Accessibility statement

UW 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 sc.uw.edu.pl

• Date of website publication: 2021-12-12.
• Last major update: 2021-12-12 .

Compliance status with Act on digital accessibility

• Anchors (in page links)
• The site does not contain skip links.
• Links
• The site contains links with URL address as their text.
• Headings
• The site have titles that are not tagged with header tags.
• Forms
• The site contains form fields with missing labels or with no alternative text.
• Form fields
• Form fields have no labels or labels have been incorrectly related to fields.
• Handling of form errors
• The site contains forms that experience problems with appropriate presentation of error messages.
• Other page controls
• The site contains controls that are not accessible through a keyboard.
• The site contains buttons with no text labels.
• Main menu items are difficult to access through a keyboard.
• The site is experiencing problems with the use of drop-down menus by screen readers: no message indicating that the menu has been expanded.
• Clickable items
• The site contains drop-down lists which cannot be operated through a keyboard.
• The site contains clickable items that are not accessible through a keyboard.
• Landmarks
• The site does not contain landmarks.
• Accessibility of all the elements on a page
• The site contains elements that are not accessible through a keyboard.
• Contrasts and colours on the site
• The site contains links that are distinguishable only by colour, which do not meet contrast requirements.
• Keyboard Focus visibility
• The site may hide keyboard focus visibility.
• Pages of the site contain active elements that hide keyboard focus.
• 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.
• HTML/CSS validation
• There are problems with HTML validation on the site.
• 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.

This statement was prepared on: 2022-02-24.

The statement was based on the self-assessment done by the public sector body: Office for Persons with Disabilities (BON), UW..

Keyboard shortcuts

No keyboard shortcuts have been specified on the sc.uw.edu.pl website.

Feedback and contact information

The contact person for the accessibility of this website is: Agata Zarzycka. If you experience problems with accessibility of this website, contact with us by sending an e-mail to: agata.zarzycka@adm.uw.edu.pl, or by calling 22 55 22 044. Requests for providing accessible alternative for non-accessible content as well as other requests related to accessibility can be submitted by the same channels.

Complaints procedure

Everyone has the right to request digital accessibility to the website, mobile application or any elements thereof. You can also request information to be made available using an alternative means of access, for example by reading out a digitally inaccessible document, describing the content of a video without audio description, etc.

The request should contain the particulars of the person filing the request, indication of the website or mobile application it concerns and contact information. If the requesting person reports the need to receive information by means of an alternative method of access, they should also specify a convenient mode of presenting such information to them.

The public entity should promptly satisfy the request, not later than within 7 days from the date the request was filed. If meeting this deadline is not possible, the public entity will promptly notify the person filing the request about the time when the request can be satisfied, however, this deadline may not exceed 2 months from the date of filing the request.

If the provision of digital accessibility is not possible, the public entity may offer an alternative access to the information. If the public entity refuses to comply with the request to provide accessibility or an alternative method to access the information, the person filing the request may lodge a complaint regarding the provision of digital accessibility to the website, mobile application or an element of the website or mobile application. After exhausting the above-mentioned procedure, an application may be filed with the Commissioner for Human Rights.

Architectural accessibility

A list of UW buildings together with a description of their accessibility can be accessed through the UW’s accessibility statement.

The Leading Unit declares the architectural availability of the building: The old building of University IT centre, Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28, 00-927 Warszawa

Administrative Director: Anna Kwaśniewska-Twardziak

Phone: 55 22 24 024 lub 602 254 901

Email: anna.kwasniewska-twardziak@adm.uw.edu.pl

Entrance to the building

Two steps in front of the entrance to the building. A metal ramp for persons with disabilities. A bell at the ramp at a height of 110 centimetres. Doors 94 centimetres wide with the possibility of opening a second leaf (total width 188 centimetres).

Corridors and passages

Inside in the vestibule 5 steps and a lift - platform for the wheelchair users. Another bell at the platform at a height of 120 centimetres. Operation of the platform by a trained person from the reception desk. The platform has a base size of 72x72 centimetres - problematic for large wheelchairs (they hardly fit). Further on the ground floor, flat corridors without thresholds. Access to the Dean's Office of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Toilet for persons with disabilities. Lift to other floors. Door width in lift 87 centimetres. Possibility of communication with the concierge hall inside. On the third floor the halls of the Faculty of Journalism Information and Book Studies. Door width to the halls 90 centimetres, handles at a height of 110 centimetres, toilet for persons with disabilities

Procedures

Help with operating the platform for persons with disabilities. A key for operating the platform at the reception desk. The concierge hall open 24 hours a day.

Extra help

Contact the concierge hall.

Bathrooms, toilets, changing rooms

A cloakroom with a concierge hall, on the ground floor. Two accessible restrooms: on the ground floor and on the third floor.

Additional customizations

No Braille captions, no voice informations, no inductive loops in the building.

Access and parking spaces

Public transport: M2 metro line to "Nowy Świat - Uniwersytet" station, buses to the stop "Uniwersytet" at Krakowskie Przedmieście Street, parking spaces on University premises after obtaining an entry pass.

The right to enter with an assistance dog

Easy access with a guiding dog.

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.

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