The policy is based on the model policy dated 12 July 2019 that was published at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sample-accessibility-statement/sample-accessibility-statement-for-a-fictional-public-sector-website

This model statement was cut and pasted into this page, and adapted to our needs.

Accessibility statement for www.greatgransdenpc.org.uk

This website is run by Great Gransden 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:

• some older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software
• you cannot skip to the main content when using a screen reader.
• Some graphic icons do not have alternate text.

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 gransdenpc@hotmail.co.uk
  
• call the Parish Clerk on 01767 677846
  
• Drop in at any of our Parish Council meetings, and talk to the Parish Clerk and/or a Councillor before or after the meeting.
  

We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 10 working days.

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

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 us as described above.

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).
Sorry, we do not provide a text relay service for people who are deaf, hearing impaired or have a speech impediment.

We do not have an office.The room in which we hold our meetings does not have audio induction loops.

Click on the following link to contact us.

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

Great Gransden 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.

• some older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software
• you cannot skip to the main content when using a screen reader.
• Some graphic icons do not have alternate text.
  

Non accessible content

[Note: if the website is fully compliant with the WCAG 2.1 AA standard, you can leave the ‘Non accessible content’ section out.

Otherwise, do not change the ’Non accessible content’ heading or the ‘The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons’ sentence - they’re legally required.

Do not change the ‘Non compliance with the accessibility regulations’, ‘Disproportionate burden’ and ‘Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations’ subheadings: they’re also legally required.

But if you need to list a lot of problems, you can break these subsections up with further subheadings - for example, ‘Navigation and accessing information’ or ‘Interactive tools and transactions’.]

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

Non compliance with the accessibility regulations

Some images on 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).

Most of the non-compliant images on the website are icons placed by the underlying web server platform (Google Classic Sites) and outside our control. We plan to add text alternatives for all images under our control by September 2020. When we publish new content we’ll make sure our use of images meets accessibility standards. We are investigating alternative web server platforms to which we could migrate, with comparable ease of use for the web site maintainers.

With the exception of old pages that have been moved to the archive area, we shall be working through pages that have not been tested to inspect them for visibility. We shall also be looking at information such as our policies that are currently only available as PDF files, and looking to provide them as web pages as well.

The current web site hosting solution is Google Classic Sites, which was selected in 2011 with the main criteria being affordability, ease of use rather than accessibility. Unfortunately, this means there are various accessibility issues that are beyond our control, so we shall be carrying out research to see if we find an alternative web site hosting solution which could better meet our needs.