Declaration of architectural accessibility of buildings of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of Bialystok University of Technology
As on 28.03.2023
Manager – Agata Giżyńska, 85 746-92-12, a.gizynska [at] pb.edu.pl
The facility consists of 3 parts: A (4 floors connected by a cabin lift), B (2 floors – technical rooms in the basement), C (Machine Hall, three floors – technical rooms in the basement and mezzanine).
Parking places for people with disabilities are designated:
- 2 places in front of the facility (internal parking, level difference – no ramp);
- 1 parking place behind the facility.
The ramps for wheelchair users are located:
- from the front of the building (near the Faculty of Electrical Engineering);
- at the back of the building.
The stairs at the entrances from the front of the building are equipped with handrails on both sides.
The front door of part A opens automatically.
Inside the building there are:
- toilets for people with disabilities are located in part A and part B on the ground floor;
- cabin jack that handles all levels of part A, no voice notifications and Braille key signage;
- stairs in part A by the elevator equipped with handrails on both sides, other staircases in the building are not equipped with handrails on both sides.
The chairs for the evacuation of people with disabilities are located on the floors of part A near the elevator.
You can enter the facility with an assistance dog (except for laboratory rooms).
Facility maps are available in the Zonifero application.
The university provides access to the Migam sign language interpreter service (in Polish), the service is active from Monday to Friday from 8 am to 8 pm.
The following teaching rooms are equipped with inductophone loops: lecture hall 447 and 449, room 116. The station inductophone loop is located in the dean’s office, room 121, 123.
Contact details of the gatehouse or other persons providing information/assistance: Gatehouse 85 746-93-33, 797-995-910. The gatehouse connected to the cloakroom is located on the ground floor.
Mezzanines on part C are currently not accessible to wheelchair users.
Braille signage will be placed above the room handles.
The facility is to undergo modernization works to increase accessibility: an additional ramp at the entrance from the front of the building, additional parking places, providing access to the mezzanine level in part C.
The University’s facilities are not equipped with information systems for people with sensory disabilities, including guidance lines and attention fields, sound information systems.