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Office of the Government Plenipotentiary for Persons with Disabilities

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On January 1, 2025, the Office of the Government Plenipotentiary for Persons with Disabilities launched the project “Communication Center for Persons with Disabilities.” The project partners are the Polish Association of the Deaf, based in Warsaw, and the Polish Association for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities, based in Warsaw.

The aim of the project is to provide services related to the day-to-day communication of persons with disabilities, as referred to in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, who require support in communicating.

The project’s activities will specifically target individuals with hearing, speech, and visual impairments; intellectual disabilities; mental health issues; and autism spectrum disorders; those who use PJM, SKOGN, and those who use speech-to-text transcription, augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), and ETR.

The project calls for the establishment of the Communication Center’s headquarters in Warsaw. In addition, 16 regional Communication Centers will be set up. These will serve as direct points of contact for project beneficiaries to interact with translators and staff in order to access the services offered.

The project’s other objectives include:

  • Developing standards and procedures for the Communication Center regarding the provision of communication and information services to individuals who communicate using speech-to-text transcription, PJM, SKOGN, or Braille.
  • Creating and expanding the functionality of applications that enable the delivery of remote services.
  • Training for PJM interpreters and SKOGN guide-interpreters.
  • Creating an educational platform to support the competencies of PJM interpreters, SKOGN guide-interpreters, and AAC and ETR specialists.
  • Creating an AI model that translates Polish into PJM, and consequently a virtual PJM interpreter.

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Since January 1, 2025, a project called the Communication Center has been in progress. The project was created by the Office of the Government Plenipotentiary for Persons with Disabilities.

Two major organizations are also involved in the project:

  • The Polish Association of the Deaf (PZG).
  • The Polish Association for People with Intellectual Disabilities (PSONI).

What is the goal of the project?

We want every person with a disability to be able to communicate easily with others. We especially help people:

  • who are deaf or hard of hearing,
  • who are blind or visually impaired,
  • who have difficulty speaking,
  • who have an intellectual disability or autism.

Where can you find help?

  • The Communication Center’s headquarters is in Warsaw.
  • Sixteen Regional Communication Centers will be established throughout Poland.
  • At these locations, you will meet interpreters and specialists who will help you.

What else will we do as part of the project?

  • We will establish clear guidelines for assistance – so that everyone knows how to use a sign language interpreter, Braille, or real-time captions.
  • We will develop a mobile smartphone application – which will allow you to get help online, without leaving your home.
  • We will train interpreters – so they can improve their knowledge of sign language and learn how to better assist people who are deafblind.
  • We will create a learning website – for people who want to become communication specialists.
  • We will develop a digital interpreter – an intelligent computer program (AI) that will help translate Polish into sign language.

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