The Nicolaus Copernicus Superior School (SGMK) is committed to ensuring the accessibility of its website in accordance with the provisions of the Act of April 4, 2019 on digital accessibility of websites and mobile applications of public entities (Journal of Laws 2019, item 848). The accessibility statement applies to the SGMK Public Information Bulletin website available at bip.sgmk.edu.pl.

Website published: 2023-10-01.

Date of last significant update: 2023-10-31.

The website is partially compliant with the Law of April 4, 2019 on digital accessibility of websites and mobile applications of public entities.

Features

• high contrast 
• dark mode 
• larger font 
• marker highlighting 
• line reader

Incompatibilities
At the time of publication of the declaration, the following success criteria specified in the annex to the above law are not met: 

• not all non-textual content has textual equivalents (1.1.1), 
• some pages have inappropriate information and relationships of HTML elements (1.3.1), 
• not all content is presented with minimal contrast (1.4.3), 
• not all non-text elements have minimal contrast (1.4.11), 
• pages do not have abbreviations to skip blocks (2.4.1), 
• page titles are not unique and do not inform about their content (2.4.2), 
• not all links sufficiently inform about their purpose (2.4.4), 
• not all required elements have appropriate headings and labels (2.4.6), 
• selected page elements may not be highlighted during navigation with a visible focus (2.4.7), 
• some interface elements may not have an appropriate label in the name (2.5.3), 
• not all content/forms contain required labels and instructions (3.3.2), 
• not all HTML tags, attributes and values are used according to the specification (4.1.2). 

The declaration was made 2023-10-31 on the basis of a self-assessment carried out by Nicolaus Copernicus Superior School. 

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Feedback and contact details

In case of problems with the accessibility of the website, please contact the SGMK Administration by emailing: sekretariat@sgmk.edu.pl  or call +48 782 950 360 . The same route can be used to submit requests for inaccessible information and to file complaints about the failure to ensure accessibility. 

Note: The above contact information is used only for matters related to ensuring digital accessibility, i.e. activities aimed at enabling the use of information presented in electronic form to all users equally (regardless of their characteristics or types of disabilities, as well as regardless of the characteristics of the terminal equipment and software used). They should not be used for matters related to technical issues (e.g., inaccessibility of the site) or content issues. 

Information on the procedure for requesting digital accessibility 

Anyone has the right to request digital accessibility of a website or some element of it. You can also request that the information be made available through an alternative means of access, for example, by reading a digitally inaccessible document, describing the content of a film without an audiotape, etc. The request should include the following details: 

• contact information of the person making the request, 
• indication of the website or website element to be digitally accessible, 
• indication of how to contact the person making the request. 

If the person making the request indicates a need to receive information by an alternative means of access, he or she should also specify a convenient way of presenting the information. 

Nicolaus Copernicus Superior School will fulfill the request immediately, no later than within 7 days from the date of the request. If it is not possible to meet this deadline, the SGMK will immediately inform the requester of this fact and specify when fulfillment of the request will be possible, but the deadline cannot be longer than 2 months from the date of the request. If it is not possible to provide digital accessibility, the SGMK may propose an alternative way to access the information. 

If the SGMK refuses to comply with a request to provide accessibility or an alternative way to access the information, the requester may file a complaint about failure to provide digital accessibility of the website or website element. The complaint may be submitted by e-mail to sekretariat@sgmk.edu.pl or by postal mail to: Nicolaus Copernicus Superior School, 47a Nowogrodzka St., 00-695 Warsaw. After exhausting the procedure indicated above, you can also submit a request to the Ombudsman.

Architectural accessibility 

The headquarters of the Nicolaus Copernicus Superior School are located in Warsaw at 47a Nowogrodzka Street. The premises of the school’s headquarters are located on the second floor of the building and are not openly accessible to the public. The entrance to the building allows access for people with mobility disabilities through a wide-opening door. 

The reception desk is located to the right of the entrance. All persons coming to the Nicolaus Copernicus Superior School are subject to prior registration at the reception desk (on the first floor). After signing in, a security employee directs you to take the elevator (6 spacious elevators are available). 

A sign language interpreter is not available at the SGMK headquarters. There are wheelchair-accessible elevators in the buildings. A free access toilet for the disabled is located at the SGMK headquarters at the end of the main corridor, going straight and then to the right. Publicly accessible parking spaces for the disabled are located on the side of Nowogrodzka Street.  

The Nicolaus Copernicus Superior School headquarters and all its premises can be entered with an assistance dog and a guide dog. There are no induction loops, Braille signage or contrast or enlarged print signage for the blind and visually impaired at the headquarters.