First published September 2020
To be reviewed September 2021
This accessibility statement applies to the website at http://www.barkway-village.org.uk and any subdomains forming part of the site.
This website is run by Barkway Parish Council and is maintained by a volunteer. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website.
With that in mind we aim to:
How accessible is this website?
We know many parts of the website are not accessible.
Feedback and contact information
If you need information on this website in a different format, or if you need something to be read to you over the phone
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 parish clerk at parishclerk@barkway.co.uk
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) at www.equalityadvisoryservice.com.
Contacting us
Barkway Parish Council is a small organisation operated by volunteers supported by a salaried clerk. We do not have offices. You can contact the Parish Councillor by email parishclerk@barkway.co.uk The website is currently maintained by a volunteer who is a member of the Parish Council. He can be contacted by email nick.stuart@barkway-village.co.uk.
Technical information about this website’s accessibility
Barkway 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.
What we’re doing to improve accessibility
We are committed to bringing the site into compliance in all respects, which is likely to mean replacing the site in the next six months.
We are about to commission a certified developer and will work with them to ensure the barkway-village.org.uk website presents a coherent resource that can be used by everyone.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 20 September 2020. It will be reviewed no later than 20 September 2021. The website was last tested on 11 September 2021 by an outside organisation; this helpfully identified a number of issues with the site which will be corrected when the new site is developed.
To be reviewed September 2021
This accessibility statement applies to the website at http://www.barkway-village.org.uk and any subdomains forming part of the site.
This website is run by Barkway Parish Council and is maintained by a volunteer. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website.
With that in mind we aim to:
- improve the contrast levels and fonts to maximise readability
- add alternative text to all images and check that the site is generally responsive, so that it will work on mobile phones and tablets as well as computer screens
- check that you can 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
How accessible is this website?
We know many parts of the website are not accessible.
- Most older pdf documents are not accessible using screen reader software
- Some ‘governance documents’ are presented in tabular form, limiting their accessibility and responsiveness, so that the mobile variant does not work
- The content of certain pages is too long for the mobile variant
- The site does not include ‘Aria’ landmarks or page regions
Feedback and contact information
If you need information on this website in a different format, or if you need something to be read to you over the phone
- email the parish clerk at parishclerk@barkway.co.uk. If we cannot respond immediately we will consider your request and respond within 5 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 parish clerk at parishclerk@barkway.co.uk
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) at www.equalityadvisoryservice.com.
Contacting us
Barkway Parish Council is a small organisation operated by volunteers supported by a salaried clerk. We do not have offices. You can contact the Parish Councillor by email parishclerk@barkway.co.uk The website is currently maintained by a volunteer who is a member of the Parish Council. He can be contacted by email nick.stuart@barkway-village.co.uk.
Technical information about this website’s accessibility
Barkway 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.
- It is not possible to use Aria landmarks and page regions with the software currently used to build and maintain the website. Some of the header and footer content is repeated throughout the site. The way in which the software makes the website responsive, so that it renders appropriately on a mobile phone or tablet, means that some of the text is repeated, which is inconvenient when using a screen reader.
- Content that’s not within the scope of the regulations: PDFs and other documents
- Some of the information on the web site has been provided in the form of PDF or Word documents. These include agendas and minutes of Council meetings, planning notices and other communications. From late 2020 we will aim to present these as accessible HTML pages.
- 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 older Council agendas and minutes. Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards.
What we’re doing to improve accessibility
We are committed to bringing the site into compliance in all respects, which is likely to mean replacing the site in the next six months.
We are about to commission a certified developer and will work with them to ensure the barkway-village.org.uk website presents a coherent resource that can be used by everyone.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 20 September 2020. It will be reviewed no later than 20 September 2021. The website was last tested on 11 September 2021 by an outside organisation; this helpfully identified a number of issues with the site which will be corrected when the new site is developed.
