Website Accessibility
- The Parish Council is required to have a website which is accessible for all users. We understand that our current website does not comply in all areas and we are currently working with a website developer who will be creating a new compliant website for us.
An accessible website 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)
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 or spacing of text
- most older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software
- some of our online forms are difficult to navigate using just a keyboard
- you cannot skip to the main content when using a screen reader
Feedback and contact information
If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:
- email clerk@whitwickpc.org
- call 01530 459527
We’ll consider your request and If you have suggestions for us on what would help you access our information more easily, or would like to volunteer to help us test what we are working on, please get in touch. We will aim to get back to you within 10 days.
Reporting accessibility problems with this website
We are currently working on building a new accessible website, we understand that our current website is not as accessible as it should be but the new site will rectify these problems.
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 Manager, Cathy Tibbles on clerk@whitwickpc.org or telephone 01530 459527.
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).
