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The Council of Ministers has adopted the draft law of the MDFRP on accessibility rules in products and services

28.02.2024

Many products and services such as computers, mobile phones, ATMs and e-shopping will need to be accessible to all. Ensuring accessibility will be a new obligation for operators. Such rules are imposed by the law transposing the European Accessibility Act (EAA) into Polish law. This is an EU directive on the accessibility of products and services. At today’s meeting, the Council of Ministers, attended by Minister Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz, adopted the bill. It will now go to the parliament.

The Council of Ministers has adopted the draft law of the MDFRP on accessibility rules in products and services

The bill was prepared by the Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy, which coordinates the implementation of the EAA in Poland.

Minister Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz also met Government Plenipotentiary for Disabled Persons Łukasz Krasoń today. The conversation covered the next steps we will take to implement the new regulations as smoothly as possible.

The aim of the prepared solutions is to provide greater access to the most common products and services for people with disabilities (and special needs). The idea is to design them in such a way that as many people as possible, regardless of their abilities, can use them independently. In this way, the law will support the development of an inclusive society. The law is based on the principle that accessibility is the basic standard for the design of spaces, products and services.

Accessibility bill – products and services

Key solutions of the draft law ensuring that businesses meet the accessibility requirements of certain products and services are outlined below.
Businesses will be required to ensure accessibility in the products and services they offer; they will do so on the basis of accessibility requirements common to EU states.

  • Products and services should be designed in such a way that as many people as possible, regardless of their ability, can use them independently.

This is especially true for people with disabilities but also for all other people who experience difficulties in their daily functioning. For example, such difficulties may be due to age, illness, temporary or situational impairment.

The rules for requiring accessibility will include, among other things:

  • computers, mobile phones, e-book readers, payment terminals in shops or other self-service terminals (ATMs and cash machines, ticket vending machines, self-service check-in machines);
  • telecommunications services, access to audiovisual media services, digital services in passenger transport (buses and coaches, air, water and rail transport, e.g. websites and mobile applications, e-ticketing), retail banking or e-commerce.
     
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