VisitDenmark has, in co-operation with the Danish disability organisations and the tourism industry set up the association “Accessibility for All” with the purpose of running a new tourism labelling scheme for accessibility. The scheme must ensure good and reliable consumer information about the accessibility of hotels, hostels, museums, restaurants, amusement parks etc.

Who can use the accessibility label?
The accessibility scheme has requirements and regulations in regard to the following seven disability groups: wheelchair users, people with mobility impairments, visually impaired, hearing impaired, people with asthma and allergies, people with mental disabilities, and people with reading difficulties. If a business is approved for e.g. wheelchair users, a fact sheet is made which makes it easy and accessible for the consumer to obtain information about parking, accessibility to and within the business, and access to borrowing or renting technical aids.

Who can obtain the accessibility label?
In order to obtain the quality label, a business must meet the requirements for at least one of the disability groups. Some businesses will meet the requirements for one random group, others cover two groups, and others again three groups – up till a maximum of seven groups. There are three types of requirements for the businesses: Minimum requirements which must be met immediately by the businesses. Demand for an action plan which the businesses must fulfil within a time horizon; and competence requirements, where the business makes an obligation to appoint a person who will be responsible for accessibility and to provide a short training course.


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