Plumpton Parish Council
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Government Digital Service – Basic Accessibility Test
Website: plumptonpc.co.uk
Representative sample of webpages to be tested:
- https://www.plumptonpc.co.uk/new/
- https://www.plumptonpc.co.uk/new/documents/
- https://www.plumptonpc.co.uk/new/parish-council/
- https://www.plumptonpc.co.uk/new/facilities/village-hall/
- https://www.plumptonpc.co.uk/new/contact-us/
Date of Test: June 2020
For parts of this evaluation, Wave (Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool) has been used. wave.webaim.org
1. Text Content
Issue | Page | Problems | Fix |
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Check you’re using proper headings | All | None | |
Check pages are usable when stylesheets are disabled | All | None | |
Check that instructions are styled properly | All | None | |
Check that links make sense | Home/Documents/Village Hall/Contact us | None | |
Parish Council Meetings | Agendas and minutes are listed in a table so it is visually obvious which meeting they belong to, but they are all called the same | Going forward, the date of the meetings will be included in the link title | |
Check that pages have good titles | All | None | |
2. Images, video and audio content
Issue | Page | Problems | Fix |
---|---|---|---|
Check any images have a description |
Parish Council Meetings Contact us | None | |
Home | “Gateway to the downs” image is missing alt text | Add alt text | |
Documents | Some of the pdf logos are links but are missing alt text | Remove the link from the pdf logos | |
Village Hall | Alt text is identical to all three pictures | Images cannot be enlarged and should therefore be considered non essential. Alt text should be removed. | |
Check any video or audio content is properly described |
n/a | ||
Audio descriptions for video and audio content |
n/a | ||
Check for images containing text |
Homepage | Text only in logos. The words are included in the alt text |
3. Interactive tools and transactions
Issue | Page | Problems | Fix |
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Check form fields are marked up appropriately | All | The only form on the website is the search field. It appears as a magnifying glass in the header. When you click on it, a search field appears which has the text “Search…” in it. The form is unlabelled. However, as the form is generated by the theme, I cannot get access to it to label it appropriately. | I will keep the theme updated so that when this problem is fixed, it will filter through to the website. |
Check it’s clear what information users need to provide
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All | None | |
Check form elements are consistent across your website
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All | None | |
Check users get a warning before they’re timed out
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All | n/a | |
Check that any error messages are helpful
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All | n/a | |
Check users can review their answers before submitting a form
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All | n/a | |
Check that form elements behave as expected
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All | n/a |
4. PDFs and other documents
Issue | Page | Problems | Fix |
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Check the documents have meaningful titles | Meeting agendas and minutes | All the agendas and minutes are called just “Agenda” and “Minutes” | Going forward, the date of the meetings will be included in the title |
Check for headings | All | None of the pdf documents on the site have headings. | From September 2020 all new documents and some existing documents will have appropriate formatting, including headings in so far as possible. |
Check the documents convey instructions in an accessible way | Village Hall Application to Hire Form | This is a pdf document with fields which can be filled in digitally. Not all fields are obvious. | The document will be redesigned before September 2020 |
Check the documents convey instructions in an accessible way | All | n/a | |
Check that any link text makes sense | All | None | |
Check that images, charts and tables have a description | All | None |
5. Technology
Tests using a mobile or tablet device
Issue | Page | Problems | Fix |
---|---|---|---|
Check the page orientation | All | None | |
Check you can navigate using just one finger | All | None | |
Check you’re not relying on complex motions | All | None |
Navigating just using a keyboard
Issue | Page | Problems | Fix | Check you can tell where you are on the page | All | None |
---|---|---|---|
Check the order makes sense when tabbing | All | None | |
Check nothing unexpected happens when tabbing through a page | All | None | |
Check you do not get stuck when navigating through content | All | None | |
Check forms are still usable without a mouse | All | None | |
Check users can skip to the main content on a page | All | None |
Checking content is usable when zoomed in or magnified
Issue | Page | Problems | Fix |
---|---|---|---|
Checking content is usable when you enlarge the text | All | None | |
Checking how the page behaves when users zoom in | All | None |
Colour Contrast
Issue | Page | Problems | Fix |
---|---|---|---|
Check for text contrast | All | None | |
Check any buttons and navigational elements | All | None |
Pop-ups and interactive or flashing content
There are not pop-ups and interactive or flashing content on the site.
Search and other forms of navigation
Issue | Page | Problems | Fix |
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Check there are multiple ways to navigate your website | All | None | Will consider adding a sitemap in addition to the menus and search facility |
Check your navigation behaves consistently | All | None | |
Check links do not trigger on the down-press of a mouse | All | None |
6. HTML checks
Issue | Page | Problems | Fix |
---|---|---|---|
Checking tables and bullet lists are styled properly | All | None | |
Check the language the content is written in | All | None | |
Check any video players are accessible | All | n/a |