suffer from a disability, which is 16% of the total population. Unfortunately, their employment rate is currently only 45%. In addition, their poverty rate is 70% above the average. I therefore voted in favour of this own-initiative report, which forms part of the 2010-2020 European strategy, one of the objectives of which is to reach an employment rate of 75% of the working population, because it calls on the Member States and the Commission to promote the inclusion of disabled people, in particular, by facilitating access to the job market. This report also highlights the need to ensure in a universal, effective and non-discriminatory way that disabled people have access to social protection, social benefits, health care and education, since being part of the working population and having financial autonomy are important factors for social integration. Finally, other measures are also put forward: the creation of a ‘European Disability Board’ in order to assess progress of the European strategy, the adoption by the Member States of sign language as an official language, the adoption of a European mobility card so as to reduce the obstacles to freedom of movement (to study, work, travel, etc.)."@en1
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