Accessibility Statement

 

Accessibility statement for kimptonpc.org.uk (Kimpton Parish Council)

This website is run by Kimpton 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 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.

How accessible this website is:

We know some content uploaded to this website is not fully accessible:

  • most older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software

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, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:

  • email: clerk@kimptonpc.org.uk
  • call: 01438 832573
  • write to us at: Parish Clerk, Kimpton Parish Council, Parish Room, Kimpton Memorial Hall, Hall Lane, Kimpton, Herts, SG4 8RD

We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 10 working days.

Reporting 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:

  • email: clerk@kimptonpc.org.uk
  • call: 01438 832573
  • write to us at: Parish Clerk, Kimpton Parish Council, Parish Room, Kimpton Memorial Hall, Hall Lane, Kimpton, Herts, SG4 8RD

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).

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

Kimpton 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 framework is compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard. Some content is partially compliant, due to the non-compliant items listed below.

Non accessible content

Some pages may contain attachments which are not currently compliant, such as:

  • older PDF files such as Meeting Minutes and Agendas published before 23rd September 2018
  • AGAR forms

Non compliance with the accessibility regulations

We will do all we can to identify content that is non-compliant and where possible provide an alternative format upon request.

When we publish new content we will make sure our use of images meets accessibility standards and our website is regularly reviewed to ensure all the pages are compliant. If you find a page that you are having difficulty accessing its content, please contact us at the above details and we will assist you in gaining access to the content where possible.

Disproportionate burden

We have not identified any areas that we believe constitute a disproportionate burden.

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).

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. For example, we do not plan to fix meeting agendas or minutes for meetings which were published prior to 23 September 2018.

Any new PDFs we publish will meet accessibility standards.

How we tested this website

This website was last tested on 1st October 2021. The test was carried out by ourselves.

We tested a sample of pages:

  • our main website platform, available at kimptonpc.org.uk
  • our contact details at kimptonpc.org.uk/contact/
  • our Council meeting agendas page at kimptonpc.org.uk/meetings/

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

We plan to improve accessibility on this website by addressing non-compliance issues (where possible) by January 2022. Thereafter we will provide staff and council volunteers training to ensure that all new content added meets accessibility criteria.

This statement was prepared on 1st October 2021.