This website is run by High Littleton Parish Council. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. This 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. AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability – go to https://mcmw.abilitynet.org.uk/
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 your browser window
- you cannot modify the line height or spacing of text
- most older PDF documents are not fully accessible to the screen reader software
- live video screens do not have captions
- some of our online forms are difficult to navigate just the keyboard
- you cannot skip to the main content when using a screen reader
- there’s a limit to how far you can magnify the map on our contact page
If you need the information on this website in a different format, like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:
· Email highlittletonclerk@outlook.com
· Call 01761 479638
We will consider your request and get back to you in ten days
If you cannot view the maps on our contacts page call or email us for directions http://www.highlittleton.org.uk/councillors-clerk/
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: highlittletonclerk@outlook.com
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).
High Littleton 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.
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This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.
Non accessible content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
· 3rd party site features
We have done everything within our power to make the website comply but some third-party plugins such as Google Maps, Google Recaptcha this website do not meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 4.1.1 (parsing) and / or success criterion 4.1.2 (name, role, value) and must be resolved by said third parties. As such, we cannot be sure when these issues will be resolved
Some of our interactive forms are difficult to navigate using a keyboard. For example, because some form controls are missing a ‘label’ tag.
Our forms are built and hosted through third party software and ‘skinned’ to look like our website. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.3.1 (information and relationships).
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 make another assessment when the supplier contract is up for renewal.
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).
Some of our PDFs and Word documents are essential to providing our services. For example, we have PDFs with information on how users can access our services, and forms published as Word documents. By September 2021, we plan to either fix these or replace them with accessible HTML pages.
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.
Live video streams do not have captions. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.2.4 (captions – live).
We do not plan to add captions to live video streams because live video is exempt from meeting the accessibility regulations.
This website was last tested on 22/02/2021. The test was carried out by Daniel Stephenson
We used this approach to deciding on a sample of pages to test https://alphagov.github.io/wcag-primer/checklist.html#checklist and the ARC Toolkit. We used this approach to test a sample of key pages, actions and user journeys against the above checklist.
We tested:
· our main website platform, available at http://www.highlittleton.org.uk
To request the full accessibility test report please use contact highlittletonclerk@outlook.com.
We monitor our website to assess best practice for website accessibility on an ongoing basis. If you would like to provide feedback about the accessibility of the website then please contact us highlittletonclerk@outlook.com.
This statement was prepared on 18 February 2021. It was last updated on 21 February 2021.