68 ANNUAL REPORT 2017 MONITORING VISITS TO INVESTIGATE DISABILITY ACCESSIBILITY IN 2017 When Where What 20 September Department of Political Science at Aarhus University University 9 November Four polling stations for postal ballots on the island of Funen (in connection with the municipal and regional election on 21 November 2017) Polling stations EXAMPLES OF RESULTS IN 2017 Outcomes of monitoring visits to investigate disability accessibility The cases about the disability accessibility of the Department of Political Science at Aarhus University and the four polling stations for postal ballots on Funen were still pending at the time of going to press. In 2017, the Ombudsman concluded a case about the disability accessibility of the primary and lower secondary school Rosengårdskolen in Odense. The monitoring visit, which was carried out in 2016, resulted in a number of recommendations about, among other things, parking spaces for persons with disabilities, means of access, signposting and marking and height adjustable desks in the teaching facilities. It was also recom­ mended that a hard surface for wheelchairs be established at an outdoor playground. In addition, the Ombudsman noted that Rosengårdskolen was including the comments made by the visiting team about the school’s website in its development of a new website. The monitoring team had pointed out that the school’s website should include information about the actual disability accessibility of the school, for example about parking spaces and toilet facilities for persons with disabilities. Moreover, the website should be accessible to persons with, for example, a reading and/or hearing impairment.

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