Accessibility Statement
Accessibility Statement for Chorleywood Parish Council
This website is run by Chorleywood Parish Council. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website.
This website is being monitored and improved to ensure that it meets the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines issued by the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI). The WAI website content guidelines, published in 2008 by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), are the globally used and accepted standard for website accessibility, by both the corporate and public sector.
https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards–guidelines/wcag/
We are committed to ensure the website is being continually improved to facilitate access to all.
Technical information about this website’s accessibility
Chorleywood 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 currently compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard.
Some of our older PDF documents may not meet accessibility standards -for example, they may not be structured so they’re accessible to a screen reader.
Non compliance with the accessibility regulations
We will do all we can to identify content that is non-compliant and where possible provide an alternative format upon request.
When we publish new content, we will make sure our use of images meets accessibility standards and our website is regularly reviewed to ensure all the pages are compliant. If you find a page that you are having difficulty accessing its content, please contact us and we will assist you in gaining access to the content where possible.
How we tested this Website
This website was tested both manually and automatically prior to the writing of this statement. The tests were carried out using Wave, a Basic Accessibility Test (BAT) application.
This website was last tested in August 2023. Tests were carried out by both internal systems and our website provider, Aubergine.
We tested all pages using software that highlights WCAG 2.1AA errors and alerts, based on the WebAIM system.
Feedback
If you experience any problems with our pages, please contact us and we will try to provide you with the information you need. Please let us know which page (if possible including the page address/URL) you experienced problems with, and if you have any suggestions for how we could improve this page.
We’ll reply to your request with 14 working days.
Contact details
Parish Clerk: Sharon Long
Email: info@chorleywood-pc.gov.uk
Telephone: 01923 285594
Preparation of this accessibility statement: This statement was prepared on 15th August 2023. It was last reviewed on the same day.