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Accessibility statement

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This accessibility statement applies to [email protected]

This website is run by Torworth 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:

  • change colours, contrast levels and fonts
  • 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

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. This covers such things as making your screen images and text larger, using a text reader to convert text to sound, using voice recognition to control your computer, increasing mouse pointer signs etc.

How accessible this website is

We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:

  • the signed Annual Governance and Accountability Audit and Governance Returns are PDF documents that are not fully accessible to screen reader software. 
  • There are some missing form labels on the contact page. If this is not repaired in the September 2020 update provided by the Website designer, the standard contact page will be replaced.
  • Historic PDF documents, pre August 2020 are not fully compliant.

 

Feedback and contact information

If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible word document or PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:

We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 31 days. 

If you cannot view the map on our ‘contact us’ page, call 01777 816952 or email [email protected] for directions.

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, please contact: Mrs Claire Challener, Parish Clerk and RFO by email [email protected] or call her on 01777 816952

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

We can provide communication by email for people who are D/deaf, hearing impaired or have a speech impediment.

Contact Claire Challener by email on [email protected].

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

Torworth 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.

Compliance status

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances and exemptions listed below.

Non-accessible content

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

  • It is not possible to navigate the website purely by keyboard.
  • There is only one way to find content as there is no search engine
  • ARIA + (see below for definition) markup has not been used
  • Where extra content is shown or hidden on focus, it cannot be dismissed, interacted with (and not disappear when the user moves to it) and does not stay visible until dismissed by the user.

These items above have been discussed with our Website designers who are currently working on a rebuild which will incorporate ARIA markup standards and make us fully compliant. * Definition of ARIA: WAI-ARIA, the Accessible Rich Internet Applications Suite, defines a way to make Web content and Web applications more accessible to people with disabilities. It especially helps with dynamic content and advanced user interface controls developed with Ajax, HTML, JavaScript, and related technologies. Currently, certain functionality used in Web sites is not available to some users with disabilities, especially people who rely on screen readers and people who cannot use a mouse. WAI-ARIA addresses these accessibility challenges, for example, by defining new ways for functionality to be provided to assistive technology. With WAI-ARIA, developers can make advanced Web applications accessible and usable to people with disabilities.

Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations

PDFs and other documents

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. 

Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards and where they cannot due to being signed, an accessible version without signatures will be made available on request.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 17th August 2020.

This website was last tested 17th August 2020. The testing was carried out on a sample basis by Mrs Claire Challener, the Parish Clerk with assistance from an IT specialist contractor.