Digital accessibility declaration

The University of Warsaw is committed to ensuring the accessibility of its website in accordance with the Act of April 4, 2019, on the Digital Accessibility of Websites and Mobile Applications of Public Entities.

This accessibility declaration applies to the website https://queership.uw.edu.pl/.

Website publication date: June 8, 2026.
Last significant update: June 12, 2026.

Digital Accessibility Status

This website is partially compliant with the annex to the Act of April 4, 2019, on the Digital Accessibility of Websites and Mobile Applications of Public Entities, due to the [incompatibilities and exclusions] listed below.

Inaccessible Content

Non-compliance with the attachment

• The published materials do not have audio transcriptions or extended captions.

Excessive costs

• The website does not have the functionality to execute commands using simple gestures.

Preparation of the Accessibility Declaration

Date of preparation of the declaration: June 12, 2026.
Date of the last review of the declaration: June 12, 2026.
We prepared this declaration based on a self-assessment using the Website Digital Accessibility Checklist v. 2.2.

Amenities, limitations, and other information

The site is keyboard-friendly, images have English descriptions, and there are no pop-up windows. Due to the informational nature of the site, there is no search engine—with the exception of the blog article page. Content can be searched using the Ctrl + F keyboard shortcut.

Feedback and contact details

You can report any issues with the digital accessibility of this website to the University of Warsaw – email n.pomian@uw.edu.pl or by phone at 22 552 35 02.

Everyone has the right to request the digital accessibility of this website or any of its elements.

When submitting such a request, please provide:

your name and surname,

your contact information (e.g., phone number, email),
the exact address of the website where the element or content is digitally inaccessible,
a description of the problem and the solution you would find most convenient.

We will respond to your request as soon as possible, no later than 7 days after receiving it.

If this deadline is too short for us, we will inform you. This notice will provide a new deadline by which we will correct the errors you reported or prepare the information in an alternative manner. This new deadline will not be longer than 2 months.

If we are unable to ensure the digital accessibility of the website or content indicated in your request, we will offer you access to it in an alternative way.

Handling requests and complaints related to accessibility

If, in response to your request for digital accessibility, we refuse to provide the digital accessibility you requested, and you disagree with this refusal, you have the right to file a complaint.

You also have the right to file a complaint if you disagree with the alternative access method we offered you in response to your request for digital accessibility.

Submit your complaint by letter or email to our office management:

Dr. hab. Wojciech Rafałowski, professor – Vice-Dean for Research, Faculty of Sociology, University of Warsaw,
Address: ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28, 00-927 Warsaw,
email: rafalowskiw@is.uw.edu.pl.
Information found on the government portal gov.pl may be helpful.

You can also report this situation to the Commissioner for Human Rights and request intervention in your case.

Further informations

Architectural Accessibility available in:

Teaching Building
Karowa 18
00-324 Warsaw
see architectural accessibility description

Communication and Information Accessibility

• How to request a Polish Sign Language interpreter: https://ws.uw.edu.pl/deklaracja-dostepnosci/
• Information about our activities in Polish Sign Language (PJM): https://ws.uw.edu.pl/deklaracja-dostepnosci/
• Current accessibility report: https://ws.uw.edu.pl/deklaracja-dostepnosci/

The accessibility declaration was prepared using the Accessibility Declaration Generator.