Accessibility statement for Castle Eaton parish Council website
This website is run by Castle Eaton Parish Council. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:
- zoom in up to 300% without the text spilling off the screen
- navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
- navigate most of the website using speech recognition software
- listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)
We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.
AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.
How accessible this website is:
We know some content uploaded to this website is not fully accessible:
- most older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software.
What to do if you cannot access parts of this website
If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:
- email [email protected]
- call 07717424965
- write to us at: Parish Clerk, Castle Eaton parish Council, Granary Cottage, The Street, Castle Eaton, SN6 6JX
We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 10 working days.
Reporting accessibility problems with this website
We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact:
Parish Clerk, Castle Eaton parish Council, Granary Cottage, The Street, Castle Eaton, SN6 6JX
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 0717424965
Enforcement procedure
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the ‘accessibility regulations’). If you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).
Contacting us by phone or visiting us in person
If you would like to contact the Parish Council, please use one of the methods above.
We do not have a public office to visit but can arrange for the Clerk or a Councillor to visit you if you have difficulties accessing the monthly council meetings.
Technical information about this website’s accessibility
Castle Eaton Parish Council is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
This website framework is compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard. Some content is partially compliant, due to the non-compliant items listed below.
Non accessible content
Some pages may contain attachments which are not currently compliant, such as:
- Older PDF files such as Meeting Minutes and Agendas.
Non compliance with the accessibility regulations
We will do all we can to identify content that is non-compliant and where possible provide an alternative format upon request.
When we publish new content we will make sure our use of images meets accessibility standards and our website is regularly reviewed to ensure all the pages are compliant. If you find a page that you are having difficulty accessing its content, please contact us at the above details and we will assist you in gaining access to the content where possible.
Disproportionate burden
We have not identified any areas that we believe constitute a disproportionate burden.
Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
PDFs and other documents
Many of our older PDFs and Word documents do not meet accessibility standards – for example, they may not be structured so they’re accessible to a screen reader. This does not meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 4.1.2 (name, role value).
The accessibility regulations do not require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they’re not essential to providing our services. For example, we do not plan to fix meeting agendas or minutes for meetings which were published prior to 23 September 2018.
Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards.
How we tested this website
We tested a sample of pages:
- our main website platform, available at www.ebpc.co.uk
- our contact details at www.ebpc.co.uk/contact-us
- our Council meeting agendas page at www.ebpc.co.uk/minutes
What we’re doing to improve accessibility
We plan to improve accessibility on this website by addressing non-compliance issues (where possible) by September 2020. Thereafter we will;
Provide staff & council volunteers training to ensure that all new content added meets accessibility criteria.
We also run monthly and quarterly reports to identify and address accessibility issues.
This statement was prepared on 12 February 2020.
It was last updated on 12 February 2020.