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Accessibility Declaration

Biuro Urządzania Lasu i Geodezji Leśnej undertakes to ensure 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 sector bodies.

This Accessibility Declaration applies to the website https://www.bdl.lasy.gov.pl/portal/en.

  • Website publication date:
  • Date of the last significant update:

Digital Accessibility Status

This website is partially compliant with the Annex to the Act on Digital Accessibility of 4 April 2019 on the digital accessibility of websites and mobile applications of public sector bodies due to the non-compliances and exemptions listed below.

Inaccessible Content

Non-compliance with the Annex

  • Some graphics, icons, and charts do not have appropriate text descriptions, and silent instructional videos do not have an equivalent text alternative. This issue occurs, among other places, on the home page, in news items, on the "Forests in Europe" page, and on the page with instructional videos.
  • On some pages, the structure of content and forms is not correctly conveyed programmatically. This applies, among other things, to the heading structure, the association of some labels with fields, and the email address field, for which the purpose of the data has not been programmatically defined.
  • Some information and interface elements have insufficient contrast or convey information using color only. This applies, among other things, to statistical graphics, breadcrumb navigation, and the arrow in the year-selection control.
  • Not all functions can be operated using a keyboard. This applies, among other things, to the "Select statement" and "Select year" controls. The portal also does not have a mechanism that allows users to skip repeated blocks, and keyboard focus is not visible on some elements.
  • For some pages and functions, more than one effective way of finding them has not been provided.
  • In the "Select year" control, the action is triggered as soon as the mouse button is pressed and cannot be cancelled by moving the pointer away before releasing the button.
  • In the "Request" form, the message about an invalid email address indicates the error but does not provide a suggestion for correcting it.
  • The search button marked with a magnifying-glass icon does not have an accessible programmatic name, and the dynamic message "Invalid email address." in the "Request" form is not programmatically marked in a way that enables it to be automatically communicated to assistive technologies.

Content Not Covered by the Regulations

  • Maps and interactive maps, including the Bank Danych o Lasach geoportal, are content not covered by the provisions of the Act pursuant to Article 3(2)(4) of the Act on Digital Accessibility.

Preparation and Updating of the Accessibility Declaration

  • Date of preparation of the declaration:
  • Date of the last review of the declaration:

The declaration was updated on the basis of a self-assessment carried out in the form of an expert review. The results of the review are presented in the "Expert Review Report on Compliance with the Annex to the Act on Digital Accessibility Portal Bank Danych o Lasach - www.bdl.lasy.gov.pl".

Feedback and Contact Details

You can report any digital accessibility problems with this website to the Portal Team by email at bdl@bdl.lasy.gov.pl or by phone at +48 795 435 369.

Everyone has the right to request that the digital accessibility of this website or its elements be ensured.

When submitting such a request, please provide:

  • your full name,
  • your contact details (for example, phone number or email address),
  • the exact address of the web page where the digitally inaccessible element or content is located,
  • a description of the problem and the way of solving it that 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 and indicate a new deadline, not longer than 2 months from the date of receiving the request.

If we are unable to ensure the digital accessibility of the website or the indicated content, we will offer you access to it in an alternative way.

Handling Requests and Complaints Related to Accessibility

If, in response to your request to ensure digital accessibility, we refuse to provide the requested accessibility and you do not agree with that refusal, you have the right to file a complaint.

You may also file a complaint if you do not agree to use the alternative access method we have proposed.

Submit any complaint by post or electronically to the supervisory authority - the Directorate-General of the State Forests:

  • by post: ul. Grójecka 127, 02-124 Warsaw,
  • by email: sekretariat@lasy.gov.pl,
  • via the e-Delivery address: AE:PL-35972-28099-ATVRJ-23

You may also inform the Commissioner for Human Rights about the situation and request intervention in your case.

Other Information

Mobile Applications

Biuro Urządzania Lasu i Geodezji Leśnej provides the mBDL mobile applications:

Architectural Accessibility

Biuro Urządzania Lasu i Geodezji Leśnej, Sękocin Stary, ul. Leśników 21, 05-090 Raszyn.

The main entrance to the building is from the car park and the internal access road. There is a ramp at the entrance for wheelchair users. The entrance leads directly to the reception area.

The building is equipped with a lift.

Assistance dogs and guide dogs may enter the building and all its rooms.

Vehicles are parked in publicly available car parks in front of the building. There are no designated parking spaces for persons with disabilities in front of the building.

The offices of the Management Board of Biuro Urządzania Lasu i Geodezji Leśnej are located on levels 0 and 1. Wheelchair users can access both levels. Movement between them is provided by a lift.

Doors and passageways have a minimum width of 90 cm. Corridors run on one level along the length of the floor, and entrances to office rooms do not have thresholds.

There are no toilets adapted for persons with disabilities in the building.

There are no special markings or sound systems to help blind and partially sighted people move around.

Communication and Information Accessibility

There are no induction loops in the building.

There is no sign language interpreter among the staff, and it is currently not possible to use the support of a sign language interpreter.

To arrange the method of service or the date of a meeting, please contact us by email at bdl@bdl.lasy.gov.pl.