Website Accessibility Statement

Accessibility statement for East Boldre Parish Council website

This accessibility statement applies to the website: www.eastboldre-pc.gov.uk

This website is run by East Boldre 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 font sizes
  • zoom in up to 300% without the text spilling off the screen
  • listen to most of the website using a screen reader
  • navigate most of the website content using just a keyboard

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:

  • you cannot modify the line height or spacing of text
  • older PDF documents may not fully accessible to screen reader software
  • you cannot skip to the main content when using a screen reader

Feedback and contact information

If you are experiencing difficulty with any content on www.eastboldre-pc.gov.uk, or require assistance with any part of our site, please contact us as detailed below and we will be happy to assist.

Contact Liz Welch - Parish Clerk & RFO

East Boldre Parish Council, PO BOX 389, SO41 1BG

Email clerk@eastboldre-pc.gov.uk

Call 07562 985631

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, contact:

Contact Liz Welch - Parish Clerk & RFO

East Boldre Parish Council, PO BOX 389,SO41 1BG

Email clerk@eastboldre-pc.gov.uk

Call 07562 985631

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).

https://www.equalityadvisoryservice.com/

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

We are committed to making this website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

Some images may not have a text alternative especially homepage banners, so people using a screen reader cannot access the information. When we publish new content we’ll make sure our use of images meets accessibility standards.

Some links may not be based on descriptive text beyond Click Here. These will be updated when found.

  Some PDF and Microsoft Word documents may not meet accessibility standards. Some links and news headings might come across as Redundant Title Text.

  Some menu setups might not be navigable by the keyboard.

 

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was updated in July 2023.

This website was last tested on 26/06/23. The test was carried out by the council by sampling the Homepage and some content pages within the website using the WAVE tool at https://wave.webaim.org