Launching Renew Europe's Commitments to ensure the rights of Persons with Disabilities

Leoš Fučík - Greetings to Bruxelles

Opus Lacrimosa

Q: Thank you for chance to participate. We are sending some greetings ... https://vimeo.com/334540712 (to Dragoș Pîslaru)

Mihaela Stoichici-Varlan

Consultant, Social Services, Romania

Q: Good evening! I would like to address the aspect of ensuring quality of social services addressed to persons with disabilities. I fully agree the point of Ms. Maria Madalina Turza related to a different understanding of the dezinstitutionalization of persons with disabilities at EU level. Though there is a Common European Guidelines on the Transition from Institutional to Community-based Care and many other documents and strategies, the way the quality of social services and the deinstitutionalization process is understood vary from one country to another...Different initiatives are in place, like EQUASS, social audit, guidelines for ensuring quality but it looks indeed that there is not a common approach of quality of social services. Are there any ongoing initiatives for a more unitary approach and implementation of quality in social services (for persons with disabilities) at EU level? Thank you so much! (to Dragoș Pîslaru)

Stefan Arvatu

The Asociation of People with Disabilities from the Prahova County , Romania, non-goverment organization

Q: Thank you for the answer, and i would like to wish you good luck in this initiative. (to Catherine Naughton)

Tomáš Babický

Q: Are you considering a discount on air tickets and other benefits within the EU disability card? If so, which ones? (to Radka Maxová)

Marius Cheres

The Asociation of People with Disabilities from the Prahova County , Romania, non-goverment organization

Q: It was a great joy when we heard that the leadership of the NARDPDCA changed. Unfortunately only the leadership changed, the subordinates remained. (to Maria Mădălina Turza)

Alexandra Nothnagel

FDP Paris, Researchability Initiative founder with MCAA and FEDEEH

Q: Do you have planned a committment on - equal participation in the European working market with a universal European recognition as employee/worker with disability? (Comprehensive and unified disability laws in the members states that are still very different from country to country for disability recognition during studies and work, how a German cannot have the same disability recognition in Germany as in France once recognised in one country?) - measures and adaptations for careers of European researchers and engineers in research with disabilities (deadlines for becoming professor's or asking grants) - fostering research about disability and close collaboration of mainstreaming associations with researchers (foster participative research) - take care of the application and control of adapted use of the special needs allowance of the EC Marie S Curie Programs -support acessibility measurers for everyone to access with equity changes the higher studies until high level positions in academia -ensure mainstreaming with disability advocates during the creation of the European disability strategies, EDF for sure and others, include persons with disabilities in consultant structures to accompany the change - investigate the impact of Covid 19 on disability in Europe due to long term health issues, how to support these persons for re-education, job reconversion and employment respecting their new health situation

Stefan Arvatu

Stefan Arvatu The Asociation of People with Disabilities from the Prahova County , Romania, non-goverment organization

Q: In chapter 4 Accessibility of buildings, transport and communications, personal mobility,you mention the European Disability Card. Is this finally the solution that can allow us, disabled people, to travel freely from let’s say Bucharest to Madrid, without having to show justification papers all the time, wherever we travel? (to Chrysoula Zacharopoulou)

Stefan Arvatu

The Asociation of People with Disabilities from the Prahova County , Romania, non-goverment organization

Q: Chapter 10 Social security and social protection states that no person with disabilities should be at risk of further deterioration of her/his health or threatened by poverty because of poorly functioning or inadequate systems Are you considering the introduction of a set of common rules for the assessment of people with disabilities, so that such a person can be evaluated in the same way in all countries of the European Community, from Romania to the Nordic countries? (to Olga Richterová)

Leoš Fučík

Opus Lacrimosa z.ú. (inregistered philantropic institue-NGO) Czech republic, Brno

Q: Our project Charley Tramp™ includes and actively supports 6 from 13 of Renew Europe´s commitments as Family, accessibility tranposrt and personal mobility, equal treatment, health, independent life and active patricipation in cultural life and sports. Also see https://vimeo.com/266380227 This unique and very special camper the only in Europe for hardly disabled is the only for-rent car. How can EU - Renew Europe support developing and production of 2nd car in the electric version? (to Catherine Naughton)

Frank

ENIL

Q: EU-Funds are still used to invest in segregating settings but in terms of housing and education. Will renew Europe support a complete prohibition on investing EU funds in building or renovating segregating settings and institutions of any size? Will renew Europe work towards the promotion and availability of Personal Assistance throughout Europe? Progress towards the availability of PA and other Community based services can for instance be monitored within the European Semester process. (to Dragoș Pîslaru)

Stefan Arvatu

The Asociation of People with Disabilities from the Prahova County , Romania, non-goverment organization

Q: Chapter 10 Social security and social protection states that no person with disabilities should be at risk of further deterioration of her/his health or threatened by poverty because of poorly functioning or inadequate systems Are you considering the introduction of a set of common rules for the assessment of people with disabilities, so that such a person can be evaluated in the same way in all countries of the European Community, from Romania to the Nordic countries? (to Helena Dalli)

Leoš Fučík

Opus Lacrimosa (inregistered philantropic institute, NGO)

Q: Sorry, the same question again: How can you help with supporting of public transport conditions for disabled people in CZ? A lot of trains are stilll unacessible. Ms. Maxová earlier tried to pusch our ministry of public transport (big thanks), the situatiation is still the same. (to Radka Maxová)

Stefan Arvatu

The Asociation of People with Disabilities from the Prahova County , Romania, non-goverment organization

Q: In chapter 4 Accessibility of buildings, transport and communications, personal mobility,you mention the European Disability Card. Is this finally the solution that can allow us, disabled people, to travel freely from let’s say Bucharest to Madrid, without having to show justification papers all the time, wherever we travel?

Leoš Fučík

Opus Lacrimosa, z.ú (which is inregistered philantropic institue - NGO)

Q: How can you help with supporting of public transport conditions for disabled people in CZ? A lot of trains are stilll unacessible. (to Olga Richterová)