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 www.polares.pl

• Date of website publication: 29 May 2026.
• Last major update: 29 May 2026 .

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

• Links
  • The site contains links within image with no or insufficient ALT attribute.
  • The site contains context links with content that does not provide unambiguous information about their purpose.
  • The site contains links that do not include the information that they open the page in a new browser tab.
• 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.
• Keyboard Focus visibility
  • Pages of the site contain active elements that hide keyboard focus.
• HTML/CSS validation
  • There are problems with HTML validation on the site.

Preparation and update of the accessibility statement

• This statement was prepared on: 18 August 2026

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 Robert Meronka by email r.meronka@uw.edu.pl or by calling 22 55 26 531.

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: Faculty of Pedagogy - didactic building, postcode 00-561 Warsaw, address 16/20 Mokotowska Street

Administrative Director: Dariusz Kucharski

Phone: 22 553 08 13

Email: da.kucharski@uw.edu.pl

Entrance to the building

The entrance with a ramp for wheelchairs users. The doors 200 high and 102 centimetres wide, operated automatically.

Corridors and passages

A lift in the building with measurings 123.5 x 92.5 centimetres and automatic doors. Entrances to the classrooms without thresholds, and the corridors easily navigated by a wheelchair user.

Procedures

Persons with disabilities can always count on help from the reception (open 24 hours a day) - monitoring for the entire building, or from the cloakroom staff memebers (located on the ground floor of the building) and from other people present in the building at any time.

Extra help

Cameras in the building facilitate quick contact, if help or assistance needed, it is recomended to call the staff of the building.

Bathrooms, toilets, changing rooms

Accessible restroom on the ground floor. Most toilets on the other floors also available to persons with disabilities.

Additional customizations

Voice information in the lift. No Braille descriptions in some lecture halls. No inductive loops in the building.

Access and parking spaces

In front of the building two designated parking spaces for persons with disabilities. The Faculty building is well accessible by metro (Politechnika station) as well as by tram or bus.

The right to enter with an assistance dog

Easy access with a guiding dog.

Additional information about the building

No barriers in the building

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.