Accessibility
This website is run on behalf of Follifoot with Plompton Parish Council. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website.
The Parish Council endeavours to ensure that its website is made easier to use and more accessible for people with disabilities, in the strong belief that every person has the right to live with dignity, equality, comfort and independence.
Compatibility with Browsers and Assistive Technology
The village website uses an up to date WordPress responsive platform, designed to be compatible with the following assistive technologies:
- Mobile Phones
- PC and Mac Computers
- All Tablet Devices
- All known Browsers
- Screen Readers
For example, that means you should be able to:
- zoom in up to 300% without the text spilling off the screen
- navigate the website using just a keyboard
- navigate nearly all 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)
- change colours, contrast levels and fonts
We’ve also made the website text as clear and simple as possible to understand.
All agendas and minutes of Parish Council Meetings are available to read or have read by a screen reader in html format (as opposed to in pdf documents)
Technical specifications
Accessibility of Follifoot with Plompton Parish Council relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:
- HTML
- CSS
- JavaScript
These technologies are relied upon for conformance with the accessibility standards used.
Further assistance
AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.
AbilityNet provides guidance about how to:
- make your mouse easier to use
- use your keyboard instead of a mouse
- talk to your device
- make your device talk to you
- make text larger
- change your colours
- magnify the screen
How accessible is this website?
We know some parts of this website aren’t fully accessible:
- You cannot always modify the line height or spacing of text
- The very few PDF and Excel documents (Parish Council accounts) may not be fully accessible to screen reader software
- Some images on the website pages may not have a text alternative, so the information on them isn’t available to people using a screen reader. See WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.1.1 (non-text content).
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, large print, easy read, audio recording for example, please use the details on our Contact page. We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 15 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 accessibility requirements, contact the webmaster at spsmith45@aol.com or the clerk to the parish council at follifootpc@gmail.com
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 10th September 2020 and published on 30th September 2020.
This website was last tested in July 2020. The test was carried out by the webmaster on behalf of Follifoot with Plompton Parish Council.
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).
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Formal approval of this accessibility statement
This Accessibility Statement is approved by:
Follifoot with Plompton Parish Council
Mike Richards Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer