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 iksi.uw.edu.pl

• Date of website publication: 2020-05-26.
• Last major update: 2020-09-24 .

Compliance status with Act on digital accessibility

• Anchors (in page links)
• The skip link description is in a language that is different from the default page language.
• Links
• The site contains images that are links with no ALT attribute description.
• Headings
• The pages may contain multiple H1 headings.
• Other page controls
• The site is experiencing problems with the use of drop-down menus by screen readers: no message indicating that the menu has been expanded.
• The drop-down main menu items are not accessible through a keyboard.
• Clickable items
• Main menu items are inaccessible through a keyboard.
• Landmarks
• The site contains errors in landmark definitions.
• Keyboard Focus visibility
• Pages of the site contain active elements that hide keyboard focus.
• Accessibility of clickable items
• The site contains clickable items that cannot be operated through a keyboard.
• HTML/CSS validation
• There are problems with HTML validation on the site.

This statement was prepared on: 2022-04-22.

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 iksi.uw.edu.pl website.

Feedback and contact information

The contact person for the accessibility of this website is: Tomasz Szkiełko. If you experience problems with accessibility of this website, contact with us by sending an e-mail to: t.szkielko@uw.edu.pl, or by calling 225534221. 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

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: ,

Administrative Director: Agnieszka Stępień-Lubas

Phone: 22/55 34 249

Email: a.lubas@uw.edu.pl

Entrance to the building

Entrance by the platform 125 centimetres wide. The door opened automatically (90 to 160 centimetres wide). By the door a concierge hall and the staff ready to assist.

Corridors and passages

Flat corridors inside the building on the ground floor between 185 and 320 centimetres wide, on floors 1st to 4th - 195 centimetres wide. Two lifts in the building side A (entrance 87 centimetres wide, cabin 153 x 145 centimetres), side B (entrance 90 centimetres wide, cabin 150 x 150 centimetres). The entrance to the classrooms approximately 85 centimetres.

Extra help

For additional assistance, it is recomended to report to the concierge hall to inform the head of the administration section or a member of the business section.

Bathrooms, toilets, changing rooms

Restrooms located on each floor, with a cloakroom for all students located on level 1 underground accessible by lifts.

Additional customizations

No Braille captions or inductive loops in the building in general. Voice information in and Braille description in the lifts only.

Access and parking spaces

No public transport services directly in front of the building, the bus stops in the neighbourhood at a distance of 350 - 400 metres. Three designated parking spaces for persons with disabilities in front of the entrance to the building.

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