that the textbooks used in higher education remain bound by copyright
restrictions, which is a major obstacle for students with visual impairments.
Although the MOE has established formulated regulations of collection, transfer,
and provision of special format materials in accordance with Article 9 of the
Library Act and designated the National Taiwan Library as the library for persons
with disabilities, 2019 statistics show that materials designed for persons with
visual impairments (157,526 items) accounted for only 9.7% of the overall
materials in the library (1,620,277 items). The NHRC recommends that the MOE
request government publications to donate to the National Taiwan Library in
priority to reprint into editions suitable for persons with visual impairments.
134. The NHRC found that the pass rate for audits of green spaces and playground
facilities for children declined between 2016 and 2019 from 82.7% to 24.7% and
that the number of audits themselves declined significantly, from 3,171 to 1,172.
The MOI attributed the decline in the pass rate to MOHW-amended safety
management regulations. The MOHW responded that it is the MOI’s
responsibilities to analyze the reason for the decline of the pass rate. The reasons
could be that playgrounds have failed to meet national regulations, complete
professional testing, or employ qualified managers. The MOHW asserts that the
MOI shall identify the reasons for the decline and formulate clear objectives and
schedules to help the MOI-affiliated units create budgets for improving their
playgrounds. Regarding the number and proportion of unaudited city/county
green spaces and playgrounds, the MOI stated that those were based on a checklist
created by the MOHW. Therefore, the relevant statistics were not collected. The
MOHW responded that the MOI is the competent authority responsible for
overseeing park playgrounds. Therefore, the MOI should provide the relevant
statistics. These inconsistent responses show the shifting of responsibility
between the two agencies at the expense of disabled children's equal opportunity
to play.
Article 33: National implementation and monitoring
135. The Executive Yuan announced the establishment of the Human Rights Division
in December 2020. The division will coordinate human rights matters across
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