How Parish Council's bridge tradition with modern accessibility

In the digital age, ensuring that a Parish Council's website meets the highest standards of compliance and accessibility is not just a matter of convenience—it's a necessity. Active Council can become the linchpin for a council's digital strategy, enabling it to achieve its aims of accessibility, compliance, usability, and engagement.

The Challenge

Councils often have outdated, difficult to navigate, and not compliant with current standards, such as the Equality Act 2010, Accessibility, Transparency and GDPR. They needed a solution that would not only make their digital presence accessible and compliant but also efficient to manage and easy for residents to use.

The Solution

Active Council, with its expertise in creating standards-based and compliant websites for councils, would be the ideal partner for this endeavour, for several reasons:

  1. Accessibility and Compliance: Active Council specialises in developing websites that are fully accessible, ensuring that all users, including those with disabilities, can easily access information and services. Helping meet your legal requirements and serve the communities more effectively.
  2. Interoperability: Active Council designs websites that perform seamlessly across different devices and browsers, ensuring that everyone in the community can access the site, regardless of how they choose to connect to the internet.
  3. User Experience and Usability: The platform focuses on creating intuitive, easy-to-navigate websites that improve user engagement. This means residents would find the website helpful and straightforward, encouraging more active participation in local affairs.
  4. SEO and Visibility: Active Council understands the importance of search engine optimisation (SEO). By building a standards-compliant website, your digital presence would be more visible online, making it easier for residents and others to find the information they need.
  5. Cost Efficiency and Maintenance: Active Council offers solutions that are not only cost-effective to implement but also easy to maintain. Allowing your council to allocate their resources more efficiently, focusing on serving their community rather than dealing with website issues.

The Transformation

Active Council could help you launch a new website that meets all of your objectives. The website would be developed with the community in mind, featuring a design that was both modern and accessible. Becoming a central hub for information, services, and engagement, reflecting the council's commitment to transparency.

The Outcome

Residents would be able to enjoy a website that is easy to use, fully accessible, and reliable. The council should see increased engagement from the community, with more people accessing online services and participating in consultations.

 

Published: 07/02/2024 Published by: Admin

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