Accessibility statement for Rowton Parish Council
Rowton 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 accessibility statement applies to https://rowtonparishcouncil.org.uk.
This website is run by Rowton 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:
- change colours, contrast levels and fonts
- zoom in up to 250% 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
Compliance status
This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard, due to the the non-compliance(s)/exemptions listed below.
Non-accessible content
The content listed below may be considered non-accessible for the following reason(s):
- Public Rights of Way - There's an embedded map. Although this map is navigable via keyboard, it may not offer an optimal user experience. Various accessibility testers highlight issues with it, although the parish council adopts this map from Cheshire West and Chester Council, and is not the developer of the tool.
- Many documents are in PDF format and may not be fully accessible - Documents are added on a regular basis, and the layout of documents can vary. Admin staff have been made aware of accessibility within PDF documents and a consideration of their accessibility will be made.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 25/02/2025. It was last reviewed on 25/02/2025.
This website was last tested on 25/02/2025 against the WCAG 2.2 AA standard.
The test was carried out by Antony Cartwright (third party). All pages were tested with several automated tools as listed below. Also a manual test was carried out according to specifics of those tools.
- www.qualibooth.com
- www.checkmeister.com
- www.accessibilitychecker.org
- www.webyes.com
Other sources of information were:
- https://www.gov.uk/guidance/accessibility-requirements-for-public-sector-websites-and-apps
- https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/
Feedback and contact information
If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:
We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 3 days. If you cannot view the map on our ‘contact us’ page, call or email us for directions.
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).
Click here to view the EASS website.