Accessibility Statement

for the Cuddington Village Website

This accessibility statement applies to www.cuddingtonvillage.com.

This website is run by Cuddington 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:

• use high-contrast colour schemes
• use larger font sizes 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

We’ve also tried to make 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:

• the text will not reflow in a single column when you change the size of the browser window
• you cannot modify the line height in some of our online forms
• you cannot increase the text size in some of our online forms
• you may not be able to skip to the main content when using a screen reader
• some older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software

Menu navigation using the keyboard

• to move down the menu, press the Tab key
• to move back up the menu, press Shift-Tab
• to view the page for a menu item, press Enter
• where a menu item has sub-items, denoted by >, press Space to view the sub-items

High contrast to aid readability

This website passes WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.4.3 (Minimum contrast).  To increase contrast further, in Windows™ turn on high contrast in Settings > Ease of Access.

Feedback and contact information

If you need information on this website in a different format like large print, easy read, or an audio recording:

• email Cuddington Parish Council at cuddingtonpc@gmail.com

We’ll consider your request and get back to you within 14 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 Cuddington Parish Council at cuddingtonpc@gmail.com

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).

Contacting us or visiting us in person

You can contact Cuddington Village website by emailing contact@cuddingtonvillage.com

You can contact individual Parish Councillors or the Parish Council Clerk & Responsible Finance Officer.  The contact details are on the Parish Councillors page of the website.

Villagers are welcome to attend all Parish Council meetings.  Details of meetings are given on the Agendas and Minutes page of the website.

Our Annual Village Meetings are usually held in the Bernard Hall, Upper Church Street, Cuddington, Aylesbury HP18 0AP.  This building has an audio induction loop.

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

Cuddington 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.

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

Some 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).

However, most of our images are for decorative purposes only and do not convey important information.  Where the image is a poster promoting a forthcoming event, the details of the event (such as date, time and location) are duplicated in the accompanying text.

Enlarging content to improve readability – Disproportionate burden

It’s not possible for users to use the page zoom facility in the web browser beyond around 150% to 175% without some of the content bleeding off the edge of the window on a typical monitor.  This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.4.4 (Resize text).

We’ve assessed the cost of fixing this issue, and we believe that doing so now would be a disproportionate burden within the meaning of the accessibility regulations.  We will make another assessment when the website is next rebuilt.

Note that changing the text size to ‘Large’ or ‘Very large’ in the browser settings (Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome) or changing the default font size to 20 in the browser options (Mozilla Firefox) will enlarge the text without loss of any content.

Preparation of this Accessibility Statement

This statement was prepared on 6th August 2020.  It was last reviewed on 13th August 2020.

This website was last tested on 5th August 2020.  We did our own testing.

We tested a selection of pages including:

• the Home page and other pages with a standard format
• the Village Calendar page
• the Local Businesses pages
• the Register Here and Your Cuddington pages
• the Local Weather page
• the Contact Us page