University of Silesia in Katowice

Accessibility of the entrance to the building and control area

Near the entrance to the building is a U-shaped ramp with a width of 110 cm with a handrail at a height of 85 cm. The ramp has a length of 44 m.

The entrance door to the building is glazed, two-winged, with a width of 2 m. There is no threshold. Upon entering the building on level 0 on the left is the porter’s lodge. 

There is monitoring in and around the building.

Accessibility of corridors, stairs and elevators

The building has 4 levels (-1, 0, 1, 2), which can be accessed by lift and staircases.

The lift door is sliding, with a width of 90 cm. The lift interior has a height of 200 cm, the length is 210 cm. Inside the lift there is a mirror and barriers at a height of 105 cm. The lift has buttons in Braille alphabet. 

The lift has a system enabling voice communication with the porter’s lodge. The lift is equipped with a voice system informing about the lift location. There are 2 staircases in the building. 

Types of adjustments inside the building

In the building, on each floor and staircase, there are publicly available toilets that can be accessed through the lift and staircase. 

Toilets are accessible from the publicly available corridor. 

All toilets are adjusted to individuals with disabilities, properly labelled, equipped with lifted holders. The washbasin is equipped with a mixer tap. The toilet has a baby-change table, waste bin and automatic light switch. 

Parking spaces designated for persons with disabilities and the way to use them

Near the building there is a publicly available parking space for the disabled. Parking there is free and available only for the parking card holders.

Contact data of the person who can provide more information about the building accessibility:

Anna Rosik, anna.rosik@us.edu.pl tel. 32 349 7605