Accessibility Statement for Eythorne Parish Council

This website is run by Eythorne Parish Council and 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 Voice Over)

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 is this website?

We know some parts of this website aren't fully accessible:

• you can't modify the line height or spacing of text
• some PDF documents aren't fully accessible to screen reader software
• you can't skip to the main content when using a screen reader
• some scanned documents aren't accessible to screen reader software
• some external documents aren't accessible to screen reader software

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

If you need information on this website in a different format such as accessible PDF, large print, easy read or audio recording for example, please use the details below to request:

• email eythornepcclerk@fastmail.fm

We’ll consider your request and get back to you within 5 working days.

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems that aren’t listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, please the Parish Clerk, Caroline Vincent.

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

Eythorne 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.

This website is currently partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1AA standard.

This statement was prepared September 2020.