<font color='#55563B' size='2'>Promoting equal opportunities for people with disabilities and their participation in local and regional life</font>
Promoting equal opportunities for people with disabilities and their participation in local and regional life
[14/10/2014]
The Congress adopted a Recommendation on the situation of people with disabilities in the Council of Europe's member States at its Strasbourg session on 14 October 2014. In particular it urged local and regional authorities to implement strategies and action plans at local and regional levels to guarantee equal rights and opportunities for people with disabilities, particularly with respect to accessibility of the built environment, goods and services, and to ensure access to social rights such as inclusive education, employment and vocational training, health care and housing. ''We must also facilitate participation by people with disabilities'', said Congress rapporteur Josef NEUMANN, Germany (R, SOC), ''and in particular review the legal provisions in the member States to ensure that people with certain disabilities can effectively exercise legal capacity and their right to vote and to stand as a candidate in elections''.
Promouvoir l’égalité des chances pour les personnes en situation de handicap et leur participation au niveau local et régional
[14/10/2014]
Le Congrès a adopté le 14 octobre 2014 à Strasbourg, une Recommandation sur la situation des personnes en situation de handicap dans les Etats membres du Conseil de l’Europe. Il a encouragé en particulier les collectivités locales et régionales à mettre en œuvre des stratégies et des plans d’action à l’échelon local et régional pour garantir des droits et des chances égales aux personnes en situation de handicap, en particulier dans les domaines de l’accessibilité de l’environnement bâti, des biens et des services, ainsi que sur la garantie de l’accès à des droits sociaux tels que l’éducation inclusive, l’emploi et la formation professionnelle, les soins de santé et le logement. « Il est aussi nécessaire de faciliter la participation des personnes en situation de handicap », a souligné Josef Neumann, Allemagne (R, SOC), rapporteur du Congrès, « et notamment de revoir les dispositions juridiques dans les Etats membres, afin d’assurer pour les personnes présentant certains types d’incapacités, l’exercice effectif de la capacité juridique et de leur droit de voter et de se faire élire ».
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The Congress adopted a Recommendation on the situation of people with disabilities in the Council of Europe's member States at its Strasbourg session on 14 October 2014. In particular it urged local and regional authorities to implement strategies and action plans at local and regional levels to guarantee equal rights and opportunities for people with disabilities, particularly with respect to accessibility of the built environment, goods and services, and to ensure access to social rights such as inclusive education, employment and vocational training, health care and housing. ''We must also facilitate participation by people with disabilities'', said Congress rapporteur Josef NEUMANN, Germany (R, SOC), ''and in particular review the legal provisions in the member States to ensure that people with certain disabilities can effectively exercise legal capacity and their right to vote and to stand as a candidate in elections''.