MONITORING ACTIVITIES DISABILITY ACCESSIBILITY MONITORING VISITS TO INVESTIGATE DISABILITY ACCESSIBILITY Where: The Ombudsman carries out monitoring visits to investigate the acces­ sibility of public buildings, such as primary and lower secondary schools, other educational establishments, town halls, libraries, hospitals and polling stations. Why: At the request of Parliament, the Ombudsman monitors developments regard­ ing equal treatment of persons with disabilities. In this connection, the Ombudsman monitors, among other things, physical accessibility for persons with disabilities. The aim is to check that the rules intended to ensure that public buildings are accessible to everybody are observed. How: During monitoring visits, the Ombudsman’s monitoring team are shown round the buildings. The Ombudsman’s monitoring team bring along measuring equipment to check, for example, whether the dimensions of toilet facilities for persons with dis­ abilities and lifts are in accordance with building regulations. Who: The Monitoring Department carries out the monitoring of accessibility. A wheelchair user, who works as a consultant for the Ombudsman, participates in the monitoring visits. In addition, a consultant from the Danish Association of the Blind participated in the monitoring visits on 9 November 2017. The Ombudsman’s special advisor on children’s issues participated in three monitoring visits to primary and lower secondary schools in 2015-2016 and also participated in such monitoring visits in previous years. 67