Accessibility statement for Upper Saxondale Parish Council

This website is run by Upper Saxondale 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 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 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 parts of this website are not fully accessible:

  • some older PDF documents may not be fully accessible to screen reader software

  • some statutory documents cannot be made accessible but must be published on the website

  • some information received from third parties and appended to meeting papers may not be fully accessible


Reporting accessibility problems with this website, giving feedback and contact information
If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, or audio recording, or braille:
email parishclerk@uppersaxondale.com
We will consider your request and get back to you within 15 working days.

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
Upper Saxondale 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.
The majority of this website is compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1​ AA standard.


Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
Some documents and PDFs may not be fully compliant as they might not be readable by a screen viewer.  These include documents created by Upper Saxondale Parish Council as well as externally created documents.
The Council will provide alternative accessible documents which will have the same essential content on request.
Any new PDFs or Word documents The Council publish will meet accessibility standards.


How we tested this website
This website was last tested on 1st May 2024. The test was carried out using Web Accessibility and Wave by Upper Saxondale Parish Council.