Webinar 2:Creating & Publishing Accessible Content for Parish & Town Councils

Presenter: Mark Tomkins, Parish & Town Council Website, Accessibility & .gov.uk Expert, Aubergine

Description:
In this follow-up session, Mark Tomkins focuses on the practical side of publishing accessible documents and content. Learn how to ensure your agendas, minutes, policies, and notices meet accessibility standards and how to choose the right file formats and publishing techniques. Mark will demonstrate how to align your practices with Assertion 10 requirements, including proper documentation under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Transparency Code for smaller authorities.

This session also covers best practices in email domain usage (e.g. clerk@yourcouncil.gov.uk), and the importance of having an IT policy to support secure, compliant council operations.

Requirements  

We use Zoom for our training courses. You will need to download the Zoom application if you haven’t used it before https://bit.ly/3DeEeT5 

If it has been a while since you last used Zoom, it’s recommended that you log in early as there may be automatic Zoom updates that will delay your entry to the course.  

You will need a device that has a camera and a microphone. Minimum system requirements can be found here https://bit.ly/3Fj19uD  

Please name yourself appropriately so you can easily be identified by the trainer. You can find out how to do this here https://bit.ly/3cj2jKi  

Important note: 

Our online training is live and interactive, you must be in a place where you can do this safely. Driving whilst attending our online training will result in you being removed and your council will be charged the full cost of the course.