ANNUAL REPORTOF UKRAINIAN PARLIAMENT COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS CHAPTER 1 48 Issues with architectural accessibility, reasonable accommodation, universal design of premises of institutions, dormitories, professional capacity of staff of institutions, technical support of education process did not become a priority. Only a third of buildings and premises of vocational-technical institutions are equipped with ramps, sound alarms, information boards. Example The monitoring visit to M.P.Drahomanov National Pedagogic University on the observance of human rights and freedoms of citizens with special education needs identified that the objectives and activities of the State Targeted Programme “National Action Plan for the Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities until 2020,” approved by the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine # 706 of 1 August 2012 (namely, sub-items 1, 2, item 2 of Section XII “Education” of the NAP) in terms of establishing the Research Centre on Deafness and training of 900 sign language interpreters in this University 2012-2020 have not been implemented. In addition, there is no adequate barrier-free access to the University’s dormitories and training facilities, and no special equipment and furniture for people with disabilities is available. Organization and conduct of the KROK licensed integrated examination During 2019, the Commissioner received numerous appeals from students concerning the wrongful expulsion from medical universities as they failed to pass the KROK licensed integrated examination. The monitoring visit to the O.O.Bohomolets National Medical University identified a number of shortcomings and unsettled issues regarding the organization and conduct of integrated licensing exams, which adversely affected their results. At the same time, no violations of the rights of students were identified. To remedy the identified shortcomings and make management decisions, the Commissioner sent the respective proposals to the Ministry of Health on providing adequate regulatory and legal framework for the procedure of licensing integrated examinations. In response, the Ministry of Health reported that it had intensified efforts on bringing in line the sectorial orders in line with effective legislation and had taken measures to improve performance of public organization “Centre for Testing Professional Competence of Specialists with Higher Education in the Areas of Medicine and Pharmacy at the Ministry of Health” that is responsible for organizing the exams. Exercise of the right of students to receive benefits provided by law Example The Commissioner keeps on her watch list an appeal from citizen P. from Ivano-Frankivsk oblast in the interests of his daughter, the child of a person recognized as a participant in combat operations in the territory of other countries, on being awarded a social scholarship and free accommodation in the dormitory of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine.