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Accessibility Statement for Laxfield Parish Council

This website is run by Laxfield 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) 

We have 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. This includes how to: 

  • make text larger 
  • magnify the screen 
  • change fonts and colours 
  • make your mouse pointer easier to see 
  • using your keyboard instead of a mouse 
  • making your device talk to you 

ACCESSIBILITY OF THIS WEBSITE 
We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible: 

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 parishclerk@laxfield-pc.gov.uk or call 07719 988668. We’ll consider your request and get back to you within 10 working 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 parishclerk@laxfield-pc.gov.uk giving the page title and the nature of the problem. 

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). 

TECHNICAL INFORMATION ABOUT THIS WEBSITE’S ACCESSIBILITY 
Laxfield 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. 

  • images contain text which you may not be able to read 
  • PDFs and other documents may not be formatted so they’re fully accessible to screen readers 

DISPROPORTIONATE BURDEN 
None 

HOW WE TESTED THIS WEBSITE 
This website was last tested on 22 September 2020. The test was carried out by SuffolkCloud. We used this approach to decide on a sample of pages to test with static content, links and pictures. 

We tested our main website platform, available at www.laxfield-pc.gov.uk 

WHAT WE’RE DOING TO IMPROVE ACCESSIBLITY 
We are committed to maintaining adherence to accessibility standards. Any new templates we produce will be tested for WCAG AA conformance 

This statement was prepared on 22 September 2020. 

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Click here to see the SuffolkCloud Accessibility Statement which relates to the technical parts of this website