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United Nations
Economic and Social Council
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Annex 1 to the combined second and third periodic reports submitted by Denmark
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A. Annex
Figure 1:
Percentage of decisions by the Board of Equal Treatment in the period 2014-2018 and disaggregated by topics
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Age
Race,
ethnicity
and
nationality
2015
Disability
Disability
outside the
labor
market*
2016
Gender
Other
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
2014
2017
2018
Note*: The Act on Prohibition of Discrimination of Persons with Disabilities entered into force on 1 July 2018. Therefore, decisions based on
unequal treatment outside the labour market are presented separately.
Source: The Board of Equal Treatment, 2018. Translation and layout by the Ministry of Social Affairs and the Interior.
Table 1:
Number of decisions by the Board of Equal Treatment, 2014-2018 disaggregated by topics
Age
Race,
ethnicity and
nationality
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
45
80
50
52
102
37
22
25
44
36
26
47
44
32
63
Disability
Disability
outside the
labour market*
-
-
-
-
10
107
72
115
119
86
225
236
252
258
332
Gender
All
Note*: The Act on Prohibition of Discrimination of Persons with Disabilities entered into force on 1 July 2018. Therefore, decisions based on
unequal treatment outside the labour market are presented separately.
Source: The Board of Equal Treatment, 2018. Translation and layout by the Ministry of Social Affairs and the Interior.
Protecting of the integrity of the person
1. The local abortion council can permit an abortion in the following cases:
1. The procedure is necessary to avert a risk to her life or of serious deterioration
of her physical or mental health, and this risk is based solely or principally on
circumstances of a medical character.
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2. The pregnancy, childbirth, or care of the child entail a risk of deterioration of
the woman's health due to an existing or potential physician or mental illness or
infirmity or because of other aspects of the conditions under which she is
living.
3. The woman has become pregnant under the circumstances referred to in
Section 210 or Sections 216-224 of the Criminal Code.
4. There is a danger that the child due to a hereditary condition or of an injury
or disease during embryonic or fetal life will be affected by a serious physical
or mental disorder.
5. The woman is incapable of giving proper care to a child due to a physical or
mental disorder.
6. The woman due to her youth or immaturity for the time being is incapable of
giving proper care to a child.
7. It can be assumed that pregnancy, childbirth, or care of a child constitute a
serious burden to the woman, which cannot otherwise be averted, and it
therefore appears essential for the pregnancy to be terminated, taking into
account the interests of the woman, the management of her family/household,
or the care of the other children in the family. When making such a decision
multiple factors such as the woman's age and her personal circumstances as well
as the circumstances of the family must be taken into consideration.
Health
2. The municipalities can offer preventive dental care and treatment free of charge or partly
subsidized to persons who, due to reduced mobility or extensive physical or mental disability,
are unable to or can only with difficulty make use of ordinary dental services. Specialised
dental care is offered to persons with mental disorders, intellectual impaired and others
unable to make use of ordinary dental services. In addition, the Government wishes to
introduce free and outreaching dental care for people who are especially socially vulnerable.
Table 2.
Number of unic persons affected by the descision of coercion in somatic treatment of permanetly incabable
persons in the primary sector, 2019
Number of unic persons
Note:
337
The activity is limited to decisions on coersive meassures (coresponding to the proceduralcode AVSA i
Landspatientregistret) and pontential decisions on coersive meassures ( corresponding to the proceduralcode AVSB
in Landspatientregistret).
Decisions on coersive meassures in the treatment of permanently incapable in the primary sector is reported in SEI2.
Decisions on coersive meassures in the treatment of permanently incapable at hospitals are reported through LPR,
why these are not included in these numbers.
Source: Sundhedsdatastyrelsens elektroniske indberetningssystem SEI2
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Table 3.
Number of reported times where coercion was used in somatic treatment of permanetly incabable
persons in the primary sector, 1. July 2018
–
31. December 2019
År
July
Number of
decisions
7
August
9
2018
September
14
2019
March
39
2019
2019 in
total
21
32
37
33
25
14
402
The activity is limited to decisions on coersive meassures (coresponding to the proceduralcode AVSA i
Landspatientregistret) and pontential decisions on coersive meassures (corresponding to the proceduralcode AVSB in
Landspatientregistret).
July
August
September
October
November
December
Decisions on coersive meassures in the treatment of permanently incapable in the primary sector is reported in SEI2.
Decisions on coersive meassures in the treatment of permanently incapable at hospitals are reported through LPR,
why these are not included in these numbers.
In 1. quarter of 2019 a new version of Landpatientregisteret was launched.
It is not yet possible to report on the new version of the registry and thus the numbers of decisions regarding coersive
meassures in the somatic treatment of permanently incapable in hospitals are not included in these numbers.
Source: Sundhedsdatastyrelsens elektroniske indberetningssystem SEI2
October
65
November
54
December
31
January
54
February
39
April
32
May
41
June
35
Note:
Education
3. Data on pupils in public primary school is collected once a year and covers the number
of pupils in public primary school, the number of pupils attending special schools, special
classes or being provided with more than 9 hours of special needs education pr. week.
4. Furthermore, statistics are systematically collected on recipients of disability specific
support in youth education, in higher education and recipients of additional grants, which are
available to students with extensive disabilities in vocational training and in higher education.
The numbers have risen significantly since the initial periodic report.
5. In addition, the Ministry of Children and Education has in the period 2018–2019 carried
out comprehensive data collection on the effect of support in education for youth with
disabilities. The used surveys have contributed to establish a clear picture of the support that
works and where the support is unqualified or insufficient. Further surveys are being carried
out in numerous disability related areas to support the continuous planning and improvement
of programmes. Statistics and data on complaints procedures are collected as well.
6. Table 2-3 and 6-11 show the latest data on persons with disabilities receiving the additional
educational grant as well as recipients of disability specific support.
Table 4:
Receivers of additional educational grant for persons with disabilities grouped by
disorder and sex
2014
2014 Total
2015
2015 Total
2016
2016 Total
2017
2017 Total
2018
2018
Total
Men
1.642
5.054
Women
2.243
Men
1.128
3.371
Women
2.544
Men
1.262
3.806
Women
2.714
Men
1.346
4.060
Women
3.065
Men
1.523
4.588
Women
3.412
Psychiatric
disorders
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Chronic
musculoskeletal
disorders
Neurological
disorders
Hearing
impairment
Visual
impairment
Back conditions
Dyslexia
Unknown
Total
381
193
574
403
207
610
457
206
663
519
238
757
594
253
847
262
72
58
94
-
496
3.606
123
59
53
31
-
222
1.809
385
131
111
125
10
722
5.429
284
70
62
97
-
533
3.993
120
52
53
27
-
226
1.947
404
122
115
124
7
759
5.947
298
80
74
82
-
524
4.229
134
44
47
21
-
220
2.018
432
124
121
103
6
744
6.253
353
80
66
59
-
567
4.709
140
41
51
15
-
230
2.238
493
121
117
74
5
797
6.952
415
78
73
39
-
587
5.198
156
40
61
12
-
213
2.377
571
118
134
51
5
800
7.580
Remarks
The numbers include all having received the additional educational grant for persons with disabilities for one or more months.
All numbers below 5 have been removed and are not counted in the vertical totals.
Dyslexia' was removed from the list august 1st, 2013 and 'back conditions' was removed january 6th, 2016 due to professionally founded changes of
categories.
Source
Ministry of Higher Education and Science: SU data cube
Table 5:
Receivers of additional educational grants for persons with disabilities grouped by
education type and disorder
2014
Short-cycle higher
educations
Psychiatric disorders
Chronic musculoskeletal
disorders
Neurological disorders
Hearing impairment
Visual impairment
Back conditions
Dyslexia
Unknown
Total
Medium-cycle higher
educations
Psychiatric disorders
Chronic musculoskeletal
disorders
Neurological disorders
Hearing impairment
Visual impairment
Back conditions
Dyslexia
Unknown
Total
Long-cycle higher
educations
Psychiatric disorders
Chronic musculoskeletal
disorders
698
153
776
150
817
176
915
182
999
189
2.540
407
261
86
73
80
6
501
3.954
2.831
431
277
85
76
81
5
519
4.305
507
4.540
550
5.088
558
5.606
3.007
472
305
91
84
74
3.423
541
362
79
83
50
3.785
627
427
81
97
31
307
57
26
31
6
13
-
52
492
378
65
41
27
9
15
-
64
599
420
72
40
24
12
14
-
67
649
452
73
38
21
11
5
-
73
673
524
77
46
18
12
-
-
57
734
2015
2016
2017
2018
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Neurological disorders
Hearing impairment
Visual impairment
Back conditions
Dyslexia
Unknown
Total
Unknown
Psychiatric disorders
Chronic musculoskeletal
disorders
Neurological disorders
Hearing impairment
Visual impairment
Back conditions
Dyslexia
Unknown
Total
Complete total
Remarks:
Source: Ministry of Higher
Education and Science: SU
data cube
103
19
35
39
-
213
1.260
106
17
31
31
-
216
1.327
107
24
33
24
-
208
1.389
114
29
29
24
-
214
1.507
130
24
28
22
-
224
1.616
41
44
56
65
54
5
7
-
-
-
-
8
56
5.762
5
-
-
-
-
7
56
6.287
7
-
-
-
-
7
-
-
-
-
5
8
-
-
-
-
63
6.641
77
7.345
67
8.023
Table 6:
Number of pupils in mainstream public primary and lower secondary education and special needs education. All
levels at municipal schools.
2014/2015
Level of inclusion*
Pupils in mainstream education:
- Pupils who receive support for
minimum 9 hours pr week
- Other pupils
Pupils in segregated special needs
education:
- Special classes in mainstream schools
- Special classes in youth schools
- Special schools for children
- Internal schools
Total number of pupils in public
primary and lower secondary education
95,1%
542.376
1.466
540.910
27.872
15.863
415
9.108
2.486
570.248
2015/2016
95,1%
538.859
1.347
537.512
27.772
15.296
399
9.414
2.663
566.631
2016/2017
95,0%
535.605
1.152
534.453
28.107
15.469
431
9.488
2.719
563.712
2017/2018
94,8%
529.071
1.823
527.248
29.276
16.373
460
9.569
2.874
558.347
2018/2019
94,7%
523.229
1.978
521.251
29.440
16.384
411
9.510
3.135
552.669
Note*: Level of inclusion is measured based on pupils in public primary and lower secondary schools, who are not in segregated special
needs education.
Numbers are pr. September 30th. Municipal schools are mainstream public schools, special schools, municipal youth schools and internal
schools. Numbers for Internal schools are based on schools at treatment facilities for children and youth who cannot live with their family
because of dysfunctionality or for other reasons.
Source: Statistics Denmark
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Table 7:
Number of pupils in mainstream public primary and lower secondary education and special needs education. All
levels at municipal schools.
2014/2015
Level of inclusion*
Pupils who receive support for
minimum 9 hours pr week
- Other pupils
Pupils in segregated special needs
education:
- Special classes in mainstream schools
- Special classes in youth schools
- Special schools for children
- Internal schools
Total number of pupils in public
primary and lower secondary education
95,1%
0,3%
94,9%
4,9%
2,8%
0,1%
1,6%
0,4%
570.248
2015/2016
95,1%
0,2%
94,9%
4,9%
2,7%
0,1%
1,7%
0,5%
566.631
2016/2017
95,0%
0,2%
94,8%
5,0%
2,7%
0,1%
1,7%
0,5%
563.712
2017/2018
94,8%
0,3%
94,4%
5,2%
2,9%
0,1%
1,7%
0,5%
558.347
2018/2019
94,7%
0,4%
94,3%
5,3%
3,0%
0,1%
1,7%
0,6%
552.669
Note*: Level of inclusion is measured based on pupils in public primary and lower secondary schools, who are not in segregated special
needs education.
Numbers are pr. September 30th. Municipal schools are mainstream public schools, special schools, municipal youth schools and internal
schools. Numbers for Internal schools are based on schools at treatment facilities for children and youth who cannot live with their family
because of dysfunctionality or for other reasons.
Source: Statistics Denmark
Table 8:
Recipients of disability specific support
–
all educations
Disability
Deaf
Hard of hearing
Blind
Low vision
Mobility impairment
Psycho-social disabilities
Developmental disabilities
Writing and reading impairments
Neurological impairments
Others/not disclosed
In all
2014
238
280
49
327
886
1.636
4.252
15.005
320
8.634
31.627
2015
233
312
51
333
878
2.049
4.924
16.776
365
8.971
34.892
2016
193
331
45
361
864
2.194
5.066
18.317
407
5.039
32.817
2017
170
314
38
359
822
2.683
5.000
21.455
486
1.633
32.960
2018
145
356
35
372
839
3.470
6.075
24.062
576
1.706
37.636
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Table 9:
Recipients of disability specific support
–
private primary education
Disability
Deaf
Hard of hearing
Blind
Low vision
Mobility impairment
Psycho-social disabilities
Developmental disabilities
Writing and reading impairments
Neurological impairments
Others/not disclosed
In all
2014
8
59
3
45
107
83
823
723
42
3.013
4.906
2015
6
65
5
38
105
87
806
1.104
47
2.973
5.236
2016
12
68
4
35
104
66
640
1.481
39
945
3.394
2017
5
44
2
31
87
40
160
1.609
38
152
2.168
2018
3
50
2
31
76
45
230
1.576
62
143
2.218
Table 10:
Recipients of disability specific support
–
boarding schools
Disability
Deaf
Hard of hearing
Blind
Low vision
Mobility impairment
Psycho-social disabilities
Developmental disabilities
Writing and reading impairments
Neurological impairments
Others/not disclosed
In all
2014
4
34
6
21
96
88
907
201
57
5.069
6.483
2015
2
35
3
16
90
76
1.050
319
82
5.384
7.057
2016
3
20
0
17
63
82
741
456
79
3.411
4.872
2017
3
19
0
17
52
44
143
570
65
480
1.393
2018
2
32
1
26
63
35
122
560
60
457
1.358
Table 11:
Recipients of disability specific support
–
vocational education
Disability
Deaf
Hard of hearing
Blind
Low vision
2014
90
58
6
54
2015
90
60
8
40
2016
64
65
5
32
2017
60
69
2
36
2018
55
62
2
35
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Mobility impairment
Psycho-social disabilities
Developmental disabilities
Writing and reading impairments
Neurological impairments
Others/not disclosed
In all
185
203
1.073
5.647
59
295
7.670
140
210
1.059
5.873
59
273
7.812
134
236
1.063
5.868
68
279
7.814
140
367
1.451
6.805
83
413
9.426
145
556
1.883
7.765
102
503
11.108
Table 12:
Recipients of disability specific support
–
A-level higher secondary
Disability
Deaf
Hard of hearing
Blind
Low vision
Mobility impairment
Psycho-social disabilities
Developmental disabilities
Writing and reading impairments
Neurological impairments
Others/not disclosed
In all
2014
50
75
12
73
126
341
928
4.783
63
174
6.625
2015
52
88
15
95
159
531
1.350
5.356
70
245
7.961
2016
39
103
14
102
166
554
1.814
5.879
85
297
9.053
2017
28
96
15
97
163
718
2.155
6.982
105
444
10.803
2018
19
107
14
110
162
1.070
2.410
7.893
125
452
12.362
Table 13:
Recipients of disability specific support
–
higher education
Disability
Deaf
Hard of hearing
Blind
Low vision
Mobility impairment
Psycho-social disabilities
Developmental disabilities
Writing and reading impairments
Neurological impairments
Others/not disclosed
In all
2014
86
54
22
134
372
921
521
3.651
99
83
5.943
2015
83
64
20
144
384
1.145
659
4.124
107
96
6.826
2016
75
75
22
175
397
1.256
808
4.633
136
107
7.684
2017
74
86
19
178
380
1.514
1.091
5.489
195
144
9.170
2018
66
105
16
170
393
1.764
1.430
6.268
227
151
10.590
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Work and employment
7. Four key focal points categorise the 11 initiatives aimed to improve and enhance
employment of persons with disabilities:
1. Less bureaucracy and easier transitions between sectors.
2. Targeted and increased efforts to increase employment for persons with
disabilities.
3. Improvement of education possibilities.
4. More knowledge regarding disabilities and less prejudice.
8. With regard to the 2017 report, it is important to note that due to a data breach in the data
collection method in 2016, it is not possible to compare the following statistics with data
collected in previous years. In the autumn of 2018, a broad political agreement was reached,
ensuring early comparable statistics on the employment situation until 2022.
Approximately one in five people in the Danish labour force (persons between the age of 16
and 64) have a self-identified disability
–
approx. 780,000 people. The 2017 report
highlighted a number of conclusions, including the following:
Employment rates
The employment rate of persons with disabilities is 52 percent, which is significantly lower
than for the rest of the Danish population, where the rate is approx. eight out of ten. For
persons who identify as having a “serious/lasting” disability the employment
rate is approx.
one in three, while for persons who identify as having a “less serious” disability the rate is
69.9 percent.
Approx. one in five of employed persons with disabilities are in publicly supported or
subsidised employment. This applies in particular to persons with psychological disabilities.
The Flexi Job Scheme covers three out of four persons with a disability who are in supported
or subsidised employment.
1
Approx. six out of ten persons with a disability receive unemployment benefits in some form,
while only 24.6 percent of persons without disabilities receive unemployment benefits. The
most common type of benefit claimed is the disability pension.
Rates of underemployment
On average persons without disabilities work 33.9 hours pr. week, while the average is 33.5
hours pr. week for persons with disabilities currently employed in a job on ordinary terms.
The normal working week in Denmark is 37 hours. 69.7 percent of persons without
disabilities employed on ordinary terms work 37 hours pr. week or more, while the
percentage is 65.6 percent for persons with disabilities. The rate variation between persons
with and without disabilities is highest in the 21-36 hours pr. week span. 16 percent of persons
without disabilities fall into this category, while 21.4 percent of persons with disabilities fall
into the same category.
In the categories of 1-10 hours and 11-20 hours pr. week, the numbers are more or less the
same for persons with and without disabilities. In all categories, the numbers vary
considerably for persons without disabilities. Persons with serious disabilities work
considerably fewer hours in comparison to persons with less serious disabilities or no
disabilities.
Multiple employment
1
Persons covered by the Flexi Job scheme are characterized by a reduced working capacity, meaning that a Flexi Job
is not a full-time nor full-capacity job.
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In Denmark, approx. 10 percent of the general population are in multiple employment,
meaning 10.4 percent have a job in addition to their defined main employment. For persons
with disabilities the rate is 8.3 percent and slightly lower than that of the general population.
Persons not in education, employment or training
Persons not in education, employment or training are often referred to as NEETs ("Not in
Education, Employment, or Training"), and are often characterised as being between 20-34
years old. Statistics show that in 2018, the rate of NEETs in Denmark was 10.9 percent.
With the data currently available, it is not possible to divide figures into persons with or
without disabilities.
Adequate standard of living and social problems
9. In general, persons below the age of 40 will not be granted a disability pension, unless an
improvement of their ability to work is found to be unrealistic. However, it should be noted
that around 20 percent of persons granted disability pension are below the age of 40. Persons
who are not eligible for a disability pension are offered an interdisciplinary rehabilitation
programme, which is a job assessment scheme focused on improving the person’s ability to
work. Persons of and over the age 40 will be offered an interdisciplinary rehabilitation
programme initially before a disability pension is granted.
10.
It must be assessed that a person’s ability to work is very low or non-existent
and that
there is no potential for improvement, before a person can be granted a disability pension.
Disability pension will not be granted if the ability to work can be improved through
activation, treatment, rehabilitation, an interdisciplinary rehabilitation programme or in other
ways.
11. Therefore, the criteria for granting a disability pension is met when it has been concluded
that a person’s ability to work is substantially and permanently reduced to such a degree that
financial self-support from any kind of work, including a flexi-job, is precluded. In these
cases, disability pension can be granted without prior participation in an interdisciplinary
rehabilitation programme or any other activities regardless of the person’s age.
12. Exceptions from the general rules on age and participation in an interdisciplinary
rehabilitation programme exist, it can only be offered when an expectation to improve a
person’s ability to work is found to be realistic.
Table 14:
Total number of people assigned disability pension in the years 2013 to
2019 distributed on the recipients main diagnosis
2013
Total number of people awarded disability pension 5,761
Mental and behavioural disorders
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and
connective tissue
Diseases of the circulatory system
Diseases of the nervous system and the sensory
organs
Neoplasms
2,469
2014
6,183
2,435
2015
6,930
2,887
2016
8,146
3,525
2017
9,195
3,950
2018
11,180
5,177
2019
13,818
6,553
858
812
926
1,267
1,492
1,893
2,510
408
524
555
630
653
656
820
511
545
613
733
735
916
1,074
627
743
763
682
755
828
932
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Diseases of the respiratory system
Congenital malformations, deformations and
chromosomal abnormalities and certain conditions
originating in the perinatal period
Injury, and other consequences of external causes
Other diseases
155
203
199
244
261
300
409
64
83
105
92
94
105
132
176
493
156
682
197
685
229
744
257
998
343
962
384
1,004
Note: The total number of people assigned disability pension and the recipients main diagnosis is based on a
questionnaire filled out by the caseworkers in the municipalities and may be different from the actual number
of people, who are receiving disability pension.
Source: www.jobindsats.dk
Participation in cultural life, recreation, leisure and sport
13. The Ministry of Culture supports recreational and sport activities for persons with
disabilities in a number of ways. Through the Act on division of revenues from the national
lotteries (udlodningsloven), the ministry financially supports the Disability Sport Information
Centre and the consultant on para sport initiative in Para Sport Denmark. Each year the
minister of culture honours an athlete or initiative within para sport with the Para Sport
Award. A pool targeted ‘inclusion in local communities through sports’, which runs
from
2019-2022 and is financed by state funds, includes persons with disabilities as a one of the
target groups.
14. Libraries are constantly developing in order to offer everyone free and equal access to
information, research and culture. Through a national, common transport scheme, all citizens
can book library materials and have them brought to their local library for pick up. The
majority of community library services are part of the scheme "The Book Comes to You".
Through the scheme, books and other materials can be ordered and brought to citizens who
are not able to retrieve materials from libraries, e.g. due to disabilities. The regional libraries
have received state funding to develop a model for "The Accessible Public
Library”, which
aims to boost and increase the library service for users with special needs, and effectively
give everyone equal opportunity and access to using the libraries despite different
prerequisites and needs.
15. The Royal Danish Theatre is working in collaboration with two thesis students who are
writing about inclusivity in arts and culture, particularly regarding the visually impaired. The
collaboration aims to develop a companion program, bringing together persons with visually
impairments and volunteer companions. Glad Theatre in Copenhagen is putting on shows,
both in Copenhagen and on tour, featuring a cast, which includes actors with functional
disabilities. The large theatres in Copenhagen offer sign language interpretation or subtitling
for selected theatre performances and events. The
vast majority of Children’s
Theatre in
Denmark, especially for the youngest audiences, is characterized by being either nonverbal
or with very little speech. Persons with disabilities, who have access to the physical venue,
will be able to experience performances, in addition to dance and visual performances.
16. In the public service obligations for 2019-2023 for the Danish public service broadcaster
Danish Radio (DR), it is stated that DR must provide subtitles for a minimum of 95 percent
of their first-time, pre-produced broadcasts in Danish, and 70 percent of their live broadcasts.
DR works continuously on increasing accessibility of their programmes through subtitles,
spoken subtitles, sign language, audio description, as well as through the provision of
news to apprehensive readers. In the public service obligations for 2019-2023 for the Danish
state-owned broadcaster TV 2, it is stated that TV 2 in the coming years must seek to increase
the use of subtitles in their public service broadcasts. Currently, TV 2 offers subtitles for
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approx. 55 percent of their first-time Danish broadcasts. Furthermore, TV 2 is obliged to
introduce and increase the use of other accessibility measures.
17. Since 1 July 2016, films that receive production funding from the Danish Film Institute
are required to be delivered with subtitles. Since 2015 the Danish Film Institute has run an
experimental scheme in cooperation with The Danish Association of the Blind by which they
audio describe a number of Danish movies.