Accessibility Statement

Accessibility statement for www.fownhope.org.uk

This website is run by Fownhope Parish Council.  We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, 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 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 Voice Over)

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:

  • Our header images cannot be overlaid with a text alternative

  • You cannot disable animated or moving content on the home page

  • Some PDF documents published before 23 September 2020 are not fully accessible to screen reader software

  • Pre-recorded audio and video (published before 23 September 2020) do not have transcripts

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:

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, contact the Clerk at fownhopeclerk@hotmail.com giving the page title and the nature of the problem.

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

Fownhope 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.

Compliance status

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances and exemptions listed below.

Non accessible content

The content listed below is non accessible for the following reasons:

  • Images: Our header images do not have a text alternative, so people using a screen reader cannot access the information. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.1.1 (non-text content). We are not able to fix this problem as the website software does not have the capacity to do so. However, all other images within the website do have a text alternative and we shall ensure that any new images added will also meet accessibility standards.

  • Animated or moving content: On our homepage, a video automatically plays and the user is unable to disable the moving content. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 2.3.3 (animation from interactions). We are currently not able to fix this problem as the website software does not have the capacity to do so. However, all other moving content within the website can be disabled.

Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 15th October 2020 and last reviewed on 15th October 2020.

This website was last tested on 15th October 2020. 

The test was carried out by Caplor Horizons.

We used this approach to decide on a sample of pages to test:

  • including the different elements of the website, for example text, images, links, videos, bullet point lists etc.

  • including each type of page template: content, homepage, footer, navigation etc.