The Chief Inspectorate of Environmental Protection undertakes to ensure the accessibility of its website in accordance with the provisions of the Act of 4 April 2019 on the digital accessibility of websites and mobile applications of public entities. This accessibility statement applies to the website powietrze.gios.gov.pl/depoz, concerning atmospheric deposition, operating as part of the “Air Quality” portal.
The website is partially compliant with the annex to the Act of 4 April 2019 on the digital accessibility of websites and mobile applications of public entities due to incompatibilities or exclusions listed below.
The maps do not currently have alternative descriptions. Work is underway to increase accessibility.
Archived documents published on the site before September 23, 2018 are not available. We have no legal obligation to adapt these documents. If you need access to them, please contact us and indicate exactly which ones you need and how we should adapt them.
The statement was made on:
Date of the last review of the statement:
The statement was drawn up on the basis of Website Digital Accessibility Checklist v. 2.2 (docx, 0,12MB) .
The accessibility coordinator is Andrzej Szmyt:
E-mail: a.szmyt@gios.gov.pl
phone number:
22 577-51-01
Requests for access to unavailable information and complaints about failure to provide accessibility can be made using the same methods.
If assistance in accessing or receiving the content is needed, and if problems occur while accessing the atmospheric deposition website, which operates as part of the Air Quality portal, please contact the secretary’s office of the Department of Environmental Monitoring via href=”mailto:sekretariatdm@gios.gov.pl”>sekretariatdm@gios.gov.pl, phone number 22 817 89 00.
Everyone has the right:
The request must include:
The request should be processed promptly, within 7 days at the latest. If it is not possible to provide accessibility or to provide access in an alternative form within this period, it should be done at the latest within 2 months from the date of the request.
Applications can be made in one of the following forms:
Headquarters address: Chief Inspectorate of Environmental Protection, Chmielna Street 132/134, 00-805 Warsaw. The building is located in the city center in the Wola district, between Twarda, Miedziana, and Żelazna Streets. The building is near the Central Railway Station. Buses: Starynkiewicza Square 1,350 m / 5 min, with lines no. 127, 128, 158, and 175; Starynkiewicza Square 06,220 m / 3 min, and line no. 157. Trams: Starynkiewicza Square, lines no. 7, 9, 22, 24, 25, 450 m / 6 min; Rondo ONZ Metro Station 750 m / 11 min. Train: Warszawa Ochota 400 m / 5 min and Central Railway Station 900 m / 13 min. The building housing the Chief Inspectorate of Environmental Protection (GIOŚ) meets basic architectural accessibility requirements. Visitors can enter at the corner of Chmielna and Twarda Streets. Five parking spaces are designated for disabled people in front of the building. The building’s reception desk is located to the right of the entrance. The GIOŚ offices are located on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floors. The entrance to the building is at the same level as the sidewalk, without stairs or ramps. The first door is a double door, and the second is a single door. The doors open automatically. Building security can provide assistance with entry. There are no speakers above the entrance for the audio guidance system for blind and visually impaired visitors. A paid parking zone is located next to the building on Chmielna Street. There is also an underground parking garage with designated spaces for people with disabilities. These spaces are located near the elevators. The rooms are accessible to people with mobility impairments, except for the technical rooms. There is no information about the room layout, at least visually, tactilely, or verbally. There are three elevators to the right of the entrance, which can be used by people with mobility issues, wheelchair users, strollers, heavy luggage, etc. The elevators are operated via two panels and can also be accessed after receiving assistance from security or using an access card. A restroom accessible to people with disabilities is located in the main lobby. A guide dog or service dog is allowed in the building and all its rooms. There is no Braille signage in the building (except for the ground floor restrooms). There is also a lack of high-contrast or large-print signage.
An entitled person who intends to use the services of an interpreter must notify the office at least 3 working days before the planned event (i.e., the planned visit to the office), except in emergencies. Applications can be made in one of the following forms:
The application should also include information on the preferred method of communication (PJM – Polish Sign Language, SJM – Language and Sign System, SKOGN – Deaf-Blind Communication) and a brief description of the issue to be discussed at the meeting.The interpreter service for persons with disabilities, as defined in the Act of 27 August 1997 on professional and social rehabilitation and employment of persons with disabilities (Journal of Laws 1997 No. 123, item 776), is free of charge.