This accessibility statement applies to Cyngor Cymuned Aberffraw web site at https://cyngorcymunedaberffraw.co.uk.
This website is administered by Anglesey Computer Solutions on behalf of Cyngor Cymuned Aberffraw. All content is provided by the Clerk on behalf of the 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:
- navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
- navigate most of the website using speech recognition software
- The site displays correctly in current browsers and using standards compliant HTML/CSS code means any future browsers will also display it correctly.
- To increase or decrease the size of the text displayed on this website – hold the Ctrl key and the “+” or “-” (or scroll mouse wheel) to adjust the size
Whilst we try to adhere to the accepted guidelines and standards for accessibility and usability, it is not always possible to do so in all areas of the website
AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.
In addition,we may make the USERWAY Website accessibility Widget available on the web site. This allow visitors to change some aspects of the web site to make it easier to access. This allows us to improve its compliance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and allow users to
The web site is bilingual in nature with pages available in either English or Welsh.
How accessible is this website
We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:
- some text on some pages may have a lower contrast than would be ideal.
- you may not be able to modify the line height or spacing of text
- some older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software
- you cannot 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 cannot access parts of this website
You can access our documents in different formats, including:
- Physical print offs
- Large print
To do this, or to request a different format get in contact with the Community Council via this website, email, phone or in person.
Feedback and contact information
We are always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems that are not listed on this page or think we are not meeting accessibility requirements, please get in contact.
If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille: or
We will consider your request and get back to you in 10 days.
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, contact the clerk of the council. suzanne.aberffrawcc@gmail.com
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 are not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).
Technical information about this website’s accessibility
Cyngor Cymuned Aberffraw 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 issues with text contrast on some pages, no alternative text for some notices shown as JPG and PDFs used to display minutes as listed below.
Non-accessible content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
Some images do not have a text alternative, so people using a screen reader cannot access the information. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.1.1 (non-text content). We plan to add text alternatives for all images by December 2021. When we publish new content, we will make sure our use of images meets accessibility standards.
Some PDF links open in a new page. People using a screen reader may not notice the new tab opening. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.1.1 (non-text content). A warning will be placed on the minute’s page by December 2021 to explain this behaviour.
Some notices on the web site have been posted as JPG images. This makes it difficult for people using a screen reader to access the information. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.4.9 (images of text). The existing images will be reviewed and removed if the notice is no longer required. We plan to added informational text to all JPG notices from now on.
The title of some PDFs may be difficult to read. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.1.1 (non-text content). These will be reviewed by December 2021 and we will ensure that future titles are clear.
Disproportionate burden
Navigation and accessing information
- There’s no way to skip the repeated content in the page header (for example, a ‘skip to main content’ option).
- It’s not always possible to change the device orientation from horizontal to vertical without making it more difficult to view the content.
- It’s not possible for users to change text size without some of the content overlapping.
Interactive tools and transactions
We have assessed the cost of fixing the issues with navigation and accessing information, and with interactive tools and transactions. We believe that doing so now would be a disproportionate burden within the meaning of the accessibility regulations. We will make another assessment when the supplier contract is up for renewal, likely to be in 2023.
Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
PDFs and other documents
Some of our PDFs and Word documents are essential to providing our services. For example, we have PDFs with information about Agenda and minutes. The accessibility regulations do not require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they are not essential to providing our services. For example, we do not plan to fix minutes published as PDF before this date.
Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards.
What we’re doing to improve accessibility
We will improve the way that minutes and agenda are published on our web site so people using a screen reader can access the information
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 1/02/2021 It was last reviewed on 1/02/2021
This website was last tested on 01/02/2021.
The following pages were examined:-
- https://cyngorcymunedaberffraw.co.uk/
- https://cyngorcymunedaberffraw.co.uk/cynghorwyr-councillors/
- https://cyngorcymunedaberffraw.co.uk/cofnodion-2020-minutes/
- https://cyngorcymunedaberffraw.co.uk/hysbysiadau-notices/
- https://cyngorcymunedaberffraw.co.uk/cysylltwch-contact/