Marshal’s Office of the Podkarpackie Region (abbreviated as the Office) undertakes to ensure the accessibility of its website in accordance with the provisions of the Act of 4th April 2019 on digital accessibility of websites and mobile applications of public entities. Accessibility statement applies to Regional Innovation Strategy.

• Date of publication of the website: 2018-08-06
• The date of the last significant update: 2022-03-31

Status in terms of compliance with the law

The website is partially compliant with the Law on Digital Accessibility of Public Entities’ Websites and Mobile Applications due to incompatibilities or exemptions listed below.

• Some videos do not have subtitles for the Deaf and hard of hearing, were published before 2018-09-23 or are not used for the Authority’s current tasks.

• Some photos or photo galleries in articles do not have alternative descriptions,

• Archival documents published on the website before September 23, 2018 are not available digitally. We have no legal obligation to adapt these documents. If you need access to them please contact us. Most text files, spreadsheets and PDF files do not have header structures, titles, alternative descriptions or are graphic scans, similarly, some articles on the site do not have a header structure, tables do not have alternative descriptions.

Preparation of the accessibility statement

• The statement was made on: 2020-09-15

• The statement was last reviewed and updated on the day: 2023-10-03

The declaration was made on the basis of a self-assessment.

Standard keyboard shortcuts can be used on the website:

• Tab key moves forward through all active page elements and menu items,
• Shift + Tab keys move backwards through all active elements of the page, including menu items,
• Home and End keys move the view to the beginning and the end of the website,
• PgUp and PgDn keys move the view by one screen up or down,
• Enter key activates selected element, including menu items,
• arrow up/down keys move across positions in menu.
• Phone numbers in the form of links, make it easy to contact using mobile devices.

Feedback and contact information

• Mirosław Gieroń is responsible for considering comments and requests.
• E-mail: dostepnosc@podkarpackie.pl
• Phone: +48 17 747 68 11

Everyone has a right to:

• submit comments regarding the digital accessibility of the page or its element,
• submit a request to ensure the digital accessibility of the website or its element,
• request access to unavailable information in another alternative form.

The request must contain:

• contact details of the reporting person,
• indication of the page or element of the page to which the request relates,
• indication of a convenient form of providing information, if the request concerns the provision of unavailable information in an alternative form.

The application should be considered immediately, within 7 days at the latest. If it is not possible to ensure access within this period or to provide access in an alternative form, it should take place no later than 2 months from the date of notification.

Complaints and appeals:

Failure to meet these deadlines and refusal to fulfill the request may be submitted to the supervisory authority by post or e-mail to the following address:

• Supervisory authority: Marshal’s Office of the Podkarpackie Region in Rzeszów
• Address: al. Łukasza Cieplińskiego 4, 35-010 Rzeszów
• E-mail: urzad@podkarpackie.pl
• Phone: +48 17 850 17 00

You can also submit a complaint to a Commissioner for Human Rights.

Architectural accessibility

The Marshal’s Office of the Podkarpackie Region in Rzeszów is located in the headquarters:

• the main building of the Office at Aleja Łukasza Cieplińskiego 4 St. in Rzeszów,
• at Towarnickiego 3a St. in Rzeszów,
• at Lubelskiej 4 St. in Rzeszów,
• at Poniatowskiego 6 St. in Rzeszów,

The buildings where the offices of the Marshal’s Office of the Podkarpackie Region in Rzeszów are located:

• at Kościuszki 7 St. in Mielec, (ground floor),
• at Kościuszki 2 St. in Przemyśl,
• at Staszica 20 St. in Krosno.

Information about the Office’s headquarters

The main building of the Office – Aleja Łukasza Cieplińskiego 4 in Rzeszów.

The building at Aleja Łukasza Cieplińskiego houses:

• Chancellery of the Sejmik,
• Management Office,
• Organizational and Legal Department,
• Department of Budget and Finance,
• Department of Regional Operational Program Management,
• Department of Regional Economy,
• Expenditure Certification Office,
• Department of Implementation of Infrastructural Projects of the Regional Operational Program,
• Department of Health Protection and Social Policy,
• Department of Agriculture, Geodesy and Property Management,
• Department of Rural Development Programs,
• Department of Roads and Public Collective Transport,
• Department of Promotion, Tourism,
• Office of Security and Protection of Classified Information,
• Multi-person position for occupational health and safety,
• European Funds Information Office,
• Office of Corporate Supervision and Economic Analysis,
• Internal Audit Office.

The building’s location in the center of Rzeszow allows access by public transportation or the use of public parking lots, a parking zone with dedicated spaces for people with disabilities.

The headquarters of the Office can be reached from Piłsudskiego Avenue by buses 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 17, 19, 22, 27, 30, 33, 34, 36, 42, 46, 47, 53, 58 and from Cieplińskiego Avenue by buses of lines: 0, 2, 3, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 18, 23, 26, 28, 30, 34, 35, 36, 42, 45, 58, 59.

The main entrance to the building is located by Aleja Łukasza Cieplińskiego, which is properly paved and has appropriate width (marked as A). Entrance B is located in the back of the building.

Entrances to the building are located at a sidewalk level, providing easy access by wheelchair, baby carriage or when carrying a travel luggage.

Doors to the Office are opening automatically.

Behind the main automatic door is a vestibule with sufficient maneuvering space. Ahead, a glass door with a handle and a door closer, opens outward leading to the main lobby. The door is within sight of the doorman, who can assist the entrant. To the right of the entrance is a tiflomap with Braille lettering showing the location of important points located in the Authority’s main lobby.

In the parking lot from Lukasz Cieplinski Avenue there are separate and marked parking spaces designated for people with disabilities. A tactile path leads from the parking lot to entrance A and the gatehouse to facilitate the movement of people who are blind or visually impaired.

The street curbs were made as embedded, enabling entry by wheelchairs, baby carriage or with travel luggage.

1. In the main hall, the reception is located to the left of the main entrance. For assistance, please contact the receptionist.
2. On the left side of the reception there is a Client Service Point intended for all people, in particular those with diverse needs.
3. The General Office is located on the left side of the main entrance, behind the reception.
4. On the right side of the entrance there is an information board with the layout of the rooms in the Office and an infomat showing the location of important points in the hall.
5. The corridors in the building allow people in wheelchairs to move freely. The surfaces of internal stairs and passageways are made of materials that do not pose a risk of slipping.
6. The building has two elevators with a hands-free, visual and Braille system, adapted to transport people with mobility difficulties.
7. Toilets suitable for people with disabilities are located on each floor of the building.
8. A person with a disability can get to the higher level of ground floor by electric powered platforms installed by the stairs on the lower level ground floor in the hall.
9. Access is provided for a disabled person with an assistance dog and a guide dog to the building and all its rooms.
10. There is an induction loop in the hall by the reception.
11. The conference room has an IR system to support hearing with headphones.
12. There is an evacuation chair in the building.
13. There are no Braille signs in the building (except for the elevators) and no high-contrast or large-print signage for the blind and visually impaired.

There is no information about the layout of the elements in the way of handling or voice in the building.



A view of the lobby in the Authority’s main building – infographic (PDF, 2.3 MB) and video on architectural facilitation.
At the entrances to Office A and B, in the main lobby, by the conference room and the meeting room on the second floor, there are markers Totupoint.
In front of the main entrance A, there is a simple tiflographic map on the right informing about the most important points located in the main hall of the Office.
Deaf and hard-of-hearing people can use an on-call interpreter service – a Polish Sign Language (PJM) interpreter – when running errands, via a dedicated page.

This service is implemented through the participation of a Polish sign language interpreter in handling the case of a stakeholder of the Podkarpackie Marshal’s Office in need of such services.

In order for the stakeholder to take advantage of this service, he should provide information about such a need:

By submitting a completed application form to the General Office at 4 Łukasz Cieplińkiego Avenue, at least three working days before the scheduled date of the case (does not apply to emergency situations), every day from Monday to Friday from 7.30 am to 3.30 pm, completing the application form and send it electronically to the e-mail address: urzad@podkarpackie.pl, at least three business days before the scheduled date of the case (not applicable to emergency situations),
by faxing the completed application form – fax +48 17 850 17 01,
by texting a photo of the completed form to +48 609 702 711.
by contacting a staff member directly via a dedicated page.

Applications will be confirmed by employees of the Organizational Branch of the Organizational and Legal Department, responsible for ensuring due service to persons, experiencing permanent or periodic difficulties in communication, in their contacts with provincial government bodies. An employee of the Office of the Marshal of Podkarpackie Region will contact the stakeholder to confirm the securing of this service.

Additional information on architectural and information and communication accessibility of other locations of the Office (author – Edyta Terczynska – chief specialist acting as coordinator for architectural and information and communication accessibility, phone +48 17 747 63 24 ).