Accessibility Statement
Accessibility statement for Boughton under Blean Parish Council
This accessibility statement applies to boughtonunderblean-pc.gov.uk
This website is run by Bougton under Blean 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 using browser or device settings
● zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen
● navigate most of the website using a keyboard or speech recognition software
● listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of
JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)
We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.
AbilityNet https://mcmw.abilitynet.org.uk/ 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:
● most older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software
● live video streams do not have captions
● there’s a limit to how far you can magnify the map on our ‘contact us’ page
Feedback and contact information
Please contact us if you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, or if you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:
● email: clerk@boughtonunderblean-pc.gov.uk
● call: 07740 706189
We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 21 days. If you cannot view the map on our ‘contact us’ page, call or email us for directions.
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
Boughton under Blean 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
The website has been tested against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standard.
This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 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.
● Some externally supplied PDFs may not be fully compliant. We have no control over these
documents.
Disproportionate burden
Navigation and accessing information
It’s not always possible to change the device orientation from horizontal to vertical without making it more difficult to view the content. It’s not possible for users to change text size without some of the content overlapping.
Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
PDFs and other documents
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. Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards.
What we’re doing to improve accessibility
We plan to improve accessibility on this website by addressing non-compliance issues as soon as practicable. We will provide staff training to ensure that all new content added meets accessibility criteria.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared in November 2024 and will be reviewed at least annually.
This website was last tested in October 2024 against the WCAG 2.2 AA standard.