MONITORING ACTIVITIES 85 At the request of Parliament, the Ombudsman monitors developments regarding equal treatment of persons with disabilities and in this connection carries out, among other things, monitoring visits regarding physical accessibility for persons with disabilities. During these monitoring visits, the Ombudsman’s monitoring staff check the observance of the rules intended to ensure that public buildings are accessible to all. The Ombudsman’s monitoring staff bring along measuring equipment to check, for instance, whether ramps for wheelchair users have a degree of inclination which is in accordance with building regulations. An Ombudsman employee who is a wheelchair user participates in the monitoring visits. Furthermore, the Ombudsman cooperates with the Danish Institute for Human Rights and the Danish Disability Council in order to facilitate, protect and monitor the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights for Persons with Disabilities. ACCESSIBILITY INSPECTIONS IN 2014 Date Location inspected Type of location 12 June Motorway picnic area ‘Antvorskov Nord’ Unstaffed motorway picnic area – disability facilities 12 June Motorway picnic area ‘Rønninge Nord’ Unstaffed motorway picnic area – disability facilities 12 June Motorway picnic area ‘Nørremark’ Unstaffed motorway picnic area – disability facilities 13 June ‘Rosborg Gymnasium & HF’ Upper secondary school