Members of the European Parliament want all countries in the European Union to respect the rights of autistic people

The European Parliament is a place

where its members agree

on rules for the European Union.

The European Union is a group of 27 countries in Europe.

Rights are rules to protect people.

Rights are rules that belong to you,

they are not gifts from the government or rewards

In October 2023 the Members of the European Parliament

voted on a resolution to respect the rights of autistic people.

A resolution is text that shows an opinion.

Autism-Europe agrees with the resolution.

The resolution wants that autistic people

can go to the doctor to find out if they are autistic.

It is good to find out if someone is autistic,

because it can help autistic people to get the help they need.

The resolution by the European Parliament wants

that autistic people get the help they need.

The resolution wants

that all autistic people

can get a disability status if they need.

A disability status is when a person with disabilities

can have the right to get help or money

to make life with disabilities easier.

The resolution wants

that autistic people can get the European Disability Card.

The European Disability Card is a card

that all people with disabilities in the European Union will get.

With the European Disability Card people with disabilities

will prove they have a disability status.

The European Union now wants a European Disability Card.

Click here to read about the European Disability Card : https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=1626&langId=en

The resolution wants that

we treat autistic people with respect

throughout their whole life.

It means that autistic people must have the right

to study, to work, to live like any other people.

Autistic people must also have the right to make their own decisions.

Autistic people must have the right to decide

if they want children or not.

They must have the right to vote.

The resolution wants that

we respect the rights of autistic girls and women.

Members of the European Parliament wrote the resolution

after a visit from Autism Spain in February 2023.

Autism Spain is an organisation from Spain,

which is a member of Autism-Europe.

Autism Spain told to

the Members of the European Parliament

that autistic people must get the European Disability Card.

Autism-Europe also told to

the Members of the European Parliament

what are other important things to include in the resolution.

Click here to read the resolution: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-9-2023-0343_EN.html

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