Accessibility Statement for Arlesey Town Council
Arlesey Town Council is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone, and applying the relevant accessibility standards.
Measures to support accessibility
Arlesey Town Council takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of Arlesey Town Council:
- Include accessibility as part of our mission statement.
- Regular accessibility reviews and audits of our website.
- Staff training on accessibilty and inclusive communicatition.
- Use of clear layouts
Conformance status
Arlesey Town Council is committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of ability, technology or environment. We aim to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) (WCAGG 2.2 AA. The website is partially compliant with WCAG 2.2 AA due to non-accessible documents and some structural issues detailed below.
Feedback
We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of Arlesey Town Council. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers on Arlesey Town Council:
- Phone: 01462 733722
- E-mail: clerk@arlesey-tc.gov.uk
- Address: Arlesey Town Council , Community Centre, High Street, Arlesey, Beds SG15 6SN
We try to respond to feedback within 7 business days.
Enforcement procedure
If you are not satisified with the response, you may escalate to:
Equality and Human Rights Commission(EHRC)- www.equalityhumanrights.com
Compatibility with browsers and assistive technology
Arlesey Town Council is designed to be compatible with the following assistive technologies:
- Mobile Phones
- PC and Mac Computers
- All Tablet devices
- All known Browsers
- Screen Readers
Technical specifications
Accessibility of Arlesey Town Council relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:
- HTML
- CSS
- JavaScript
These technologies are relied upon for conformance with the accessibility standards used.
Limitations and alternatives
Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of Arlesey Town Council, some parts of the website may not be fully accessible. Below is a description of known limitations, and potential solutions. Please contact us if you observe an issue not listed below.
Known limitations for Arlesey Town Council:
- Uploaded images may not have text alternatives because we cannot ensure the quality of contributions. Some older PDFs may not comply.
- Some policies, minutes, agendas and legacy documents are scanned or untagged due to historical records supplied to the Council in print. Where ;possible Council will fix this with : OCR and PDFs : replace core documents with HTML pages : introduce an Accessible Document Standard (ADS)
- Missing ALT text on images- fix planned : full ALT text sweep of media library.
Assessment approach
Arlesey Town Council assessed the accessibility of Arlesey Town Council by the following approaches:
- Self-evaluation
Formal approval of this accessibility statement
This Accessibility Statement is approved by:
Arlesey Town Council
Janet Bailey
Clerk to the Council