Plumpton Parish Council

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Government Digital Service – Basic Accessibility Test

Website: plumptonpc.co.uk

Representative sample of webpages to be tested:

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
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
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

 

All None
Check form elements are consistent across your website

 

All None
Check users get a warning before they’re timed out

 

All n/a
Check that any error messages are helpful

 

All n/a
Check users can review their answers before submitting a form

 

All n/a
Check that form elements behave as expected

 

All n/a

4. PDFs and other documents

Issue Page Problems Fix
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
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