This accessibility statement applies to the website at AylesfordParishCouncil.org.uk.

 

This website is run by Aylesford 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

 

• 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.

 

 

We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:

 

• most older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software
• you cannot modify the line height or spacing of text
• some PDF documents aren’t fully accessible to screen reader software

 

 

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

 

• email Mel@aylesfordparishcouncil.org.uk
• call 01622 717084

 

We’ll consider your request and get back to you as soon as possible.

 

If you cannot view the map on our ‘contact us’ page, call or email us for directions.

 

 

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: Mel@aylesfordparishcouncil.org.uk

 

 

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).

 

 

Aylesford 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.

 

 

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

 

 

• There may be pages with read more / click here links. See WCAG 2.4 Success Criterion 4.4 (Link Purpose (In Context)
• There may be some pages where HTML isn’t perfectly formed, such as stray end tags. See WCAG 2.1 success criterion 4.1.1 (Parsing).
• Many of our older PDFs and Word documents don’t meet accessibility standards - for example, they may not be structured so they’re accessible to a screen reader. See WCAG 2.1 success criterion 4.1.2 (name, role value).
• Some images on the website pages may not have a text alternative, so the information on them isn’t available to people using a screen reader. See WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.1.1 (non-text content). 

 

 

This statement was prepared on 16 May 2023. It was last reviewed on 16 May 2023.

 

This website was last tested on 16 May 2023. The test was carried out by BCTec Ltd using the WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool and manual testing.