Accessibility Statement
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State of digital accessibility
This website is partially compliant with the Annex to the Digital Accessibility Act of 4 April on the digital accessibility of website and mobile applications of public entities due to the [incompatibilies and exclusions] listed below.
Inaccessible content
Non-compliance with the Annex
- Film have no audiodescription
- Some minor problems with the contrast
- Some words have no proper language attribute
- On the website we found some problems with parsing and HTML code quality due to the Elementor settings. Fortunately, they don’t cause major issues for screen reader users (checked on NVDA and JAWS)
Content not covered by regulations
In accordance with Article 3 of the Digital Accessibility Act of 4 April 2019 on digital accessibility of websites and mobile applications of public entities maps are excluded from the obligation to ensure accessibility except
Preparation of the Accessibility Declaration
- Date of the compilation of the Accessibility Statement:
- Date of last Statement review:
We prepared the Accessibility Declaration on the basis of self-assesment based on the Digital Web Accessibility Checklist v.2.2 (docx,122 KB, in Polish).
Shortcuts
Standard keyboard shortcuts can be used on the website. No character key shortcuts
Feedback and contact information
You can report any problems to Bartosz Dąbrowski,
by e-mail bartosz.dabrowski@ast.krakow.pl or by phone <href=”tel:+48123627164″ id=”a11y-telefon”>12 362 71 64.
Everone has the right to request the digital accessibility of this website or parts of it.
When making such a request, provide
- your name and surname,
- your contact details (e.g.) phone number, e-mail
- the exact address of the website where the digitally inaccessible item or content is
- a description of what the problem is and how it would be most convenient for you to resolve it.
We will respond to your request as soon as possible and no later than within 7 days of receipt.
If this time limit is too short for us, we will inform you. In this information, we will give you a new date by which we will correct the errors you have reported or prepare the information in an alternative way. The new date will not be longer than 2 months.
If we are unable to ensure the digital accessibility of the website or content indicated in your request, we will offer you access to it in an alternative way.Handling accessibility requests and complaints
If, in response to your request for digital accessibility, we refuse to provide the digital accessibility you have requested andd you disagree with the refusal, you have right to complain.
You also have the right to complain if you do not agree to use an alternative means of access that we have offered you in response to your digital accessibility request
Submit any complaint by letter or electronically to Rector of the AST National Academy of Theatre Arts in Cracow- Professor Grzegorz Mielczarek; Rector of the AST National Academy of Theatre Arts in Cracow
- Address: AST National Academy of Theatre Arts in Cracow, 21-22 Florian Straszewski Street, 31-109 Cracow
- E-mail address: kancelaria@ast.krakow.pl
The information that can be found on the government website gov.pl (in Polish) may be helpful .
You can also inform the Comissioner for Human Rights and ask him to intervene in your case.Other information
Architectural accessibility
The buliding of the National Academy of Theatre Arts in Cracow -Wroclaw Branch – 59 Braniborska Street – largely accessible
- entrance to the building from Braniborska Street, entrance to the building through the main entrance located on a raised platform using a lift designed for people with disabilities,
- optional: access by car to the underground garage and passenger lift to individual floors,
- the entrance to the building is not secured by gates,
- No speakers for the audio guidance system for blind and visually impaired persons above the entrance,
- Assistance dogs and guide dogs are permitted in the building.
- In the building on the right side of the entrance from Braniborska Street, there is a tactile map.
- There are information signs with Braille markings in the building.
- Moving around the corridors is mostly unimpeded. The University is equipped with a mobile ramp that allows wheelchair users to access the stairs leading to the backstage area and to practical classrooms 125 and 123, located on the first floor. Wheelchair users will not be able to access the following offices: 053 (technical manager), 054 (supplies), 055 (facilities manager and health and safety specialist), 056 (IT specialist and archivist) and 057 (acoustics room),
- induction loop on the Main Stage, portable induction loop for face-to-face meetings, stationary induction loop at the reception desk,
- no possibility of using the services of a sign language interpreter,
- separate seats for wheelchair users at the Tadeusz Różewicz Stage, possibility of reserving seats at the Studio Stage and Black Stage upon prior notification of the audience service,
- the toilet for wheelchair users is located on the ground floor.
- Three parking spaces designated for persons with disabilities – two outside the building and one on level minus one of the underground car park. Detailed information on wheelchair access to specific rooms in the building can be obtained from the secretariat, phone: 71 358 34 01.
- University staff will help you get to places that are difficult to access.
- Audience members can contact the AST Theatre at 71 358 34 06 or directly before the performance with the auditorium staff.
How to get to the building
- From the main railway station – tram line 32 or 31, all trams on these lines are low-floor trams.
- From the Bus Station stop – exit the station from Sucha Street,
destination stop: Plac Strzegomski (Contemporary Museum) or: by bus number 106 or 148 from Dworcowa Street (exit from the station towards Piłsudskiego Street), destination stop Smolecka. There is a wheelchair-friendly ramp from the embankment where the stop is located. The buses on this route are low-floor buses. - From the airport: take bus number 106 from the airport; the bus stop is located opposite the terminal. The bus is adapted for transporting people with disabilities. There is a call panel at the bus stop, which passengers can use to call for assistance. The final stop is Smolecka. There is a wheelchair-friendly ramp at the bus stop.
Communication and information accessibility
No sign language interpreter available. Induction loops are available in the building of the National Academy of Theatre Arts in Krakow – Wrocław Branch.
Communication and information accessibility we provide by- by e-mail,
- by induction loops
