Accessibility statement for Davidstow Parish Council
This website is run by Davidstow 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 Voice Over)
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 parts of this website are not fully accessible:
- the text will not reflow in a single column when you change the size of the browser window
- you cannot modify the line height or spacing of text
- most older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software
- Some of our online forms are difficult to navigate using just a keyboard
- The moving images on the homepage cannot be paused, or controlled with a keyboard
- Some parts of the homepage and some headings do not have a strong enough colour contrast
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, please
contact the clerk.
Parish Clerk: clerk@davidstowparishcouncil.org.uk
Having Difficulty? How to report 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 the Clerk via
Parish Clerk: clerk@davidstowparishcouncil.org.uk
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 feedback or complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support
Service (EASS).
Contacting us by phone or email
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: the Clerk.
Parish Clerk: clerk@davidstowparishcouncil.org.uk
We’ll consider your request and get back to you ASAP
Technical information about this website’s accessibility
The Parish is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public
Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
The majority of this website is compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard.
Non-accessible content
Non compliance with the accessibility regulations
Some images may not have a text alternative, in which case some people using a screen reader
cannot access the information. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.1.1 (non-text content).
We plan to add text alternatives when we publish new content and aim to ensure our use of images
meets accessibility standards.
Disproportionate burden
Navigation and accessing information
It’s 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’s 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).
Legacy Coding issue within the creation of pages way lead some speech readers may have trouble
with the use ’em’ or ‘strong’, or stylesheets, instead of ‘i’, As WordPress evolves we hope this
will resolve.
Interactive tools and transactions
Some of our interactive forms are difficult to navigate using a keyboard. For example, because
some form controls are missing a ‘label’ tag.
We’ve assessed the cost of fixing the issues with navigation and accessing information, and with
interactive tools and transactions. We believe that doing so now would be a disproportionate
burden within the meaning of the accessibility regulations. We will review this in the
future.
Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
How we tested this website
The website software is continually tested and updated.
What we’re doing to improve accessibility
- We will continue to test all our content using our approval process.
- We will test any new templates, layouts and functions.
- We will act on and respond to all feedback we receive about issues using the website.
This statement was prepared January 2024.