Accessibility statement
This is an English translation. The legally binding version is the Polish accessibility statement (Deklaracja dostępności).
The Central Mining Institute – National Research Institute (GIG-PIB) is committed to making its website accessible in accordance with the Polish Act of 4 April 2019 on digital accessibility of websites and mobile applications of public sector bodies.
This accessibility statement applies to the RAISING project website https://raising.gig.eu/.
- Date of publication of the website:
- Date of the last major update:
Compliance status
This website is partially compliant with the annex to the Act of 4 April 2019 due to the non-compliances listed below.
Non-accessible content
- Some videos (including linked YouTube videos) may not have captions, transcripts or audio description.
- Some downloadable documents, in particular scanned or image-based PDF files, may not be accessible.
- The website is in English; some downloadable documents are available in Polish only.
Preparation of this statement
- Date of preparation:
- Date of the last review:
The statement was prepared on the basis of a self-assessment carried out by the public body.
Feedback and contact information
Please report any accessibility problems with this website to Filip Wasilewski – by e-mail fwasilewski@gig.eu or by phone +48 32 259 2569.
Everyone has the right to request that this website or its elements be made accessible. In your request, please provide your name, your contact details, the exact address of the page with the inaccessible element or content, and a description of the problem and of the solution most convenient for you.
We will reply as soon as possible, no later than 7 days after receiving the request. If this deadline is too short, we will inform you and set a new deadline, not longer than 2 months. If we cannot make the website or content accessible, we will offer you an alternative way to access it.
Requests and complaints
If we refuse your request for digital accessibility, or you do not accept the alternative access we propose, you have the right to file a complaint by post or e-mail to: Jarosław Zagórowski – Director of GIG-PIB, Plac Gwarków 1, 40-166 Katowice, Poland, gig@gig.eu.
You may also inform the Polish Commissioner for Human Rights (opens in a new tab) and ask for intervention in your case.
Other information
Architectural accessibility
The visitors’ entrance to GIG-PIB (Plac Gwarków 1, Katowice) is reached by stairs; there is no wheelchair ramp. The pass office is on the left, just behind the sliding doors. The building has four floors, three staircases and a lift in the north wing with Braille buttons and voice announcements. There is one parking space for people with disabilities in front of the building. Assistance dogs and guide dogs are welcome in the whole building. There is no induction loop and no Braille, high-contrast or large-print signage (except in the lift).
Communication accessibility
How to request a Polish Sign Language interpreter: gig.eu/pl/kontakt-z-nami (opens in a new tab)