Accessibility statement

University of Warsaw is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with Act of 4 April 2019 on digital accessibility of websites and mobile applications operated by public sector bodies. This accessibility statement applies to swe.uw.edu.pl

• Date of website publication: 5 May 2014.
• Last major update: 31 May 2021 .

Status of digital accessibility

This website is partially compliant with the annex to the Act of 4 April 2019 on the digital accessibility of websites and mobile applications of public sector bodies due to the non-compliances and exemptions listed below:

Inaccessible content

Non-compliance with the requirements set out in the annex

• Titles of sub-pages
  • Sub-pages of the site have undistinguishable titles or titles that do not match with their contents.
• Anchors (in page links)
  • The site does not contain skip links.
• Links
  • The site contains links for downloading documents that do not specify their format.
  • The site contains links within image with no or insufficient ALT attribute.
  • The site contains links with URL address as their text.
• Language attribute for page or passage.
  • The language of the site’s contents does not match the value of language attribute.
• Headings
  • The H1 heading is missing on some of the pages.
• Other page controls
  • The drop-down main menu items are not accessible through a keyboard.
• Slideshows
  • The site contains a slideshow that cannot be operated through a keyboard.
• Searching the site
  • The site does not contain a search engine.
• Site map, understandability of site structure, ease of finding the information
  • The site does not contain site map.
• Alternative text for images
  • The site contains images without alternative text.
  • The site contains text images without alternative text.
• Text paragraphs
  • The site contains justified paragraphs.
• Contrasts and colours on the site
  • The site contains texts on images that may not meet contrast requirements.
• Keyboard Focus visibility
  • The site hides keyboard focus visibility.
• Accessibility of clickable items
  • The site contains clickable items that are unlabelled or do not contain unambiguous link texts.
• Dynamic elements on the site
  • The site contains drop-down elements that are not accessible through a keyboard.
• Sliders
  • The site contains sliders that cannot be operated through a keyboard.
• Highlighting links and other important elements on the site
  • The site contains links that are distinguishable only by colour, which do not meet contrast requirements.
• Logical sequence of keyboard focus
  • The site hides the location of keyboard focus.
  • The site skips the location of focus for some menu items.
• Consistent Identification of page elements
  • The site contains elements that are highlighted visually but are not marked with proper attributes.
• User interface accessibility
  • Interface of the site contains elements that are inaccessible or difficult to operate.

Preparation and update of the accessibility statement

• This statement was prepared on: 31 May 2022.
• Date of the last review of the statement 28 April 2025.

The statement was prepared based on an assessment conducted by Office for Persons with Disabilities (BON), UW. Results of the conducted assessment of the website compliance with digital accessibility requirements: Audit report (available in Polish only) - will open in a new window

Feedback and contact information

You can report all digital accessibility issues of this website to: Dr Paweł Stawarz by email pawel.stawarz@uw.edu.pl or by calling 509077794.

When submitting such a request, please provide:

• your full name,
• your contact details (e.g., phone number, email),
• the exact web address of the page where the digital accessibility issue occurs,
• a description of the problem and the most convenient way for you to resolve it.

We will respond to your request as soon as possible, but no later than within 7 days of receiving it.

If that deadline is too short for us, we will inform you accordingly. In that message, we will provide a new deadline by which we will correct the reported accessibility issues or provide the information in an alternative format. This new deadline will not exceed 2 months.

If we are unable to ensure digital accessibility of the website or content indicated in your request, we will offer you access to them in an alternative way.

Handling of requests and complaints related to accessibility

If, in response to your request for digital accessibility, we refuse to ensure the accessibility you requested and you do not agree with this refusal, you have the right to file a complaint. You also have the right to file a complaint if you do not agree to use the alternative access method we proposed in response to your request for digital accessibility. You can submit a complaint by post or email to the Accessibility Coordinator at the University of Warsaw:

Paweł Wdówik - Accessibility Coordinator, address: Dobra 55 street, room no. 1.019 (first floor), 00-312 Warsaw, e-mail: dostepnosc@uw.edu.pl

Helpful information can be found on the government portal gov.pl (available in Polish only).

You can also inform the Commissioner for Human Rights about this situation and request intervention on your behalf.

Additional Information

Architectural accessibility

Full list of buildings belonging to the University of Warsaw with information on their architectural accessibility.

The Leading Unit declares the architectural availability of the building: Didactic building of Faculty of Journalism Information and Book Studies, Didactic building of Faculty of Journalism Information and Book Studies

Administrative Director: Roman Kalinowski

Phone: 728-870-172

Email: r.kalinowski@uw.edu.pl

Entrance to the building

The entrance to the building with a driveway. The main door manually opened. Double doors. Width of one leaf: 80 centimetres. (in total 160 centimetres). Calling for help possible with a bell located at the front door. A stairs in the vestibule. On the left side of the vestibule a platform for persons with disabilities (load capacity approx. 160 kilos). The maximum opening width - 90 centimetres. The concierge hall located on the ground floor in the hall by the lift.

Corridors and passages

Flat entrance hall on the ground floor with direct access to the Czarnowski Hall (room no. 5) and rooms No. 6 and 7. Double door. Width of one wing: 90 centimetres. Access to the Czarnowski Hall also possible from the inner courtyard. Door width: 90 centimetres. Access to lift (accessibility of levels 1 underground to 3rd floor). Stairs in front of the entrance to the corridor (halls no. 1, 2, 3, 4, room no. 8): 4 steps. No platform. Access to the corridor from the inner courtyard. Two entrances, double doors leading to a terrace with a ramp for wheelchair users. Access to room 4 preceded by a wall with a door opening. Width: 80 centimetres. The doors to rooms 1, 2, 3, 4: double-leaf doors, manually opened. Width of one door leaf: 75 centimetres . First floor access to the rooms located in the wing from Krakowskie Przedmieście side - rooms no. 100 to 114. Exit from the lift directly to the main hall (rooms no. 100, 101). Between the hall in front of room no. 102/103 and the corridor a ramp allowing access to rooms no. 104 to 114. In the wing from Krakowskie Przedmieście some lecture rooms: 102, 108, 109, 110, 112. room no. 102: double door. Width of one wing: 75 centimetres. Room no. 108: single wing door. Width: 90 centimetres (handle height: 115 centimetres) Hall no. 109: single leaf door. Width: 80 centimetres (handle height: 115 centimetres) Room no. 110: single leaf door. Width: 80 centimetres (handle height: 115 centimetres) Room no. 112: single leaf door. Width: 80 centimetres (handle height: 115 centimetres). Wing from Traugutta Street side: access to this wing possible for persons with disabilities with the help of a platform located in the hall on the first floor (hall before room no. 102/103). The key to operate the lift located in the reception area. Paging is possible with the help of a bell (button by the lift): Reading Room of the Faculty Library, Ossowska Auditorium and Room No. 115. The doors to the Reading Room and the Auditorium are double, manually opened. Width of one door wing: 75 centimetres. Three wheelchair stands for persons with disabilities in the Ossowska Hall. The Hall equipped with an induction loop (it is the only room in the building equipped with an induction loop). 2nd floor: exit from the lift directly into the hallway in front of rooms 200-101. Access to the wing from Krakowskie Przedmieście to rooms 200-203 and 212-213. The corridor with access to rooms 204-211 is difficult due to stairs (3 steps). No platform, no ramp. Narrow corridor, closeness of entrances to rooms 204 and 211 makes it impossible to install a platform or a ramp. On the first floor 3 lecture rooms: 207, 208 and 209. The entrance doors to all three rooms 80 centimetres wide. The handle height of the door to room 209: 115 centimetres. In the other halls: 100 centimetres. Third floor: exit from the lift directly into the small hallway vestibule on the Traugutta Street side. Stairs make access to rooms 300-315 impossible. No platform for persons with disabilities.

Procedures

In front of the main entrance a bell to summon the concierge. Second bell located in front of the entrance to the corridor on the ground floor from the inner courtyard. A third bell located by the platform on the first floor. The bells summon the concierge who assists persons with disabilities.

Extra help

In front of the main entrance a bell to summon the concierge. The same bell located in front of the entrance to the corridor on the ground floor from the inner courtyard. A third bell located by the platform on the first floor. The bells summon the porter who helps persons with disabilities.

Bathrooms, toilets, changing rooms

Accessible restroom on leve 1 underground.

Additional customizations

No Braille descriptions for lecture halls. Lifts with voice information in Polish and English. Buttons marked with Braille captions. No inductive loops in lecture halls, secretariats, concierge hall etc.

Access and parking spaces

Access by public transport only.

The right to enter with an assistance dog

Easy access with a guiding dog.

Additional information about the building

Possibility of using the entrance from the inner courtyard. Contact with the cencierge hall recommended for opening the door to the courtyard.

Communication and Information Accessibility

PJM translator

If there is a need of the assistance of a Polish Sign Language interpreter, it is highly recommended to subbmit the application at University's Office for Persons with Disabilities at least 3 days before the actual date of the service. Contact to the OPD: telephone no.: +48 22 55 24 222, e-mail address: bon@uw.edu.pl, website: www.bon.uw.edu.pl.