Accessibility report
Introduction
Scope of the evaluation
Date: 28th September 2023
Website name: Main website of Torridge District Council
Scope of the website:
Web content of the main website of Torridge District Council, consisting of:
- https://torridge.gov.uk (https://www.torridge.gov.uk)
- https://democracy.torridge.gov.uk
- https://torridgedc-self.achieveservice.com
For the purposes of this report, the term 'website' refers to all of the above domains.
WCAG Version: 2.1
Conformance target: AA
Accessibility support baseline:
- Chromium based browsers (e.g. Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge) with NVDA on Desktop
- Mozilla Firefox with NVDA on Desktop
- Apple Safari with VoiceOver on iOS
- Google Chrome with TalkBack on Android
Additional evaluation requirements:
The report will test a sample of pages on the website against the WCAG 2.1 Level AA criteria.
The sample includes core webpages and forms (e.g. homepage, search, login), help and legal information pages (e.g. accessibility statement and cookie policy), contact pages and feedback mechanism, pages with distinct appearances, frequently accessed webpages and forms, a selection of downloadable documents, and an additional random sample (10% of the number of sample pages).
The web browsers, operating systems and assistive technologies listed in the 'Accessibility Support Baseline' section will be used for manual testing of the sample. Automated testing will also be conducted for the same sample with browser extensions (WAVE, Axe and Microsoft Accessibility Insights for Web).
Sample of webpages
Structured sample:
- Home
- Search
- Customer Self Service - Home
- Customer Self Service - Login
- Customer Self Service - Register
- Accessibility statement
- Cookie policy and preferences
- Terms and conditions
- Privacy policy
- Contact us
- Contact us (form)
- Feedback (form)
- Caddsdown Business Park
- Housing
- Cost of Living Help
- Find my collection dates
- Pay your Council Tax
- Parking permits
- Your Councillors
- Report a missed collection (form)
- Pay your Council Tax by Direct Debit (form)
- Council Tax Charges for 2022/23 (PDF)
- Make a Building Control Application - Guidance Sheet (PDF)
- Agenda frontsheet - Full Council - 02/10/2023 (PDF)
- Fees and Charges 2023/24 (PDF)
Randomly selected sample:
- New national emergency alert system Testing 3pm 23 April 2023
- Food safety management systems
- Coast Protection and Management
- Freedom of Information/EIR
- Private Sector Leasing scheme
Summary of audit results
Reported on 50 of 50 WCAG 2.1 AA Success Criteria.
- 29 Passed
- 8 Failed
- 0 Cannot tell
- 13 Not present
- 0 Not checked