This accessibility statement applies to the website https://coldashparishcouncil.gov.uk

This website is run by Cold Ash 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

We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.

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
  • sometimes information is displayed in tabular form
  • some pages and document attachments are not written in plain English
  • some images do not have image descriptions

Feedback and Contact Information

If you need information on this website in a different format, please use the ‘Contact Us’ form.

In your message, include:

  • the web address (URL) of the content
  • your email address and name
  • how you’d like to receive the information.

Reporting Accessibility Problems with this Website

If you find any problems that are not listed on this page or you think we’re not meeting the accessibility requirements, please fill in the ‘Contact Us’ form.

Enforcement Procedure

If you contact us with a complaint and you’re not happy with our response contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

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’).

Technical Information about this Website’s Accessibility

Cold Ash 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 compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard.

How We Tested This Website

The website is regularly tested on using WCAG2.2AA compliance tools as well as being manually tested.

What We’re Doing To Improve Accessibility

Improvements to site accessibility is an ongoing process. Regular updates will be made to the site to ensure it’s at the highest practical level of accessibility.