Accessibility statement for Horningsham Parish Council

We are committed to making our website accessible to all.

Horningsham 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. We are continuously improving this website 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/ 

Currently, this website is not compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.2(opens new window) AA standard. We are working with our website provider to improve the site to achieve compliance. The non-compliances that have been identified to date are listed below.

Non-accessible content

Some images do not have a text alternative, so people using a screen reader cannot access the information. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.1.1 (non-text content).

All functionality of the content is not operable through a keyboard interface without requiring specific timings for individual keystrokes, except where the underlying function requires input that depends on the path of the user's movement and not just the endpoints. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.1.1 Keyboard Accessibility

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 using browser or device settings
• zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen
• navigate most of the website using a keyboard or 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.

How accessible this website is

While we’ve done a lot to ensure this site’s accessibility, we know some parts of this website are not fully accessible.

You cannot modify the line height or spacing of text.

Most older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software. Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards

Whilst we always aim to communicate clearly and as simply as possible, some of the content may require a reasonable level of       

technical understanding due to the nature of a Parish Council’s business and related governance procedures.
The site has been created using a well coded, professional content management system but it has not been user-tested by those with a disability.
The site has been cross-platform and cross-browser tested and is currently compatible with modern browsers. We provide a site which has been designed and coded to achieve an AA level of compliance. 

This website has been developed to serve the largest possible audience, using the broadest range of systems and to consider any needs that users with disabilities might have.

Accessibility Help - Change the way this website looks - Using tools on your computer

You can control the look and functionality of this website, depending on your computer settings. Most computers will have  accessibility settings you can change including; the way the screen looks (e.g. changing; fonts, sizes, colours, etc), the way the keyboard or mouse works and possibly speaking and listening to commands as well as a range of other features.

As several organisations have already produced lots of very good content about how to make computers and websites more     accessible, we have linked to these sites rather than duplicate their content.

My Web My Way produced by the BBC is a comprehensive site with loads of useful information and a wealth of accessibility links. AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

In Windows - Click on the 'Start' button, then 'Control Panel', then 'Ease of Access Centre' to modify settings.

Your browser will usually have controls which you can use to enlarge the text on your screen.

To alter the font type and size

For improved visibility, our website allows you to increase (or decrease) the size of text and alter the choice of font, to suit your preferences. Use the mouse wheel (or hold down CTRL and use + key to increase font) to change the text sizes on our website.

All Browsers via mouse control
You can hold down CTRL and use the mouse wheel at the same time to almost infinitely change the text sizes on our website.

Microsoft Edge Users

Go to 'Settings' and and select 'Accessibility'. 

You can add accessibility extensions 

To alter the colour of text and background

You may find specific colours enable you to view our web site easier.

Microsoft Edge Users

Go to 'Settings' and and select 'Accessibility'. 

Chrome browser

Go to Settings and 'Add Accessibility Features' this opens the Chrome Webstore which offers a range of accessibility programs.

Apple

Apple Accessibility Centre.

Hearing Impaired Users

Our website has been designed to allow Screen Readers to read our pages.

Use Ctrl, Shift and U and to enable read aloud function

Downloadable files

Files have been made available to download in a variety of formats – the most common are Adobe Acrobat (.pdf), Microsoft Word (.doc and .docx) and Microsoft Excel (.xls and .xlsx). Reasonable adjustments have been made to ensure that digital publications available on our website are as accessible as possible. If you need any document in a different format, please contact us.

You may need to download Adobe Reader to view files in PDF format. The latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader has incorporated accessibility features. For example, you can hear a PDF document read aloud or scroll a PDF document automatically. You can access these features in the Edit Preferences menu.

Find out more about the free Adobe online conversion tool which converts the content of PDF files to HTML or text which can be understood by most screen reader applications.

In Word, Accessibility Help can be accessed by selecting Alt+Shift+A.

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 or if you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact: 

• email: clerk@horningshamparishcouncil.gov.uk
• call: 07349 984069

Let us know if you have difficulties using this site and If you find anything on the site difficult to use please let us know.

To help us get to the bottom of your difficulty, it would help us if you provide the information advised in ‘Contacting Organisations about Inaccessible Websites’ in your request.

All constructive feedback regarding the accessibility or usability of this website is welcome and will be carefully considered. We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 5 working days.

If you cannot view the map on our ‘contact us’ page, call or email us for directions.

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 (including the page address/URL) you experienced problems with, and if you have any suggestions for how we could improve this page. 

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)

This statement was prepared on 15th April 2026.

The website has not been fully tested against the WCAG 2.2 standard. 

The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by the Parish Council and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.

We take your privacy seriously. In accordance with the law, we only collect a limited amount of information about you that is necessary for correspondence, information and service provision. We do not use profiling, we do not sell or pass your data to third parties. We do not use your data for purposes other than those specified. We make sure your data is stored securely. We delete all information deemed to be no longer necessary. We constantly review our Privacy Policies to keep it up to date in protecting your data.