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Author: Jolanta Skwaradowska     Published At: 26.05.2022

CKS Mrowisko hosted a conference on people with disabilities 

A conference entitled 'Together we act for people with disabilities' was held at the Mrowisko Students’ Cultural Centre on the 24th of May 2022. Representatives of the Silesian University of Technology, led  by Vice Rector Professor Wojciech Szkliniarz, as well as Ewa Weber, Deputy Mayor of Gliwice, and representatives of organisations working for the benefit of people with disabilities attended the conference.

Conference participants discussed, among other, the activities of the Silesian University of Technology and City of Gliwice for people with disabilities, as well as professional activation and support for these people

‘As the university with a high organisational culture, the Silesian University of Technology from the very beginning has supported all members of the academic community with disabilities. Through the activity of the Office for Persons with Disabilities, we help several hundred students and all persons with various types of barriers, offering them support in the process of education, providing them with necessary equipment or assistanc, as well as eliminating various architectural, communication or IT barriers’ said the Vice Rector for Student Affairs and Education, Professor Wojciech Szkliniarz, during the conference.

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‘I hope that through the exchange of experiences and good practices you will manage to develop procedures and processes that will perfectly meet the needs of people with disabilities in our university and city community” added the Vice Rector.

Deputy Mayor of Gliwice Ewa Weber, who was also present at the conference, emphasised the importance of cooperation between the city and the Silesian University of Technology. ‘It is extremely important for our city that we could start another activity together with the University. The Silesian University of Technology plays a key role in the development of our city, therefore all the actions that are taken together certainly bode well for the future. (...) We have combined our strength, knowledge, abilities and human resources in order to support people with disabilities. (...) Today's conference is also an opportunity for us to share good practices, show the way we think and the direction we are going in’ said the Deputy Mayor of Gliwice.

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The State Secretary at the Ministry of Family and Social Policy, Government Plenipotentiary for Disabled People Paweł Wdówik sent a letter to the Rector of the Silesian University of Technology and conference participants. The letter was read by the Vice Rector, Prof. Wojciech Szkliniarz.

‘The Silesian University of Technology undertakes many activities for the benefit of students with disabilities, also through participation in the project "Silesian University of Technology - a university aware of needs and equalising life chances". Thanks to the work carried out at the University with regard to architectural, communication and information accessibility, as well as educational procedures, many people with disabilities have the opportunity to obtain higher education, which is so necessary in the contemporary world, and which greatly increases their chance for an independent life. Support for people with disabilities requires the involvement of many parties. That is why I am glad that the local government of the City of Gliwice is a co-organiser of the conference. I am sure that, thanks to the cooperation of the academic community and local government, many solutions will be found to improve the quality of life of people with disabilities and their families’ emphasised Paweł Wdówik, Government

During the conference, the Silesian University of Technology signed an agreement with organisations working for the benefit of people with disabilities, which cooperate with the University. The agreement concerns the extension and formalisation of this cooperation.

The event also featured an artistic performance by children from the Non-Public Kindergarten for Disabled Children in Gliwice.

More photos from the event can be found at: Politechnika Śląska | Konferencja „Razem działamy na rzecz osób z niepełnosprawnościami” (polsl.pl)

 

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