WCAG 2.2 and the Dutch press room: what a newsroom must do for accessibility in 2026

For Dutch organisations the practical question is what to build in before a journalist or visitor with a visual impairment opens the page.

High contrast buttons and design options keep a newsroom readable

PR-Dashboard offers high contrast buttons for visually impaired visitors. PR-Newsroom is compliant with digital accessibility legislation. That makes the press room a safe starting point for organisations that publish news for a broad audience, including people who use screen readers or high contrast settings.

When a visitor with low vision opens a press page, the first things they need are a readable text and a clickable button. PR-Dashboard gives design options that ensure contrast. A newsroom owner can choose colour combinations that keep text readable. The contrast work is done inside the product, not in a separate redesign project.

PR-Dashboard states it is compliant with digital accessibility legislation.

Read aloud functions make press releases accessible without sight

The newsroom allows releases to be read aloud. A read aloud function can be added on request. For a journalist who cannot read the screen, the spoken version of a press release is the only way to get the message. PR-Dashboard provides this as an optional feature that works with the existing content.

When you set up an online newsroom, ask the vendor whether the read aloud function works with all content types, including embedded images and PDF attachments. PR-Newsroom offers releases that can be read aloud, and the read aloud function can be added on request. That means a public body or a company can choose the level of accessibility that fits its audience.

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Images and alt text make press images findable for visually impaired visitors

Images must be findable for the visually impaired. PR-Newsroom offers media libraries and folders where images are stored with descriptions. The intuitive editor for news items including images helps a newsroom owner add alt text to every press photo.

PR-Dashboard states that images are findable for the visually impaired. When a screen reader passes over an image, it reads the alt text. Without alt text the image is invisible. PR-Dashboard stores press images in media libraries and folders, and the editor supports adding descriptions.

Brand assets prevent old logos in publications. A journalist who downloads an image from the newsroom gets the correct version, with the alt text that the newsroom owner has added.

Who must comply: public bodies are the first to act

Public bodies must communicate transparently and accurately with their audiences. The public sector includes municipalities, provinces, ministries, executive agencies, water boards and more. For these organisations, an accessible newsroom is not optional. PR-Dashboard is compliant with digital accessibility legislation, which covers the WCAG 2.2 requirements that apply to public websites.

For a municipality or a ministry, the online newsroom is the place where journalists find press releases and contact details. If that page is not accessible, the organisation fails its legal duty. PR-Newsroom offers high contrast buttons, read aloud functions and findable images. The product states it is compliant with digital accessibility legislation.

Read more: Press room requirements.

How to check accessibility in a newsroom before you choose

Before you select a newsroom product, check three things. First, test the contrast with a free colour contrast analyser. The newsroom offers design options that ensure contrast. Second, ask the vendor whether releases can be read aloud. The newsroom allows releases to be read aloud, and a read aloud function can be added on request. Third, verify that images have alt text fields. The newsroom offers media libraries and folders where images are stored with descriptions.

PR-Dashboard states that PR-Newsroom is compliant with digital accessibility legislation. The platform runs on your URL and in your branding. All development and hosting take place in the Netherlands.

For a Dutch public body or company that must meet WCAG 2.2, PR-Newsroom provides the features that a journalist with a visual impairment needs: contrast, read aloud and findable images.

Read more: Press room requirements.