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.