Accessibility Statement

This website is run by Oakington & Westwick 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’ve 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.

How accessible is this website?

  • We know some parts of this website aren’t fully accessible:
  • you can’t modify the line height or spacing of text
  • some PDF documents aren’t fully accessible to screen reader software
  • you can’t skip to the main content when using a screen reader
  • there’s a limit to how far you can magnify the map on our ‘contact us’ page 

What to do if you can’t 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 for example, please use the details on our contact us page. We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 15 working days.


Reporting accessibility problems with this website

We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems that aren’t listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact the clerk.
 

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).

Contact Us 

Clerk, Laura Lawrence
Post: 4 Meadow Farm Close, Oakington, Cambridge, CB24 3AS
Email: clerk@oakingtonandwestwick-pc.gov.uk
Call: 01223 232398
 

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

Oakington & Westwick 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 partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, due to the non- compliances listed below.

Non-accessible content

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

Disproportionate Burden
We believe that the cost to fix some issues now would be a disproportionate burden within the meaning of the accessibility regulations. We will make another assessment in the future, for example when supplier contracts are up for renewal.

Content that's not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
Not applicable.

How we tested this website

We use the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines V2.1 level A and level AA to test how accessible the website is. We used Wave as an automatic tool and tested all the pages on the website. The tests were carried out by Vision ICT Ltd.

Preparation of this accessibility statement 

 This statement was prepared on the 21st January 2020 and was last reviewed on last updated on the 15th of February 2021.