The Office for Persons with Disabilities and Accessibility (BOND)
The Office for Persons with Disabilities and Accessibility
About Us
The Office for Persons with Disabilities and Accessibility (BOND) is responsible for the following tasks:
- Informing people with disabilities and other special needs about available support, their rights, and services, and showing them who at the University is responsible for accessibility in different areas
- Helping people with disabilities and other special needs access the rights and services that support accessibility, as described in the University’s internal rules.
- Working together with the Rector’s Representative for Students with Disabilities and with external organisations that promote accessibility.
- Giving opinions on University documents related to accessibility, in line with University regulations.
- Reviewing and consulting on renovation, modernisation, maintenance, and investment plans to make sure accessibility needs are taken into account.
- Sharing information and increasing awareness about the needs of people with disabilities and other special needs.
- Preparing guidelines, instructions, and information materials to help University units ensure accessibility.
- Responding to reports of accessibility problems.
- Preparing reports on the current level of accessibility and coordinating plans to improve accessibility at the University.
BOND does not provide:
- Rental of rehabilitation equipment.
- Personal assistants (applications should be submitted to a Social Welfare Centre).
- Separate recruitment for candidates with disabilities (standard recruitment applies; BOND only advises on accessibility).
- Support in finding employment for graduates (the Career Office handles this).
Additional employee rights for persons with disabilities
People with disabilities who are employed have additional employee rights under Polish law and related regulations.
These rights apply from the day the employer officially counts the person as an employee with a disability, as documented by a submitted disability certificate.
An employee is not required to tell their employer about their disability or submit a certificate.
During the first medical check-up, the occupational doctor should be told about the disability. This helps the doctor decide if the employee can work safely in the job. Hiding this information can lead to incorrect medical decisions and health and safety issues, so it is better to present the disability certificate.
Mild Disability Rights
- Max 8 hours a day and 40 hours a week
- No night work or overtime
- Extra 15-minute break included in working time.