The role of the Jagiellonian University community in ensuring physical accessibility:
Students
- gaining knowledge and awareness of specific needs (e.g. by participating in training sessions organised by the Accessibility Centre - in response to reported needs or as part of events such as the Quality of Education Week or Krakow Inclusion Days)
- organising campaigns to promote accessibility (e.g. members of the students’ union of the Faculty of Polish Studies have developed detailed descriptions of the accessibility of their Faculty’s buildings
- promoting accessibility in social media (e.g. Accessibility Awareness Day, Left-Handed People’s Day - please follow the JU AC Facebook page for such information)
- mindfulness - e.g. putting chairs back where they belong, putting scooters back in their designated place
- holding student meetings in physically accessible locations
- being open to changing the location of course meetings due to the architectural accessibility of rooms for students or staff with specific needs
- informing the Accessibility Coordinator of any perceived lack of accessibility or difficulties in that regar
Building administrators
- ensuring that buildings are clearly marked - floor plans, lavatory markings, room numbers and names, indication of how to overcome a barrier encountered (e.g. heavy doors), etc.
- communicating information on inaccessibility of all or part of a building to Faculty and University unit web editors
- ensuring that passageways are clear - keeping corridors free from objects (flowerpots, Christmas trees, stands, etc.)
- preparing bowls (and towels) for assistance dogs
- organising evacuation with regard to persons with diverse needs
- communicating ideas/needs related to the removal of physical barriers to the Repairs Department
- monitoring parking spaces designated for persons with disabilities.
Administrative staff of Faculties/libraries
- taking into account the needs, especially of persons with mobility difficulties, in study schedules (accessible halls, ability to move efficiently between JU buildings)
- replacing counters with ones that have a lowered top
- hanging letterboxes/ questionnaires within reach of wheelchair users and persons short stature
- spatial arrangements to provide manoeuvring space for wheelchair users.
Accessibility Centre staff
- reporting physical barriers to building administrators and JU authorities
- advising individuals on architectural accessibility
- providing opinions on investment and repair projects
- developing JU accessibility standards
- promoting good practices
- conducting training on physical accessibility.
JU Authorities/Repairs Department and Investment Department
- creating conditions for the removal and prevention of barriers
- taking physical accessibility needs into account in planning and operations (JU Development Strategy until 2030)