Accessibility statement for www.chalvingtonwithripe.co.uk This website is run by Berwick Parish Council, and maintained by Massmedia LTD. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. 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 The website is coded in simple HTML with no extra browser add-ons required to read the site in a machine reader. 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 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 accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille: email: berwickparishcouncil@aol.com call: 01323 460007 By Post: The Parish Clerk Berwick Parish Council 31 Banner Way Stone Cross Pevensey East Sussex BN24 5FE We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 3 days. 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, contact: info@massmedia.ltd.uk 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). We provide a text relay service for people who are D/deaf, hearing impaired or have a speech impediment. Our offices have audio induction loops, or if you contact us before your visit we can arrange a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter. Find out how to contact us: https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/contact-us Technical information about this website’s accessibility Berwick 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 partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances 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. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.1.1 (non-text content). We plan to add text alternatives for all images by September 2020. When we publish new content we’ll make sure our use of images meets accessibility standards. Disproportionate burden 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 text). Interactive tools and transactions We’ve assessed the cost of fixing the issues with navigation and accessing information, and with interactive tools and transactions. We believe that doing so now would be a disproportionate burden within the meaning of the accessibility regulations. We will make another assessment when the supplier contract is up for renewal, likely to be in one year. Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations PDFs and other documents Many of our older PDFs and Word documents do not meet accessibility standards - for example, they may not be structured so they’re accessible to a screen reader. This does not meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 4.1.2 (name, role value). 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 services, and forms published as Word documents. By September 2020, we plan to either fix these or replace them with accessible HTML pages. 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. For example, we do not plan to fix [example of non-essential document]. Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards. How we tested this website This website was last tested on 1st November 2019. The test was carried out by Massmedia Ltd. We do not have access to machine reading software, so testing was carried out by checking that all text was accessible via plain HTML with no other third-party software required. There is no video content on the website. We tested: our main website platform, available at: http://berwickparishcouncil.org.uk/ What we’re doing to improve accessibility We are adding ALT tags to the pictures on the site, and preparing a text-only alternative website containing only the documents that we are legally required to make available to the public This statement was prepared on 1st November 2019. It was last updated on 1st November 2019.