How to make Red Cross Nordic more accessable

The following is a resume of the points made during a series of group discussions with students and teachers on how to make UWC Red Cross Nordic more disability friendly:

• Points raised:
• Smart Boards are good, but we need more of them
• Electronic doors need more attention and we need more education on how to use them. Why do they break? When do they break?
• Students are open minded and helpful
• Not all building are accessible. For example: Denmark House, Cantina, student houses, second floors, K-Building
• We need education on how to help, what to do, terminology, and information on specific cases
• Information about and from students and staff with disabilities
• Teachers should put more effort into supporting students
• The school should accept more people with disabilities, but only if they have the necessary facilities
• Snow shoveling should be handled better and by more people
• Does the school follow Norwegian law? Does the school receive money from the government to make things accessible? And if so where is the money going?
• We need more Info about Norwegian laws and finances
• Pathways are important: Student village to cantina, silent house and boat house are NOT accessible to all

• Suggestions for improvement:
• Signs to remind and explain about doors
• Salt instead of Gravel or alternative to gravel if salt is bad
• Bathroom in K-Building
• Accessibility to room K2
• Taking shoes of by door of houses to remove shoes from corridors. This also makes the houses cleaner and drier
• More light around campus
• An EAC focused on helping disabled students
• Permanent help to all who need it
• People should be hired to do the work that “volunteers” do now.
• Why are there not more volunteers and advertisers?
• Basic Training on disabilities for all students and staff: How, what, why, when
• Student Council needs to be more active on the issue
• Presentations in college meetings
• General Attitude amongst students and staff, not just physical aid
• We need more elevators
• We need more ramps