BROUGH PARISH COUNCIL WEBSITE



Accessibility statement for www.brough-cumbria.info



This Accessibility Statement applies to Brough Parish Council’s official website (with the above address).



The Council’s website is designed to fulfil statutory requirements placed on the Council regarding the provision of information about Council business, including publishing the Agendas for, and Minutes of, the Council’s Meetings, and information regarding Council governance and accountability .



This website is run by the Brough 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
• 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’ve also made 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 or spacing of text
• you cannot skip to the main content when using a screen reader.



What to do if you cannot access parts of this website



If you need information on this website in a different format like large print, easy read, audio recording or braille, please contact the Parish Clerk:



        Email:  clerk.broughpc@hotmail.co.uk

        Call:  017683 42394



We’ll consider your request and get back to you within five working days.



If you cannot view the map on our website, please call or email us for directions. You can also use the “Contact Us” section on our home page (https://www.brough-cumbria.info/).



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, please contact the Parish Clerk (contact details above). Your help in improving the website’s accessibility will be very much appreciated.



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 by phone or visiting us in person



You can contact us by getting in touch with the Parish Clerk:



        Email: clerk.broughpc@hotmail.co.uk

        Call: 017683 42394



If you cannot view the map on our website, please call or email us for directions. You can also use the “Contact Us” section on our home page (https://www.brough-cumbria.info/).



Technical information about this website’s accessibility



Brough 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 reason:



• Navigation and accessing information.



Disproportionate burden



Navigation and accessing information



There’s no way to skip the repeated content in the page header (for example, a ‘skip to main content’ option). This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 2.4.1 (bypass blocks).



It’s not always possible to change the device orientation from horizontal to vertical without making it more difficult to view the content. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.3.4 (orientation).



It’s not possible for users to change text size without some of the content overlapping. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.4.4 (resize texts).



We’ve assessed the cost of fixing the issues with navigation and accessing information. We believe that doing so now would be a disproportionate burden within the meaning of the accessibility regulations. We will make another assessment as part of the annual review process.



Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations



PDFs and other documents



Some of our PDFs and Word documents are essential to providing our services. For example, we have PDFs with information on how users can access our Meetings.



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 are committed to improving our website’s accessibility and we actively encourage our website users to contact us with suggestions as to how the site can be improved. We will take on board any comments and, where possible, draw up plans for their implementation.



Preparation of this accessibility statement



This statement was prepared on 15 July 2020. It was last reviewed on 15 July 2020.

This website was last tested on 15 July 2020.  The test was carried out by the Parish Clerk, who tested all pages.