Accessibility declaration

The Medical University of Bialystok undertakes to ensure the accessibility of its website in accordance with the provisions of the Act of 4 April 2019 on digital accessibility of websites and mobile applications of public entities.

The accessibility statement applies to the website bip.umb.edu.pl/en

• Date of publication of the website: March 16, 2022.
• Date of last major update: April 17, 2025

Digital Accessibility Status

The website is partially compliant with the Appendix to the Act of 4 April 2019 on digital accessibility of websites and mobile applications of public entities due to the following inconsistencies or exclusions.

Unavailable content

Inconsistency with Appendix

• The files provided for download on the website are in most cases not available digitally - work is currently underway to adapt the files to the version available digitally.
• Some files may not be fully available digitally, e.g. the hierarchy of headers may be disrupted.
• Certain elements of the website may have too little contrast.

Content not covered by regulations

• Third-party documents (e.g. reports from inspections carried out by external entities) are exempt from the obligation to ensure accessibility.

Preparing an accessibility declaration and updating it

• The declaration was created on: April 17, 2025
• Date of the last review of the declaration: April 17, 2025

The declaration was prepared on the basis of a self-assessment conducted by the Medical University of Białystok based on the WAVE website accessibility assessment tool.

Facilities, restrictions and other information

The BIP website has been designed so that the largest possible number of users can use it freely using different operating systems and different browsers. A text version and a version with increased contrast are intended for visually impaired people. It is also possible to change the font size of the text in published articles.

Keyboard shortcuts

The website uses standard keyboard shortcuts. In addition to the mouse, you can navigate the website using your keyboard. The "TAB" key will move the focus to any navigation option or link on the screen. The Shift+TAB key combination will return the focus to the previous navigation item. Pressing Enter will take you to the highlighted link. You can use the "down" and "up" arrows to scroll the page. 

Feedback and contact details

You can report all problems with the digital accessibility of this website to Emilia Snarska at: rko@umb.edu.pl or by phone 85 748 55 00.

Everyone has the right to request the digital accessibility of this website or its elements.

When submitting such a request, provide:

• your name and surname,
• your contact details (e.g. phone number, e-mail),
• the exact address of the website on which the element or content is digitally inaccessible,
• a description of the problem and what solution would be most convenient for you.

We will respond to your request as soon as possible, no later than within 7 days of receiving it.

If this deadline is too short for us, we will inform you about it. In this information, we will provide a new deadline by which we will correct the errors you reported or prepare the information in an alternative way. This new deadline will not be longer than 2 months.

If we are unable to ensure the digital availability of the website or content from your application, we will offer you access to it in an alternative way.

Handling requests and complaints related to accessibility

If, in response to your request to ensure digital accessibility, we refuse to provide the digital accessibility you requested, and you do not agree with this refusal, you have the right to file a complaint.

You also have the right to file a complaint if you do not agree to use the alternative method of access that we offered you in response to your request to ensure digital accessibility.

You can also inform the Commissioner for Human Rights and ask them to intervene in your case.

Other informations

The updated website accessibility declaration was created within the framework of the “START - improving accessibility of the Medical University of Białystok” project implemented under the European Funds for Social Development 2021-2027 program, co-financed by the European Social Fund Plus, Priority 3 Accessibility and services for people with disabilities, Measure 03.01 Accessibility of higher education.