Accessibility Declaration
The City of Gdańsk Office is committed to ensuring the accessibility of its website in accordance with the Act of 4 April 2019 on the digital accessibility of websites and mobile applications of public entities.
This Accessibility Declaration applies to the website Czyste Miasto Gdańsk.
- Date of website publication:
- Date of last significant update:
Digital Accessibility Status
This website is partially compliant with the annex to the Digital Accessibility Act of 4 April 2019 on the digital accessibility of websites and mobile applications of public entities due to the non-compliances and exclusions listed below.
Inaccessible Content
Non-compliance with the Annex
- Labels available to assistive technologies may be inconsistent with the visible text.
- Interactive elements (e.g., buttons) may not have labels describing their purpose.
- Interactive elements may not indicate changes in their state (e.g., selected / not selected).
- The heading structure on the site is not always correct.
- The slider on the homepage automatically scrolls content without the ability to stop.
- Some interactive elements receive an invisible or poorly visible focus.
- The keyboard navigation order of the main menu elements does not match its visual layout (navigation from right to left).
- The inability to quickly close the drop-down menu using the keyboard may extend navigation time.
The site contains text and graphic elements that do not meet the requirements for the minimum color contrast ratio. - In some text sections, the line spacing is less than required, which may make reading difficult. Some videos may not have audio descriptions.
- Some documents are digitally inaccessible because they have not been provided with an appropriate structure and contrast color scheme or have been created as an image.
Content Not Covered by the Regulations
- Some inaccessible multimedia was published before 23 September 2020.
- Some inaccessible documents were published before 23 September 2018.
- Maps are excluded from the obligation to ensure accessibility, but access to the contact details contained within them is provided.
Preparation of the Accessibility Declaration
Preparation of the Accessibility Declaration and its Update
- Date of preparation of the declaration:
- Date of last review of the declaration:
The declaration was prepared based on a study conducted by Fundacja Szansa – Jesteśmy Razem for Digital Accessibility.
The study results are presented in the Audit Report.
Facilities, Limitations, and Other Information
Keyboard Shortcuts
Feedback and Contact Information
You can report any digital accessibility issues with this website to Michał Pułka — by email at michal.pulka@gdansk.gda.pl or by phone at 587666996.
Everyone has the right to request digital accessibility of this website or its elements.
When making such a request, please provide:
- your first and last name,
- your contact details (e.g., phone number, email),
- the exact address of the website where 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 of this. In this information, we will provide a new deadline by which we will correct the reported errors or prepare the information in an alternative way. This new deadline will be no longer than 2 months.
If we are unable to ensure the digital accessibility of the website or content indicated in your request, we will offer you access to them in an alternative way.
Handling Accessibility Requests and Complaints
If, in response to your request for digital accessibility, we refuse to provide the digital accessibility you requested, and you disagree 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 for digital accessibility.
Submit any complaints by post or email:
President of the City of Gdańsk,
Address: ul. Nowe Ogrody 8/12, 80-803 Gdańsk,
email: umg@gdansk.gda.pl,
phone: 585244500.
Helpful information can be found on the government portal gov.pl.
You can also inform the Ombudsman about this situation and ask for intervention in your case.
Other Information
Mobile Applications
Architectural Accessibility
Communication and Information Accessibility
- at the information desk of the headquarters at ul. Partyzantów 74,
- electronically to the address wso@gdansk.gda.pl,
- by phone at (58) 323 60 20,
- by fax at (58) 302 39 41.