Accessibility statement
- Date of website publication: .
- Last major update: .
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 repeated links.
- Alternative text for images
- The site contains images without or with insufficient alternative text.
- Other page controls
- The drop-down main menu items are not accessible through a keyboard.
- Accessibility of all the elements on a page
- Expandable elements of the main menu are not accessible via keyboard.
- Accessibility of materials published on the site
- The site may contain links to inaccessible documents.
- 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.
Preparation and update of the accessibility statement
- This statement was prepared on: .
- Date of the last review of the statement .
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: Tomasz Szkiełko by email t.szkielko@uw.edu.pl or by calling 20 474.
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
The Leading Unit declares the architectural availability of the building: Kazimierzowski Palace, the seat of the Rectors’ Authorities, postcode 00-927 Warsaw, address 26/28 Krakowskie Przedmieście Street
Administrative Director: Wojciech Miksa
Phone: 22 55 21 860
Email: w.miksa@uw.edu.pl
Entrance to the building
Main entrance to the building through double doors: external 84 centimetres wide, with a handle at a 105 centimetres height and a threshold high for 7 centimetres; internal ones are 84 centimetres wide, a handle is at 118 centimetres height. The doors are opened manually, there is a guard in front of the building between 7am and 5pm who can be asked for help. Lack of possibility to contact the concierge from the outside.
Corridors and passages
Elevator located in the left wing of the building and accessible for persons with disabilities (the door 90 centimetres wide), top button at 118 centimetres high. Elevator with digital voice information. Most office entrances are two-leaves doors, about 76 centimetres wide with handles at 120 to 127 centimetres high, single doors are 95 centimetres wide, with handles at 120 centimetres high. Entrance to men’s restrooms 100 centimetres wide with internal door 90 centimetres wide and with handles at 120 centimetres high, women’s entrance 89 centimetres wide, handles at 120 centimetres high. The Cloakroom on the ground floor with a countertop at 100 centimetres high.
Procedures
When assistance needed, it is best to speak to the concierge.
Extra help
No contact
Bathrooms, toilets, changing rooms
Restrooms for persons with disabilities located on the ground floor: male in the left wing and female in the right one. The cloackroom also on the ground floor and accessible for persons with disabilities.
Additional customizations
A voice system in the elevator which informs about the location of it and there are also some information in Braille.
Access and parking spaces
Public transport: an option to get there by metro to Nowy Swiat – Uniwersytet station or by bus to Krakowskie Przedmieście Street to the stops called Uniwersytet. Parking on University property for persons with disabilities available, after getting an entry pass with the assistance of the Office for Persons with Disabilities.
The right to enter with an assistance dog
Easy access with a guiding dog.
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.