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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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