Übersetzung für "Behindertenpolitik" in Englisch

The policy on disabled people is now starting to be geared towards integration and equality of opportunity, in other words mainstreaming.

The Member States are mainly responsible for implementing disability policy.

The EESC also issued very relevant opinions related to the Disability Policy in the past, such as:

Disability policy remains, by and large, a matter of national competence.

Disability policy is mainly a matter of national competence.

The Commission's work in favour of people with disabilities begins right here in our own Institution.

The European Year is about moving forward in disability policy.

Today the Directive remains the most important instrument with regard to the Community’s disability policy.

That is why disability is a human rights' issue and this should be the basis of all disability policies.

The EESC recommends gender budgeting in the EU financial instruments relating to disability.

This study forms part of the wider framework of policies on behalf of disabled persons pursued by the European Communities.

It also guides Member States and stakeholders in their disability policies.

Often there are issues such as disability policy, Health issues or inclusion in education in focus.

I too see no contradiction between a disability policy which is geared to integration and equality of opportunity and a specific disability programme.

Of course I realize that most of the responsibility for disability policy lies with the Member States. However, the EU can add value through exchange programmes and has a role where the competence to legislate is at Union level.

It was specifically proposed by the Commission in its opinion on the review of the Maastricht Treaty and it supports the move to a rights-based approach which as I have said is the cornerstone really of the Commission's communication on disability strategy.

A policy for the handicapped is not, as it was traditionally considered, an issue for the social sector but involves every aspect of society.

However, I also believe that the responsibility for disability policy should continue to rest principally with the Member States.

I would draw your attention to another important aspect here, which was also mentioned by the rapporteur: the possibilities offered by the information society for our policy on the disabled.

I should like to thank the author of the report, the committee and all the Members who have contributed to this vitally important discussion on policy concerning the disabled.

That oral amendment from Mr Skinner is not included here, nor is Mrs Sbabarti' s statement on the policy with regard to disabled persons.

Precisely in the case of the Social Fund, which has repeatedly produced European added value, whether in regard to the policy for the handicapped, in regard to preventive labour market policy or, for instance, to promoting equal opportunities for women, much remained in dispute up the last minute.

I point especially to the need for a Community policy on disability and for giving top priority in the various Community policies to matters relating to discrimination against and the human rights of people with disabilities.

Regrettably, we are reaching the end of this European Year without having made any progress on a disability policy and without issues relating to discrimination and the human rights of these individuals being made the top priority of the various Community policies.

My second point is that I am glad that 2003 is to be the Year of Disabled People, particularly now, because for me it also shows that the Stability and Growth Pact and an aggressive disability policy are not only not contradictory, but also not mutually exclusive, if we are serious about the European social model, defending the dignity of all human beings and ensuring respect for human rights, which are principles to which we feel committed.