This statement
covers the website run by Sapperton 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 (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)
We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.
You can control the look and functionality of this website,
depending on your computer settings. Most computers will have accessibility
settings you can change including;
· the way the screen looks (e.g. changing; fonts, sizes, colours, etc)
· the way the keyboard or mouse works
· speaking and listening to commands as well as a range of other features.
Your browser will also usually have controls which you can use
to enlarge the text on your screen or change the colour scheme.
Viewing documents in ‘web view’ instead of ‘print view’ can fit
the information to the screen.
AbilityNet has
advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.
My Web My Way produced
by the BBC is a comprehensive website with accessibility information and useful
links.
We know
some parts of this website are accessible while other parts are not fully
accessible:
· the text will
reflow in a single column when you change the size of the browser window or
view it on a mobile phone
· Content
on main webpages adequately adjusts when magnified to above 200% (WCAG 2.1 success
criteria 1.4.10)
· Web pages
have titles that describe the topic or purpose (WCAG 2.1 success
criterion 2.4.2)
· Colour is
not used as the only visual means of conveying information, indicating and
action, prompting a response or distinguishing a visual element (WCAG
2.1 success
criterion 1.4.1)
· The visual
presentation of text and images has a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1, except
for text or images of text which are incidental in as much as they form part of
a picture that contains significant other visual content, or are purely
decoration. Text that is part of a logo or brand name has no contrast
requirement.
· Content
can be presented without loss of information or functionality for vertical
scrolling content at a width of 320 pixels (WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.4.10).
· Except for
captions and images of text, text can be resized without loss of content or
functionality.
However:
· you cannot
modify the line height or spacing of text
· you cannot
skip to the main content when using a screen reader
· documents
such as the Minutes of Parish Council Meetings have to be in PDF format for
uploading to our current website but prior to September 2019 were not produced
using the accessibility controls available when converting a word document to
PDF format. They may not therefore be compatible with some screen readers
· Images of
text do not scale as well as text and may pixelate. It is harder to change
background, contrast and colour of the content in images of text which may be
necessary for some users.
· We are
unable to provide a mechanism to adjust foreground and background colours in
images of text.
· Some
content will not reflow adequately and may require scrolling in two dimensions
· In future we
will supply images of a higher resolution which may help some users however, if
low resolution/low contrast colours are needed this may be customisable from
within your browser settings
If you cannot
access information on this website and would like it in a different format, please
contact the Parish Clerk, Babs Maloney.
·
email SappertonFMPC@gmail.com
·
call 01285 760 276
It will be
helpful if you can provide the document name or URL of the page where you are
encountering issues. We will consider your request and try to respond to you within
5 working days.
We are
always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any
problems not listed on this page or think we are not meeting accessibility
requirements, contact the Parish Clerk via the contact details shown above.
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, please contact
the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).
Sapperton Parish Councillors can be contacted by phone. Their contact details are available on the ‘Parish Council’ page of this website.
Sapperton 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 is partially compliant with the Web
Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA
standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following
reasons.
Some images do not have a text alternative, so people using a
screen reader cannot access the information. This fails WCAG 2.1 success
criterion 1.1.1 (non-text content).
We are currently adding text alternatives for all images and
hope to have completed this by 23 September 2020. When we publish new content,
we will make sure our use of images meets accessibility standards.
Older pdf documents e.g. Minutes of Meetings prior to 2020 were
not created using the Accessibility options available within Microsoft Word and
are therefore unlikely to support assistive technologies. We are currently in
the process of updating PDFs and Word documents from 23 September 2018 onwards
so that they will be as fully accessible as currently possible.
The Parish
Council is making every effort to comply with the Accessibility Regulations in
the interest of providing good customer service to all users of our website.
We are committed to
endeavouring to meet the criteria in the areas where the website is currently
failing, as quickly as possible. If you can help us, we would love to hear from
you. Please contact the Clerk on 01285 760 276.
There is no way to skip the repeated content in the page header
(for example, a ‘skip to main content’ option). This fails WCAG 2.1 success
criterion 2.4.1 (bypass blocks). We are currently updating each webpage to
include links at the top of each page to each area of the content.
It is not always possible to change the device orientation from
horizontal to vertical without making it more difficult to view the content.
This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.3.4 (orientation).
It is not possible for users to change text size without some of
the content overlapping. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.4.4 (resize
text).
Many of our older PDFs and Word documents do not meet accessibility standards - for example, they may not be structured so they are accessible to a screen reader. This does not meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 4.1.2 (name, role value). We intend to fix those that were published after 23 September 2018 in accordance with the accessibility regulations.
Some of our PDFs are essential to providing information that we
are required to publish by law. For example, we have PDFs with information submitted
for the Annual Governance and Audit Return.
We plan to either fix these or replace them with accessible HTML pages
but in the meantime, these can be provided in an alternative format on request.
Please contact the Clerk on the details provided above under heading ‘Feedback
and Contact Information’.
The accessibility
regulations do not
require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if
they are not essential. For example, we do not plan to fix the Agendas and
Minutes of Parish Council meetings held before that date.
Any new PDFs we publish will be created from Word documents which
meet accessibility standards for contrast, use of colour, reflow, clarity of
magnification and include a navigation pane.
Third party content that we did
not pay for or develop ourselves, that is under someone else’s control, is exempt
from meeting the accessibility regulations.
This statement was prepared on 6 June 2020 and was last reviewed
on 14 September 2020. This website was last tested on 14 September 2020.
The Parish Council put training in place for the Clerk to
conduct the testing undertaken to date and further advice and guidance will be
sought as we continue to improve the accessibility of this website.
The estimated cost of a
detailed audit of the website is roughly between £1,300 and £4,000 according to
information and advice provided on the Gov.UK
website
We are a small Parish
with limited income and the cost of such an audit is something that we cannot
reasonably afford to pay. We therefore carried
out our own testing on the content published on the main pages of the website
and conducted the basic checks for accessibility
that are within our technical knowledge.
The website is relatively small and as we do not access
analytics to determine which pages are most viewed, our approach was to test
the pages that carry the most information, images and links.
We tested:
· our main website platform, available at www.sapfmpc.uk.
· Reflow of text when website is viewed on a mobile phone,
· Individual webpages
· The Parish Council Home page
· The Financial Information page
· The ‘posts’ pages
· The Notice Board
Text and links on the above pages were analysed for contrast
using Colour Contrast Analyser (CCA).
If you use assistive technology and encounter any problems with
accessing information on this website please let us know. We would very much
appreciate any assistance you can provide in identifying issues. We will do our
best to fix the problem or provide the information in an alternative format
where possible. Thank you.