In terms of persons with disabilities, the Standing Committees highlighted that accessibility is still a challenge in Norway. The Committees however highlighted the important "purchasing power" that Government had in that it has the ability to drive change, for example, if a conference needs to be hosted and the venue does not provide for universal access, Government should "take its business elsewhere". The Committees indicated that accessibility issues were also being taken very seriously at local government level. It was stressed that people will often identify discrimination on the basis of race as serious, but that discrimination on the basis of disability was not seen in the same light. There was therefore an urgent need for both people's mindsets and the built environment to be changed to see real change and acceptance of persons with disabilities.