Declaration of accessibility to services of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: instytutpolski.pl/newyork

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs undertakes to ensure the availability of its website in accordance with the provisions of the Act of 4 April 2019 on Digital Accessibility of Public Entities’ Websites and Mobile Applications. The availability statement applies to the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs instytutpolski.pl/newyork .

Date of publication of the website: 2020-06-01

Date of last big update: 2020-06-01

The website is partially compliant with the Act on Digital Accessibility of Public Entities’ Websites and Mobile Applications due to non-compliance or exclusions listed below.


The website may contain videos that have not been supplemented with subtitles for people with hearing impairment. If you need to communicate in one of three forms: Polish Sign Language (PJM), Signed Polish (SJM), or alternative ways of communicating for deaf-mute persons (SKOGN), please contact us at bazi.tlumaczenia@msz.gov.pl.

The statement was made on 2020-05-29.

The declaration was made on the basis of a self-assessment carried out by a public entity.

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Feedback and contact information

If you have any problems with the website’s accessibility, please contact us at: redakcja@msz.gov.pl or call 48 22 523 93 56. Please use these contact details also to apply for information that has not been made available or to submit complaints about any lack of accessibility.

Everyone has the right to request that a digital website, mobile app or any part of it be made accessible. You can also request information to be shared by alternative means, for example by reading a digitally inaccessible document, describing the content of a movie without audio description, etc. The request should include personal details of the requester, an indication of which website or mobile application is involved and the preferred means of contact. If the requester requires information by alternative means, a preferred way should be specified. A public entity should execute the request without delay, no later than 7 days after the date of request. If this deadline cannot be met, the public entity shall immediately inform the requester about when the request shall be fulfilled, however the new deadline must be met no later than 2 months from the initial date of request. If providing digital accessibility is not possible, a public entity may propose an alternative way of accessing the information. In the event a public entity refuses to comply with a request for accessibility or an alternative way of accessing the information, the requester may file a complaint about the accessibility of a digital website, mobile app or website element, or mobile application. Once the above-mentioned procedure has been exhausted, an application may also be filed with the Ombudsman.

Once all possibilities have been exhausted, a complaint can also be field with the Ombudsman 

Building accessibility statement

The Polish Cultural Institute New York informs that free access without barriers is guaranteed as a part of the architectural accessibility to the building and the office rented by the Institute. The building is equipped with an entrance door and an elevator adapted for the disabled. The entrance to the building and the entrance door to the office have the proper width and are free of barriers. The traffic route has lowered curbs. The facility does not have its own parking spaces in front of the building.