ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT

This website is run by Ashingdon Parish Council. We would like 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 JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)

 

We have designed this website with accessibility in mind including :

• The use of clear, simple language which is easy to understand.

• The use of common web conventions.

• Avoiding the use of blinking or flickering elements.

• The site uses cascading style sheets (CSS) for visual layout. Where possible, we have also made our website navigable, usable and readable if your browsing device does not support style sheets

• Careful use of text colours, size and background colours to help people with a range of visual impairments. Our site is usable by anyone with colour deficient vision. We have checked the fonts and background colours to ensure there are no combinations against the different colour blindness conditions and ensured that all information is still clear.

• We have made it possible to use our site without having to view graphics or images. All non-text elements, such as images, animations, symbols, audio, video and multimedia have text equivalents. We’ve done this by providing descriptive alt attributes for them. Decorative graphics or formatting images may have empty alt attributes.

• We have made navigation links consistent between pages throughout the site

• Page items have been placed in a logical order, making the website easy to navigate for people with visual impairments, motor deficiencies and cognitive disabilities.

• Our website does not use pop-up windows unless they are appropriate. Appropriate examples, are when it is important to see the browser window you’ve just navigated from in the background, such as opening a PDF.

• Forms and tables are clearly labelled to help readers to understand the content on a page and to fill in content into correct form fields.

• While we have used clear, legible font for all text and headings. In most browsers you can choose to increase, or decrease the font size.

 

We have also made the text content as simple as possible to understand.

AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

 

Non Accessible Content

Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of the Council website, there may be some limitations. Below is a description of known limitations, and potential solutions. Please contact us if you observe an issue not listed below.

 

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.

– Some older PDFs may not comply.
– Some externally supplied, interactive PDFs may not be fully compliant. We have no control over these documents.

 

What to do if you can’t access parts of this website

If you need information on this website in a different format:

• email clerk@ashingdonparishcouncil.gov.uk

• call 07950 947731

We will consider your request and get back to you in 14 days.

 

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

We are always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems that aren’t listed on this page or think we are not meeting accessibility requirements, contact clerk@ashingdonparishcouncil.gov.uk

 

How we test this website

This website was and is being audited for compliance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines v2.1 level A and level AA and these tests have been carried out by Weave-a-Web Internet Services.

 

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).

 

Preparation of this Accessibility Statement

This statement was prepared on 3rd June 2026. It was last reviewed in June 2026.

The website will be reviewed annually.

This website was last tested on 3rd June 2026 against the WCAG 2.2 AA standard. The most viewed pages were tested using automated testing tools by Weave-a-Web.