Accessibility Statement of the Pilecki Institute website

Declaration of Accessibility

The Pilecki Institute undertakes to ensure the accessibility of its website in accordance with the provisions of the Act of 4 April 2019 on the Digital Accessibility of Websites and Mobile Applications of Public Entities.

The Declaration of Accessibility is applicable to the following website: https://www.archiwum.instytutpileckiego.pl/dlibra

Website publication date: 2016.08.04

Date of last major update: 2021.04.01

The website complies with the provisions of the Act of 4 April 2019 on the Digital Accessibility of Websites and Mobile Applications of Public Entities. The site complies with the requirement of WCAG 2.0 (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) for data communications systems in terms of accessibility for people with disabilities.

Statement elaborated on: 2025.09.04

The declaration was elaborated on the basis of a self-assessment conducted by a public entity.

Feedback and Contact Data

Please contact us if you have problems with the accessibility of the website. The contact person is Karol Kalinowski, k.kalinowski@instytutpileckiego.pl. You can also use the number +48 660 976 687. Motions for the provision of access to inaccessible information and requests for ensuring accessibility may be submitted through the same channel.

Requests for ensuring digital accessibility of the website, mobile application, or any element thereof may be put forward by any person. Requests may also be put forward for the information to be made available through an alternative access channel, for example, by reading a digitally inaccessible document, describing the contents of a film without an audio description, etc. A request should include:

• the personal data of the requester,
• an indication of the relevant website or mobile application,
• the method of contact.

If the requester reports the need to receive information through an alternative access channel, then he or she should also specify the method of presentation of the information convenient thereto.

The public entity should process the request immediately, no later than 7 days from the date of its submission. If it is not possible to meet this deadline, the public entity shall immediately inform the requester thereof and indicate a feasible deadline for satisfying the request, however said deadline shall not exceed 2 months from the date of the request. If it is not possible to ensure digital accessibility, the public entity may propose an alternative method of accessing the information. If the public entity shall refuse to satisfy a request to provide access or to propose an alternative method of accessing information, the requester may file a complaint concerning the provision of digital accessibility to a website, a mobile application, or an element of a website or a mobile application.

After exhausting the aforementioned procedure, an application can also be submitted to the Ombudsman.

Architectural Accessibility

1. Headquarters of the Pilecki Institute at 82 Sienna Street in Warsaw

The entrance to the building is located at Sienna Street and is level with the sidewalk. The entrance door, which is 105 cm wide (expandable to 210 cm), opens automatically to the outside. To the left of the entrance is the reception desk (approximately 110 cm high); it is marked with a metalwork inscription reading “Instytut Pileckiego”, while an identical inscription has been placed on the façade on the side of Sienna Street.

The building consists of one underground story with restrooms for the public, and six floors situated above ground, and is equipped with two passenger elevators that travel up to every floor. The elevator entrances are of the same width, which is approximately 110 cm. The elevator call buttons are located at a height of 95–115 cm. One elevator is pass-through, measuring 190 cm x 150 cm (from handrail to handrail), while the other measures 150 cm x 150 cm. The handrails in the elevators are installed at a height of 90 cm. The various floors can also be accessed via a staircase with a width of 120 cm, fitted on both sides with handrails at a height of 115–120 cm.

The first floor has a foyer and a multipurpose hall, while the first story houses the library and permanent exhibition. In the exhibition area, the width is no less than 125 cm, and in the library the passageways are adapted to the width of wheelchairs. On the remaining stories, the passageways have a fixed width of approximately 150 cm. There are no transition thresholds between individual rooms and passageways. There is a restroom adapted for people with disabilities on each floor, with a 90 cm wide door; this door width is standard, and handles are installed at a height of approximately 105 cm. The building offers access to a free wireless Internet network.

A parking area available to the general public is located in front of the building, while one space has been provided for people with disabilities in an underground garage owned by the Institute. From the garage, the person using this space can access the passenger elevator via a ramp.

In the near future, the Pilecki Institute plans to conduct an architectural accessibility audit in order to adapt the building as much as possible to the needs of people with disabilities, and highlight existing deficiencies.

Should you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us:

telephone: (22) 182 24 00

e-mail: kontakt@instytutpileckiego.pl

2. Headquarters of the Pilecki Institute in Berlin at Pariser Platz:

The headquarters of the Pilecki Institute in Berlin is located on two stories of a building at 4a Pariser Platz. On level 0 there is a lobby with a reception desk, a cafeteria, conference halls, a reading room, and office space. Level -1 contains exhibition space, a dressing room, and restrooms.

There are two entrances to the building, both from Pariser Platz.

1. The entrance to the Institute is a single-leaf door with a width of 110 cm, which is located at the height of the sidewalk. During the Institute’s business hours, they are open (not locked) and visible from the reception desk of the Institute. Alternatively, visitors may knock if they need help opening. In the hall is a staircase which leads to level -1, with steps with dimensions of 18 x 27 cm and a width of 150 cm. The staircase has 15 + 6 steps, and a 150 x 300 cm landing.

2. The entrance to the whole building is located to the right of the entrance to the Institute. It comprises external double doors with a width of 100 + 100 cm, located at the height of the sidewalk. The bell button for the reception desk is located at a height of 110 cm, to the right of the door. The inner double doors, with a width of 100 + 100 cm, are open and lead to the reception hall. Opposite are double doors with a width of 100 + 100 cm leading to the staircase. On the right side of the stairwell are 2 passenger elevators with a width of 95 cm. On their right, those exiting the elevator pass a single-leaf door with a width of 135 cm, which leads to the exhibition space. They are opened by the Institute’s reception staff, upon prior notice.

In addition, on the right side of the Institute’s reception hall are double doors with a width of 100 +100 cm, which are opened with a handle and which facilitate passage from the Institute to the hall of the building.

There are no thresholds/doorsteps on either story. The restroom is located on story -1 and is adapted to the needs of persons with disabilities. There is no special parking area, including for persons with disabilities. The building may be accessed by persons with guide dogs. There is no sign language interpreter available on site. A free wireless Internet network is available for visitors.

Should you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us:

telephone: 030 27578955

e-mail: berlin@pileckiinstitut.de