Accessibility Statement

Using this website

This website is run by Alvington 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 300% without the text spilling off the screen
  • navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
  • navigage 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 is this website?

We know some parts of this website aren’t fully accessible:

  • Not all PDFs are in an accessible format. By March 2021 we aim to amend any key PDF documents to make them accessible, as well as making all new PDFs accessible from the start.
  • While it’s not needed to navigate the site, the current header format (which appears at the top of every page) may cause some confusion to screen readers and prove unhelpful to those relying on text-to-speech tools. We intend to fix this by March 2021.
  • Any PDFs which were created from a scan will of course not work with text-to-speech so we will be looking to add accessible versions wherever possible, by March 2021.

What to do if you can’t access parts of this website

If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, Word, large print, easy read,

We’ll consider your request and get back to you in within five working days.

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems that aren’t listed on this page or think we’re not meeting the requirements of the accessibility regulations, contact: the Parish Clerk – email alvingtonclerk@outlook.com or telephone: 01594 719245.

Enforcement procedure

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the accessibility regulations. If you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS)

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

Alvington 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 and continues to improve.