Accessibility Statement for Wavendon Parish Council
This website is run by Wavendon Parish Council.
We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example,
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)
- Find
clear, consistent headings and links throughout
- Make use
of a logical focus order and visible focus styles when navigating by
keyboard
We’ve also made the text on the
website 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:
- You
cannot currently change the line height or spacing of text
- Some
older PDF documents are not accessible to screen reader software
- There is
no "skip to main content" link
- The map
on our ‘Contact
Us’ page may not be fully accessible when magnified or used
with assistive technologies
- Some
older content may contain links or images without clear labels or alternative
text
What to do if you need information in
a different format
If you need any information from this website in
a different format like:
- Accessible
PDF
- Large
print
- Easy
read
- Audio
recording
- Braille
Please contact us:
• Email:
clerk@wavendonparishcouncil.gov.uk• Phone: 01908 229246
We’ll consider your request and aim to
respond within 15 working days
Reporting accessibility problems with
this website
We’re always working to improve the
accessibility of this website. If you find any problems that aren’t
listed on this page, or if you think we’re not meeting accessibility
requirements, please contact:
• Email:
clerk@wavendonparishcouncil.gov.uk
• Phone: 01908 229246
Enforcement procedure
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)
is responsible for enforcing the accessibility regulations. If you’re
not satisfied with how we respond to your complaint, you can contact the
Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).
Contacting us by phone or visiting us
in person
If you contact us before your visit, we can
arrange for a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter or other support if
required.
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Phone: 01908 229246
Email:
clerk@wavendonparishcouncil.gov.uk
Technical information about this
website’s accessibility
Wavendon 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 2.2 AA standard, due to the following
known issues:
Non-compliance with the accessibility
regulations
- Some
links use non-descriptive text such as “click here”
– (WCAG 2.4.4: Link Purpose (In Context))
- Some
images do not have appropriate alternative text – (WCAG 1.1.1:
Non-text Content)
- A small
number of older documents (PDFs, Word) are not accessible – (WCAG
1.3.1: Info and Relationships, 4.1.2: Name, Role, Value)
- No
"skip to main content" option is available – (WCAG 2.4.1:
Bypass Blocks)
- Focus
visibility and keyboard navigation may not meet best practice on all older
pages – (WCAG 2.4.7: Focus Visible)
- Some
controls may not have accessible names – (WCAG 2.5.3: Label in
Name)
Disproportionate burden
Some older documents are not accessible, such as
scanned PDFs or files submitted by third parties. Due to limited resources, we
believe fixing all of these documents would be a disproportionate burden under
the regulations. However, we are committed to ensuring all new documents are
accessible.
What we’re doing to improve
accessibility
We are currently reviewing and updating older
documents and pages to improve accessibility where possible. Any new content
added to the site will meet WCAG 2.2 AA standards.
How we tested this website
This website was last tested in March 2026.
The test was carried out by Vision ICT Ltd, using a combination of manual
checks and automated tools such as WAVE and Axe.
We tested a representative sample of pages
including the homepage, contact page, news articles, and meetings/minutes
sections.
Statement preparation
This statement was prepared March 2026.