PFRON Announces WCAG 2.2 Accessibility Compliance Measures for Upcoming SODiR 3.0 Platform

Poland's State Fund for Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons (PFRON) has detailed its strategy to align the upcoming SODiR 3.0 system with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2. The agency stated that accessibility is being integrated into all stages of the platform's design, implementation, and testing rather than treated as a concluding addition.

The system's implementation focuses on the four core WCAG principles, ensuring digital content and functionality are perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust across various web browsers, devices, and assistive technologies.

Form and Navigation Adjustments

Because forms serve as the primary interface for handling matters within SODiR, development plans include specific improvements for input fields, including:

• Proper labelling of form fields
• Clear instructions and notifications
• Explicit error identification and messaging
• Straightforward methods to locate and correct improperly entered data
• Logical sequencing when moving between form elements

In addition, SODiR 3.0 is being designed for complete keyboard operability to support individuals who do not use a computer mouse. Interface components will feature distinct visual focus indicators showing which element is active, alongside a structured navigation order for moving through menus, buttons, and system forms.

Information Presentation and Assistive Technology

PFRON outlined measures regarding visual presentation, such as maintaining appropriate contrast ratios for text and interface components, creating a clear content hierarchy, and permitting text scaling without loss of functionality. To ensure content remains accessible to individuals with colour vision deficiencies, information will not rely exclusively on colour changes.

For screen reader compatibility, the system architecture will include a defined heading structure, comprehensive labelling of interactive components, and non-visual alternatives for visual information.

Verification and Testing Process

Compliance will be assessed through a combination of automated evaluation tools and manual testing. Audits will examine keyboard navigation, system messaging, form behaviours, structural hierarchy, and compatibility with assistive software. The development lifecycle will also incorporate user testing to detect usability barriers that automated or technical assessments might overlook.

Further information is available via the PFRON announcement.