Office for Persons with Disabilities

We are constantly trying to introduce numerous solutions to facilitate the functioning of disabled people at the university and adapting classes to their needs.

Information from the Office for Disabled Persons

Key information

Below you will find the most important information from the Office for Persons with Disabilities about its principles of operation, available and planned facilities, and information for candidates with disabilities.

Information about the Office for People with Disabilities

The Poznań Medical University of Mieszko I in Poznań (formerly WSPIA), through the Office for the Disabled, tries to provide disabled students with appropriate conditions for admission to the university, education and conducting scientific activities. We pay special attention to adapting classes, taking into account the specific needs of disabled people in planning and implementing the didactic process due to the degree and type of disability.

Thanks to the activities of the National Centre for Research and Development, i.e. the “Accessible University” programme, financed from European Funds – the Knowledge Education Development Operational Programme (PO WER), the school is constantly introducing numerous solutions aimed at facilitating the functioning of disabled persons at the university.

The person responsible for the affairs of disabled students of the Mieszko I Poznań Medical University is mgr Małgorzata Biskup – Rector’s Proxy for Disabled Students (pelnomocnik.dson@pam.poznan.pl, room no. 200).

Files to download

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 Disabled Students

For the affairs of disabled students at the Poznań Medical University named after Mieszko I in Poznań (formerly WSPIA) the person responsible is mgr Małgorzata Biskup – Rector’s Proxy for Disabled Students (pelnomocnik.dson@pam.poznan.pl, room no. 200).

Scope of competences of the Rector’s Representative for Disabled Students:

Taking action to eliminate barriers that prevent disabled people from participating in the life of the academic community.
Taking action to ensure access to classes for disabled and chronically ill students who are unable to follow the standard study programme.
Providing information, advice and mediation with university authorities and lecturers.
Organising examinations in an alternative form, i.e. adapting the examination to the specific needs of a disabled person.
Use of a teaching room with Internet access and audiovisual equipment.
Participation in student circles.
Participation in local government authorities.
providing information on programmes, e.g. financial programmes, aimed at disabled students and assistance in completing applications.
Representing the interests of disabled students before university bodies inside and outside. 10. Help in 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

Contact:
+48 61 64 60 304
pelnomocnik.dson@pam.poznan.pl
Street. Bułgarska 55, room no. 200

Attorney on duty

Tuesday – Wednesday

8:00 – 15:00

Saturday

8:00 – 11:00

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