On the necessity and possibilities of providing access for disabled persons to historical public buildings

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Barbara Rymsza

brymsza@ibdim.edu.pl

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0504-2360
Krzysztof Kaperczak

kkaperczak@ibdim.edu.pl

Justyna Kiljan-Walerzak

jwalerzak@ibdim.edu.pl

Abstract

This publication is dedicated to the problem of providing access to historic public utility buildings for people with disabilities, with simultaneous adaptation of this access to the needs and abilities of disabled persons. It shows examples which show how to provide access to historic buildings to people with disabilities. It also presents the possibility of using the results of a doctoral dissertation concerning the new type of ramp (an LPZ light substitute ramp) characterized by greater "flexibility" of application.

Keywords:

Historic object, accessibility, disabled persons

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Rymsza, B. ., Kaperczak, K., & Kiljan-Walerzak, J. (2020). On the necessity and possibilities of providing access for disabled persons to historical public buildings. Protection of Cultural Heritage, (9), 117–127. https://doi.org/10.35784/odk.1864
Author Biographies

Barbara Rymsza, Instytut Badawczy Dróg i Mostów w Warszawie

IBDiM professor Barbara Rymsza PhD Eng.: works at the IBDiM in Warsaw, conducts research in the field of national heritage protection in the area of bridge construction, she built a replica of the Jagiełło Bridge and the first in the world PONTISEUM.

Krzysztof Kaperczak, Instytut Badawczy Dróg i Mostów w Warszawie

Krzysztof Kaperczak PhD: in 2017 he defended his doctoral thesis, the author of publications popularizing the subject of elimination of barriers

Justyna Kiljan-Walerzak, Instytut Badawczy Dróg i Mostów w Warszawie

Justyna Małgorzata Kiljan-Walerzak, M.Sc.: works at the IBDiM, a technician with a specialization in Roads and Road Bridges, as well as a holder of the master's degree in Polish Philology