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 wpia.uw.edu.pl
- 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
- 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 context links with content that does not provide unambiguous information about their purpose.
- The site contains repeated links.
- Language attribute for page or passage.
- The language of the site’s contents does not match the value of language attribute.
- Headings
- There are problems with headings structure on the site.
- Form fields
- Form fields have no labels or labels have been incorrectly related to fields.
- Site map, understandability of site structure, ease of finding the information
- The site does not contain site map.
- Other identified accessibility issues related to screen reader support (description and location)
- Incorrect handling of the visited page context history.
- Incorrect indication of the expanded/collapsed state of the profiles in the section "Learn about the research profiles of the mentors at the Studium."
- Incorrect roles assigned to the research profile elements.
- Missing table markup on the event page in the calendar.
- Other identified accessibility issues for people with visual impairments / motor disabilities.
- Very difficult and functionally inconsistent user experience (UX).
- Visually similar elements on different pages behave differently.
- Inactive elements appear visually as if they were interactive.
- Dynamic content loading can sometimes make it difficult to locate the correct next reading position.
- Logical sequence of keyboard focus
- There are problems with the keyboard focus order.
- 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.
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: Mateusz Klukowski; Sebastian Libuda by email it@wpia.uw.edu.pl or by calling 225524355.
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.