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Empty Promises, Empty Wallets, Pocket Full of Debts

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Rybkowski R.

Politeja : Pismo Wydziału Studiów Miedzynarodowych i Politycznych Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego

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2010

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issue 1(13)

251-265

EN

The problem of the accessibility has been discussed by American scholars, policy- -makers and the public for at least two decades. It is but too easy to notice that tuition, fees and other costs of study grew much above the inflation rate, forcing students and families to carefully plan the educational path of children.3 Starting from the early 1980s the structure of public assistance for students faced an important change. State governments, traditionally responsible for providing access to education and securing money for students in need, lost its share and federal programs became the main source of support. The situation, however, changed so dramatically, that the federal government could no longer avoid political discussions and decisions.

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Funkcjonalność aplikacji mobilnych w tyfloświecie

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Orzeł B.

Kultura Współczesna. Teoria. Interpretacje. Praktyka

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2021

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vol. 115

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issue 3

195-204

EN

The primary aim of this article is to present the potential and functions of mobile applications dedicated to the blind and visually impaired. There is no doubt that despite their enormous intellectual abilities, people with visual impairments have limited perspectives in the reception of visual culture. Dedicated smartphone applications give them a chance for greater independence in everyday activities. The paper starts with a short introduction about the place of mobile devices and applications in contemporary culture. Next, it moves on to discussing the main concepts of the works by Marshall McLuhan and Derrick de Kerckhove, highlighting the importance of tactile aspects and the eye-ear axis (critical for interfaces adopted in mobile technologies). The next section focuses on the functions of accessibility and usability of these tools in terms of their implementation. The most important design principles are presented and analysed (including the use of the compact and simple information architecture, clear visual elements, intuitive programmes, and the dark mode). The final section presents examples of mobile applications based on algorithms that recognise and describe selected aspects of reality, allow users to make sound and visual recordings, and use geolocation to create ‘auditory fields of view’.

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Transport accessibility and mobility: a forecast of changes in the face of planned development of the network of expressways and motorways in Poland

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Kowalski M., Wiśniewski S.

European Spatial Research and Policy

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2019

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vol. 26

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issue 2

151-176

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The article presents a forecast of changes in the level of transport accessibility and mobility in Poland as a result of the anticipated development of the network of expressways and motorways. The progress which has been made in this respect in the last few years in Poland is unquestionable and unrepeatable by any other European country. Will the subsequent investment plans concerning the road network of the highest parameters offer equally impressive results as far as the increase in Poland’s territorial cohesion is concerned? The aim of this article is to establish in what way the planned infrastructure investments will affect the changes in transport accessibility and mobility as well as whether they will result in the changes in traffic flows directed to Warsaw and other regional centres. To achieve this, an analysis of the present and target state of the road network in Poland was conducted from the perspective of changes in accessibility, anticipated traffic flows, and mobility. For this purpose the authors used the analyses of isochrone and accumulative accessibility in ArcMap environment and research into traffic flows and their changes in the Visum software. The conducted research showed that the planned transport network might result in induced traffic through a increase in accessibility (the central variant) with the assumption that an increase in mobility would be vented in the real face of the phenomenon of motility. The fact of opening new road sections of expressways will contribute to substantial changes in the directions of traffic flows only to a slight extent, and the only transformations concern regions with already developed fast car transport infrastructure whose functionality is limited due to the lack of its cohesion in the subsequent course or lack of a developed network of expressways and motorways.

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SPATIAL ACCESSIBILITY OF HOSPITAL HEALTHCARE IN ŁÓDŹ VOIVODESHIP

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Wiśniewski S.

Quaestiones Geographicae

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2016

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vol. 35

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issue 4

157-166

EN

The article seeks to analyse the accessibility of hospital healthcare to inhabitants of Łódź voivodeship in 2015. The analysis comprises all the communes of the Łódź region as well as those of the neighbouring voivodeships from which the theoretical time of reaching hospitals in Łódź voivodeship does not exceed the maximum time assumed in the research. Accessibility was determined in reference to 51 hospitals, assuming that their ‘attractiveness’ was related to the number of permanent beds they offered. The research was conducted using the three-step floating catchment area method (3SFCA).

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Projektowanie uniwersalne w praktyce procesów rewitalizacji

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Wysocki M.

Studia komitetu przestrzennego zagospodarowania kraju PAN

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2018

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vol. 192

384-393

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Public transportation accessibility in the Katowice conurbation, Poland

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Soczówka A.

Environmental & Socio-economic Studies

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2013

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vol. 1

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issue 4

52-63

EN

The article is devoted to the issue of accessibility of public transportation in the area of the Katowice conurbation. The scope of the research was local mass transit, that is tram, trolleybus and bus transportation. The research area, was established on the basis of the shape created by the transport network, and included 48 communities located in the central part of the Silesian voivodeship. In its model depiction, public transportation accessibility was treated as one of three interconnecting aspects, along with the infrastructural development and the offer level. In research on spatial accessibility, the method of model equidistances that replace the isochrones of distance to a stop was applied. The best accessibility to this service was observed in Siemianowice Śląskie, while the worst was in the community of Wielowieś. The research results have revealed significant discrepancies between public transportation accessibility itself, and the level offered. Research on the time of transit to the centre was performed with the use of an indicator constructed with the help of the point and rank method and this showed that the best accessibility to the centre was observed in Chorzów. The research on the time of transit between community centres was performed for all the communities with the use of direct connections and transfers. The shortest average time of transit was characteristic for Katowice, whereas the longest was in the community of Pilchowice. The research on transportation connections of public transportation completed the picture of accessibility. A measure of these connections was established as an average total number of inter-community connections for all days of the week. Katowice was characteristic of the best spatially developed network of connections whereas the most developed connections were observed between Katowice and Chorzów. The comparison of public transportation accessibility in the system of communities was performed with the quality classification method, on the basis of four previously characterized meters. According to the synthetic indicator, the best accessibility was in Katowice and the worst in the rural community of Bobrowniki. The results of the conducted research have confirmed the presence of dependence between accessibility and population density – the higher the population, the better the accessibility. They also indicate that in the research on accessibility, the role of time is not to be neglected – the research area being an example, where despite the transportation network covering a territory of almost 3 thousand km2, the real possibilities for moving are much lower due to the time of transit.

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Accessibility of Higher Education: The Right to Higher Education in Comparative Approach

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Pūraitė A.

Baltic Journal of Law & Politics

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2011

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vol. 4

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issue 1

27-51

EN

At present there is an unprecedented demand for and a great diversification in higher education, as well as an increased awareness of its vital importance for socio-cultural and economic development. The complexity of the right to education is especially at issue while discussing the right to higher education, which on a national level is non-compulsory, even though the number of people who have acquired higher education during the second half of the twentieth century has tripled. Therefore the object of this research is the content and scope of the concept of accessibility of higher education. The definition of the obligations of the states prescribed in the international and national legal instruments in respect to the right to higher education, the analysis of the standards and principles of the accessibility of the right to higher education, the discussion of the most often social, economic and legal causes for violations of the higher education accessibility, and the identification of the problems of higher education accessibility in Lithuania with respect to constitutional provisions are presented in this research.

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Accessibility to Passenger Rail Transport in the Łódź Province

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Wiśniewski S.

Logistics and Transport

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2016

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vol. 31

59-70

EN

This article presents results of research devoted to spatial diversification of accessibility to passenger rail transport in the Łódź province. The analysis was conducted on the basis of a full inventory of railway connections of carriers providing their services within the boundaries of the region. Calculations were made in reference to 158 train stations and train stops as well as the population of 4,965 settlement units. Two variants of reaching a train stop by passenger were distinguished: on foot and using individual car transport. Both solutions include a number of border variants in the form of maximum equidistances of access on foot and isochrones of travel by car. Research proceedings were based on two-step floating catchment area (modified for the purposes of research into effectiveness of public rail transport), which provides for train frequency and travel time to individual stops from the topological perspective.

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Making Art with 3D Laser Cutting. Audio-enriched Tactile Poetry

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Kolitsky M.

e-mentor

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2019

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issue 3 (80)

73-78

EN

Poetry written for display in 3D digital space presents challenges for blind or visually impaired readers. One approach to making 3D poetry more accessible is to design real-world 3D models of the poetry lines so they can be touched and made audio responsive. The unpredicted effect of making talking tactile poetry models is that they now can be viewed as works of mixed medium art. Some of them have even been accepted into juried tactile art shows, which are becoming more common in national and international art centers, museums, and art galleries. This report explains how 3D laser cutting technology is used to make audio-responsive 3D poetry mixed medium art pieces highlighted by a “Best in Show” award at a national art show in October 2019 for a piece titled “Ferris Haiku”. It is of interest to note that making 3D poetry accessible can also lead to a tactile mixed medium art piece.

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Idealism in museum

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Klekot E.

Muzealnictwo

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2022

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vol. 63

53-58

EN

The extensive volume edited by Robert R. Janes and Richard Sandell titled Museum Activism is composed of papers by over 50 authors. They are in majority case studies, with examples from most varied institutions. Museum activism is the opposite to museum social alienation; in this respect, the first definitely draws from the many-years’ experience of New Museology and participatory museum. Museum activism advocates are negative about the commercial populism and the success measured by turnout only, and not that measured exclusively by the differentiation of the museum offer and its accessibility to minority and marginalized groups. According to the Editors, contemporary museums are more morally obliged to engage in social activism, since in the times of a radical drop of social trust worldwide, museums still constitute one of the social institutions considered as trustworthy. Many of the actions described in the book concern the sphere of museum accessibility broadly speaking, both in the sense of physical access and possibility to participate in the programme, and barriers of social nature. Another sphere of museum activism is made up of curatorial practices. The texts point to many dimensions of activist curatorial practices which, however, first of all become the space for questioning the myth about museum’s neutrality in many respects: the colonial collection genesis, attitude towards climate, narratives constructing national identity, or finally the issue of the presence of curator’s voice in an exhibition. In many of the papers the role of museums in the context of the responsibility for the climate, of raising social awareness, of constructing a new narrative on the relation between man and the world, as well as the necessity to revise one’s own praxis are reiterated.

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SEVERAL REMARKS ON THE ACCESSIBILITY OF MUSEUMS UPON THE EXAMPLE OF PORTUGAL. THE WINNER OF THE BATTLE WAS BATALHA

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Danilewicz A.

Muzealnictwo

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2013

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vol. 54

217-223

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Accessibility is an idea that gave rise to museums and galleries all over the world. Their origin was rendered possible the moment private galleries were opened to the wide public. From the present-day perspective accessibility still remains a challenge for the museum sector as an idea placing the recipient – conceived as participant and co-creator – in the forefront. In addition, this holds true for every recipient, able-bodied or handicapped, regardless of his origin or social status. The author discusses the realisation of the idea of accessibility upon the examples of Portuguese museums, intending them to become an inspiration for Polish exhibition institutions. With an analysis of pertinent statutory regulations as a point of departure, the article presents numerous innovations not only from the Polish viewpoint but also on a European scale. The author describes a network concentrating staff members of the sector – Group for Access to Museums, auteur projects of rendering museum collections accessible to the blind and visually impaired at the National Azulejo Museum, the educational initiatives of the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum and Foundation, and the Batalha Community Museum, winner of the Kenneth Huston Award 2012, an international prize presented by the European Museum Forum. The cited examples accentuate a number of essential elements making feasible a necessary, in the author’s opinion, change of the museum sector in Poland. First, she considers the attitude towards the recipient: the museum is a joint space of meetings involving specialists and the local community for the purpose of exchanging not commodities and services but experiences, cooperation, and co-creation. The second constitutive element is a constant exchange of experiences upon the level of a city, a country, Europe and the world: consultations, sharing experiences, and building a network. Finally, the last and most obvious condition indispensable in every creative activity is freedom from outside and inner pressure.

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Audio description in puppet theatre for children – a case study

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Kiser N.

Między Oryginałem a Przekładem

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2017

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vol. 37

141-160

EN

The aim of this paper is to review existing guidelines and strategies for AD in children’s theatre and to prepare an accessible visit for visuallyimpaired children to a puppet theatre. Taking under consideration the complexity of Plastusiowy pamiętnik (Plastuś’ Diary) the performance chosen to be audio described, we decided to create an audio introduction, AD script and a touch-tour prior to the spectacle. We believed that in such a way children could enjoy the play to the same extent as the sighted audience do. Our intention was to find out how to describe the convention of puppet theatre as well as to reach the balance between the abundance of stimuli in the play and information that should be delivered in the AD script, without breaking the suspension of disbelief.

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Być czy nie być tłumaczem audiowizualnym w Polsce?

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Jankowska A.

Między Oryginałem a Przekładem

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2014

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vol. 23

61-79

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Recently audiovisual translation (AVT) became popular both in terms of research and teaching. Although the number of publications on AVT is constantly growing, it still seems that our knowledge of the professional practice and market are not sufficient. This article presents the results of a survey conducted among Polish audiovisual translators between November 2009 and April 2010. The main of the study was to investigate current situation on the professional AVT market and issues such as i.e. translator’s education, wages and working conditions.

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GROWING CHALLENGE OF ACCESSIBLE CITIES FOR DISABLED TOURISTS IN WORKING FOR A BERRIER-FREE EUROPE ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE CITY OF CRACOW

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Popiel M.

Studia Periegetica

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2013

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vol. 9

43-60

EN

Tourism is one of the most popular forms of entertainment for both healthy people and people with disabilities. The fact that the second mentioned social group takes part in tourism brings the need to adapt products and services to meet their specific needs. Barrier – free tourism improves the social situation of people with disabilities, giving them new opportunities. Many European cities are trying to create a friendly environment for the development of accessible tourism for all. One example is the city of Cracow. The purpose of this article is to present the efforts of the city to promote tourism without barriers, where disabled people – on an equal footing with healthy subjects – have the opportunity to fully experience the joys of travelling. This paper presents several innovative good practices for the barrier – free environment of live, work and tourism in Cracow. Discussed are the inspiring solutions related to the availability of communication – transport, accommodation, availability of tourist sites, travel planning act, gathering information and exploring the city. Thanks to the efforts of Cracow realizing these changes tourists with disabilities from all around the world have the opportunity to get to know the city, its values and tourism resources. A number of facilities are also for the benefit of disabled residents of the city. By increasing the availability of agglomeration, the tourism increases, new capital flows, giving the opportunity for further develop the good practices for accessibility tourism in Cracow.

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Audio Description for Voiced‑over Films: the Case Study of Big Fish

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Jankowska A., Szarkowska A., Wilgucka M.

Między Oryginałem a Przekładem

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2014

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vol. 23

81-96

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Although the development of audio description (AD) in Poland has been on the rise since its beginnings in 2006, until recently foreign films were rarely made accessible for visually impaired viewers. The reason for this was that it was assumed that voice‑over (VO) – a major audiovisual translation technique used in Polish television broadcasting – was impossible to combine with audio description, since blind and partially sighted audiences would not manage to ingest multiple soundtracks (original soundtrack, voice‑over and audio description). The lack of AD to foreign films was also against the needs and wishes of the visually impaired community. In this article we present the findings of a focus group discussion and a survey on AD to foreign films conducted among blind and partially sighted viewers after a screening of voiced‑over and audio described film Big Fish (2003, dir. by Tim Burton). The results of the study confirm that visually impaired audiences not only want to, but also are able to watch voiced‑over films with audio description. There are however some important issues that should be taken into consideration when producing this type of AD, such as voicing, synchronisation and character identification.

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Relative Accessibility of District Centres in Slovakia by Public Transport in 2003 and 2017

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Michniak D., Székely V.

European Spatial Research and Policy

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2019

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vol. 26

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issue 1

27-41

EN

Transformation of the transport system in Slovakia after 1989 has influenced the pattern of public transport. This article focuses on the analysis of public transport accessibility in district centres in Slovakia. The results show a decrease of connectivity in the network of direct bus and train connections and also a decrease in the number of direct connections between district centres in Slovakia in the period from 2003 to 2017. The main factors that have caused these changes include growing motorisation and individual automobile transport, zero-fare trains for selected categories of inhabitants since 2014, the construction of the motorway network, and the liberalisation of the public transport market.

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Social responsibility in educational projects of the National Maritime Museum in Gdansk

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Domżał R.

Muzealnictwo

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2022

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vol. 63

134-143

EN

Social responsibility in museums is not an entirely new domain. For many years now activities locating museums among the institutions contributing to creating better social reality have been observed. This new paradigm overcomes the stereotypical perception of cultural institutions as organizations taking care only of tangible and intangible testimony to the past of mankind, at the same time imposing on them the responsibility versus society and the community. The National Maritime Museum (NMM) in Gdansk tries to face these challenges not only by implementing educational and conservation projects, but also by supporting the development of the very Museum and its branches, at the same time directing its activities towards engaging in important social issues, such as eradicating accessibility barriers to heritage facilities, care for the environment, and sustainable development. Among the most recent accomplishments described in the paper let us mention the projects implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as the new visiting format presented on the ‘Dar Pomorza’ Museum Ship. On 11 May 2021, NMM shared with the public the so-called Interactive Spherical Video integrated with modern Oculus goggles, introducing the spectator into interactive augmented reality allowing to become acquainted with the sailing ship from a new perspective, accessible to visitors with impaired mobility. A similar solution, though amidst a different landscape, was proposed in the lobby of the Museum’s main building on Ołowianka Island in Gdansk. Without getting aboard the ‘Sołdek’ Museum Ship, we can peep into its cargo hold and engine room. Furthermore, the paper describes many interesting educational or advertising undertakings which attempt at facing contemporary social challenges.

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Accessibility in Private Enterprises: Recommendations Based on International Experiences

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Mehrhoff F.

Niepełnosprawność - zagadnienia, problemy, rozwiązania

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2019

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issue 4(33)

24-32

EN

The article based on the lecture at the conference in Warsaw organized by The State Fund for Rehabilitation of Disabled People (PFRON) and The Central Institute for Labour Protection – National Research Institute (CIOP-PIB) on November 20, 2019 summerizes the results of an international study of the German Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs. Since lots of the findings based on selected best practice models are transferrable to other jurisdictions and labor markets, the article concentrates of these outcomes, which cause a high value for enterprises, state-athorities and service providers in Poland. The main message is: The awareness-raising and the progress of making the working-life more accessible increase the rate of employability of persons with disabilies in a society.

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Analysis of Accessibility in Municipalities of the Czech

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Kavka L., Čujan Z.

Logistics and Transport

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2016

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vol. 31

71-82

EN

This thesis deals with the level of transport services of public transport in municipalities and regions in the Czech Republic. It focuses on the position of public transport in the transport market in comparison with competitive individual car traffic and its impact on potential social exclusion of population. The aim of the thesis is to describe geographical differences in the Czech Republic.

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The accessibility of Poland's Space to the Trans-European Transport Network

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Wiśniewski S.

Miscellanea Geographica. Regional Studies on Development

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2017

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vol. 21

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issue 3

EN

The aim of the article is to analyse the land transport accessibility of two trans-European corridors within the boundaries of Poland. The adjustment of the course of transport routes to the distribution of the population and the country's land development (including economic potential and logistic infrastructure) was outlined using measurements of cumulative accessibility. The results were presented in both cartographic form (isochrone approach) and tabular form (cumulative approach). Research was conducted adopting different forms of transport used for relocation (including foot traffic, car, rail and multimodal transport) and both the current and target layout of the transport network. This made it possible to determine the changes that will effectively run the process of investment in transport infrastructure on Polish territory. This allowed the identification of the areas of Poland which are particularly conveniently located in relation to domestic connections (in terms of the international network) and those for which the European transport network remains difficult to access.

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