Accessibility Statement for Brafferton and Helperby Parish Council
This website is run by Brafferton and Helperby 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 400% without loss of content or functionality.
- Navigate most of the website using a keyboard.
- Navigate most of the website using speech recognition software.
- Listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the latest versions of JAWS, NVDA, and VoiceOver).
We have also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.
AbilityNet provides advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.
How accessible this website is
We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:
- Certain historical documents and PDFs embedded via iframes may lack proper structural tags for sequential screen reader navigation.
What to do if you cannot access parts of this website
If you need information on this website in a different format, such as an accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording, or Braille:
- Contact: Please use our website Contact Form.
We will consider your request and respond as soon as possible.
Reporting accessibility problems with this website
We are always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we are not meeting accessibility requirements, please use our Contact Form to report them directly to us.
Enforcement procedure
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) Accessibility Regulations 2018. If you are not satisfied with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).
Technical information about this website’s accessibility
Brafferton and Helperby 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.
Compliance status
This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances and exemptions listed below.
Non-accessible content
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
There are no known non-compliances with the accessibility regulations outside of the evaluated disproportionate burden tracking below.
Disproportionate burden
- WCAG 1.3.1 (Info and Relationships) – PDF Document Iframes: PDFs on the site are rendered within an embedded iframe component. While we acknowledge the iframe layer container itself introduces reading order challenges for assistive technology, the underlying files have been systematically prepared to be accessible when opened natively. Remediating the legacy document framework retroactively across the entire site architecture represents a disproportionate burden due to the administrative scale required.
- WCAG 2.4.4 (Link Purpose – In Context): The “Read More” button links within the post index layout strings are hardcoded directly into the underlying core theme files and cannot be configured or explicitly customized from within the WordPress block editor interface. Manually altering the template architecture or writing complex server-side modifications to alter this text dynamically represents a disproportionate burden for a small parish council. The purpose of each link can still be determined by reading the immediate surrounding text context of the summary card.
- WCAG 2.4.3 (Focus Order) – Fixed Header Elements: The floating accessibility logo widget is globally fixed to the top-left layout viewport across all device break-points. On mobile and tablet viewports, this fixed positioning causes the logo element to remain interactive within the background keyboard focus sequence when the primary mobile navigation menu overlay is actively deployed. On all devices there may be times when the logo element overlaps onto other elements and causes the user to have to scroll to see the element. Re-engineering the core responsive framework scripts to dynamically isolate or toggle visibility parameters for this global widget during navigation events represents a disproportionate burden for a small parish council.
Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
PDFs and other documents
Many legacy PDFs or documents published before 23 September 2018 may not be fully structured for screen reader accessibility. The regulations do not require us to fix these historical records if they are not essential to providing our core service. Any new documents we publish will aim to meet accessibility standards.
Live Video
Live video streams do not include captions. We do not plan to add captions to live video streams because live video is exempt from meeting the accessibility regulations.
How we tested this website
This website was last tested on June 3, 2026. The test was carried out by NYES Digital.
We selected pages for testing based on:
- Testing the homepage as a representative, feature-rich core template layout.
- Testing pages containing dynamic third-party plugins, timeline tables, and contact forms.
- Testing a random selection of static content blocks and informational updates.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on June 3, 2026. It was last reviewed and updated on June 3, 2026.
Translation statement
Popular web browsers include options to translate web pages by default. When native translation options are not automatically prompt-driven, browser add-ons are available:
- Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge can translate pages automatically via built-in settings.
- Safari and Firefox support reliable multi-language translation via standard browser extensions.