Experts of the National Preventive Mechanism Maria Załuska – associate professor, PhD, psychiatrist. She received her medical diploma in 1973 at the Medical University in Warsaw. Head of the ward and of the IV Clinic at the Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology in Bielański Hospital. Lecturer at the Faculty of Family Studies at the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw. b. Internal medicine Joanna Klara Żuchowska – a doctor of medical sciences, second degree specialist in internal medicine. Practising physician between 1961 and 2011. Co-author of the book entitled Myocardial Infarction and 12 papers published in specialist Polish and foreign journals. Graduate of the School of Human Rights at the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights. Co-author of the publication Prawa człowieka w szpitalach psychiatrycznych i domach opieki społecznej [Human Rights in Psychiatric Hospitals and Nursing Homes] (Reports, Evaluations, Opinions of the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights No 17/1996). Between 1996 and 2001, she was involved in monitoring activities for the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights. She has been cooperating with the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights since 2009 (Since April 2012 she has been employed on a 1/4 FTE basis). c. Geriatric medicine Jerzy Foerster – doctor of medical sciences. Graduate of the Medical Academy in Gdańsk (Medical Faculty, graduated in 1997). Since 1985, internal medicine specialist, since 1990 – geriatric medicine specialist. In 1980-1993 he worked at a social care centre for the elderly and chronically ill, as a head of the treatment division. In 1989-1991 he was the chief of the Geriatric Medicine Ward at the Voivodship Gerontological Centre in Gdynia. In 1992-2001 he was the head of the Voivodship Gerontological Clinic in Gdańsk and the head of the Third Age University in Gdańsk and Gdynia. Since 2006 he has been the head of the Social and Clinical Gerontology Unit at the Gdańsk Medical University. He also runs a private practice in the Geriatric Medicine clinic. d. Experts on the issues related to persons with disabilities Izabela Sopalska – author of the project entitled Kulawa Warszawa (KulawaWarszawa. pl, Limping Warsaw), which is intended to improve the awareness of the residents of Warsaw on disabilities, architectural barriers, and facilitations to persons mostly with mobility disabilities. She cooperates not only with the “Polska bez Barier” foundation, but also with other organizations such as: Fundacja Kultury Bez Barier, SISKOM, MaMa Foundation, Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Szalonego Wózkowicza. Kulawa Warszawa was a partner of the Warsaw Week of Culture Without Barriers in 2013. She co-organizes training courses for the personnel of different institutions, e.g. in professional customer service for persons with disabilities, she runs architectural audits, helps to design new buildings and spaces. Winner of the Capital City of Warsaw Award for her service for the city in 2014. 81