Guide to the Office for People with Disabilities
Key information
Below you will find key information from the Office for People with Disabilities regarding its operating procedures, existing and planned facilities, and a guide for candidates with disabilities.
Information about the Office for People with Disabilities
The Mieszko I Medical University of Poznań (formerly WSPIA), through its Office for Students with Disabilities, endeavours, as far as possible, to ensure that students with disabilities are provided with appropriate conditions for admission to the university, for their education and for carrying out academic research. We pay particular attention to adapting classes to take into account the specific needs of people with disabilities when planning and delivering the teaching process, taking into account the degree and type of disability.
Thanks to the efforts of the National Centre for Research and Development – specifically the ‘Accessible University’ programme, funded by the European Funds under the Operational Programme Knowledge, Education and Development (PO WER) – the university is constantly introducing numerous measures designed to make life easier for people with disabilities on campus.
Ms Małgorzata Biskup, MA – the Rector’s Representative for Students with Disabilities – is responsible for matters relating to students with disabilities at the Mieszko I Medical University of Poznań (pelnomocnik.dson@pam.poznan.pl, room 200).
Files to download
- Order No. 16-2020-2021 (PDF, 443 KB, Bartosz Zachwatowicz, 2025-03-06) (The document will open in a new window)
- Regulations of the Office for People with Disabilities (PDF, 3 MB, Bartosz Zachwatowicz, 2025-03-06) (The document will open in a new window)
- Appendix 1: Application for individual support (DOC, 48 KB, Bartosz Zachwatowicz, 2025-03-06) (The document will open in a new window)
- Appendix 2: Confirmation of the issue and return of equipment from the university (DOC, 30 KB, Bartosz Zachwatowicz, 2025-03-06) (The document will open in a new window)
- Appendix 3: Application for the extension of individual support (DOC, 46 KB, Bartosz Zachwatowicz, 2025-03-06) (The document will open in a new window)
- Appendix 4: Questionnaire on the needs of students with special needs (DOC, 67 KB, Bartosz Zachwatowicz, 2025-03-06) (The document will open in a new window)
- Digital Accessibility Statement (PDF, 1 MB, Bartosz Zachwatowicz, 2025-03-06) (The document will open in a new window)
News about amenities
- Construction of an elevator with NCBiR funds
- Invitation to a meeting
- Rector’s Regulation No. 46/2019/2020 on scholarships for disabled persons (PDF, 766 KB) (The document will open in a new window)
- Recruitment for first and second cycle studies is underway
- Office hours in June 2020
Contact details for the Rector’s Representative for Students with Disabilities
Ms Małgorzata Biskup, MA – the Rector’s Representative for Students with Disabilities – is responsible for matters relating to students with disabilities at the Mieszko I Medical University of Poznań (pelnomocnik.dson@pam.poznan.pl, room 200).
Scope of responsibilities of the Rector’s Representative for Students with Disabilities:
- Taking steps to remove the barriers that prevent people with disabilities from participating in the life of the academic community.
- Taking steps to ensure that students with disabilities and those with chronic illnesses, who are unable to follow the standard programme of study, have access to teaching activities.
- Providing information, advice and mediation with university authorities and lecturers.
- Organising examinations in an alternative format, i.e. adapting the examination to the specific needs of people with disabilities.
- Use of a teaching room with Internet access and audiovisual equipment.
- Participation in student circles.
- Participation in local government authorities.
- providing information on schemes – such as financial support schemes – aimed at students with disabilities, and helping them to complete applications.
- Representing the interests of students with disabilities before university bodies, both internally and externally. 10. Help with finding a job.
Information about facilities
The University facilities are fully adapted to the needs of disabled people:
- There is a ramp for disabled people at the main entrance,
- there is an elevator in the building,
- on each level there are toilets adapted for disabled people,
- Parking spaces for disabled people have been designated in front of the building.
Access:
- Street. Bułgarska 55, 60-320 Poznań
Bus:
- Bus stop: Bułgarska Street
- Distance from the bus stop to the building: 15 m
- Timetable by public transport stop
Parking:
- Public parking spaces
- Parking spaces for people with disabilities
Main entrance, access:
- Ramp and stairs
- Number of steps to climb: 7
- Number of steps before the main entrance: 2
- Number of steps behind the main entrance: 5
Entrance door to the building:
- Door width: 190 cm
- Single leaf / Double leaf
- Opens inwards
- Glass
Pictograms:
- Accessible for wheelchair users
- Facilities for the blind
- Facilities for the visually impaired
- Facilities for people with intellectual disabilities and reading difficulties
- Possibility of entry with a guide dog
- Parking
- Parking with designated spaces for people with disabilities
- Public toilet
- Toilets dedicated to people with disabilities
Taking care of the accessibility of the university
Information and Support for Students with Disabilities
Representative of the Rector for Persons with Disabilities
MA Małgorzata Biskup
Attorney on duty
Tuesday – Wednesday
7:30 – 15:30
Thursday
7:30 – 11:30
prof. dr hab. Idzi Siatkowski
Contakt:
i.siatkowski@pam.poznan.pl
Provides support to students with special needs.
Scope of the authorized representative's activities
Support offered by the university
The University takes steps to ensure access to classes for students with disabilities and chronically ill people who are unable to follow the standard study program:
- Extension of session
- Postponement of the exam date
- Individual consultations
- Organizing exams in an alternative form, i.e. adapting the exam to the specific needs of a disabled person – informing lecturers with the student’s consent
- Students with disabilities can use the Office of the Proxy with access to the internet and to the self-reader (for reading for people with visual and hearing disabilities).
Additional activities of the Proxy
- Legal aid
- Assistance in drafting procedural documents, referral to various supporting institutions, e.g. the Committee for the Protection of Children’s Rights, Interdisciplinary Teams, the Dzieci Centrum Foundation
- Psychological help
A degree – and what next?
Join the project “A degree – and what next? Graduates with disabilities in the labour market” and take advantage of work placements, vocational training and personalised support as you start your career.
How do I join?
Please complete the application form: cutly.in/hlYsV4
By 30 September 2026
Please contact us: absolwent@kontraktor.biz.pl, 885 402 718 or 600 901 257
You can find more information about the project at: kontraktor.biz.pl/projekt-pfron
A degree – and what next?
Join the project “A degree – and what next? Graduates with disabilities in the labour market” and take advantage of work placements, vocational training and personalised support as you start your career.
How do I join?
Please complete the application form: cutly.in/hlYsV4
By 30 September 2026
Please contact us: absolwent@kontraktor.biz.pl, 885 402 718 or 600 901 257
You can find more information about the project at: kontraktor.biz.pl/projekt-pfron
Academic year 2025/2026
New equipment to support students with disabilities
In the 2025/2026 academic year, the University acquired modern equipment and technologies to support students with disabilities. These initiatives are being carried out as part of the ‘Information and Support for Students with Disabilities’ programme, which aims to improve access to education and make it easier for students with disabilities to navigate the University campus.
FACILITIES AVAILABLE:
- Computers with specialised software – for people who find it difficult to use traditional digital tools (the library, branches in Świnoujście, Kołobrzeg and WNS, ul. Św. Michała).
The Speech 2 GO speech synthesiser – reads out documents, apps and content from images for people with visual impairments.
AFTEK TS8 lite interactive displays – supporting all available methods of teaching.
Sound system – delivered to the WNS on St Michael’s Street.
AED defibrillators – for the safety of the academic community.
Campus maps in Braille – to help you find your way around the building (reception, 55 Bułgarska Street).
These purchases represent a further step towards creating an accessible, welcoming academic environment in which every student can participate fully in university life.
