Accessibility Statement

This website is run by Folkestone Town 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 without using the userway tool
  • some old minutes in PDF format 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

Town Clerk: Toni Brenchley
Tel: 01303 257946
Email: toni.brenchley@folkestone-tc.gov.uk

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

Folkestone Town Council 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 compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard,  however, there are 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
Not applicable.

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

How we tested this website

This website was tested both manually and automatically prior to the writing of this statement by Vision ICT Ltd and using w3.org and it is reviewed regularly by the Town Clerk.  This statement was prepared in February 2020, reviewed in September 2020 and then again in February 2021.