Buckie & District Community Council wants this website to be usable by as many people as possible, whatever their abilities or the device they are using. This statement explains what we have done, where we know there are problems, and how to tell us if something is not working for you.

What we have done

  • An accessibility toolbar on every page lets you enlarge text, increase line spacing, switch to a high-contrast or greyscale display, use a plain font, hide images, pause animations, highlight links, turn on a reading mask, and jump between headings. Your choices are remembered on that device.
  • The site is built with clear, structured headings so it can be read sensibly with a screen reader.
  • Every page works on a phone, tablet or computer, and you can zoom in or increase your browser's text size without the layout breaking.
  • You can navigate the site using a keyboard alone, without a mouse.
  • Text is set at a comfortable size in a plain, legible typeface.
  • Photographs carry text descriptions for people using screen readers.
  • If you have asked your device to reduce motion, the site turns off its animations automatically.
  • The community map, which is visual by nature, is accompanied by a full text list of every location — with names, addresses and contact details — so the information is available without using the map itself.
  • The site uses no pop-ups, no auto-playing audio or video, and no cookie banners to work around.

Where we know there are problems

We want to be honest about the limitations:

  • Meeting minutes and agendas are published as PDFs. Older documents in particular may not be fully accessible to screen readers. If you need any document in a different format, ask us and we will provide it.
  • The interactive map relies on a visual mapping tool that may be difficult to use with some assistive technology. The text list of locations below the map is the accessible alternative.
  • Photographs shared by the community in Memory Lane are described using the information the sender provided, so the level of detail varies.
  • Some smaller text and some coloured buttons do not yet meet the AA contrast standard. The Contrast option in the accessibility toolbar (bottom right of every page) switches the whole site to a high-contrast display.
  • This website has not been through a formal accessibility audit against the WCAG 2.2 standard. We have followed good practice throughout, but we cannot claim full compliance.

Tell us if something is not working

If you find any part of this site difficult to use, or you need information from it in another format — such as large print, plain text, or someone reading it to you over the phone — please get in touch. Tell us the page and what went wrong, and we will do our best to put it right or get you the information another way.

We are all volunteers, so please bear with us, but we take this seriously and will reply as soon as we can.

If you are not happy with our response

If you contact us with a problem and you are not satisfied with how we deal with it, you can contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS) at equalityadvisoryservice.com.