Accessibility
Web accessibility is about removing barriers to information and services for all site users, regardless of their ability, environment or individual needs.
Wakefield and District Housing (WDH) recognises diversity in society, and one of our key values is to be inclusive.
We are currently making changes to our website in order to comply with accessibility guidelines and initiatives, and welcome your
comments and suggestions on how we may further improve your online experience.
Accessing our services
We want to make sure everyone in the Wakefield district has equal access to the services we provide, and that you can contact us or use our services in the way that best suits your needs. If you would like to know more, read our
Access to services strategy (pdf).
Make text size larger
This site allows you to change the size of the text displayed on each page. You can do this by changing the settings on your web browser (the software used to browse the internet).
To help you do this please follow this link to our
instruction pages.
Browsealoud
To aid accessibility we have introduced a speech service to enable visitors to listen to our website. All you have to do is install the free software from
Browsealoud. Once you have installed and configured the software (instructions can be found on the
Browsealoud website) you will be able to listen to the homesearch site.
Translations
If you need any information on this site translated, please email the
WDH communications team.
Some of our publications are available in different languages. See below for a list.
Greek
Polish
Portuguese
Spanish
Urdu
Language Line
Wakefield and District Housing is a member of Language Line, which provides access to over 100 languages.
So, if English isn't your first language and you would like to speak to us in another language, please telephone
OneCALL on 0845 8 507 507 and we will arrange for an interpreter to help you (calls to
OneCALL may be recorded for training purposes).
Translations Available on the Web
It is possible to translate the pages on this website into one of the following languages using automatic translation websites. Please note: because these websites use automated tools, the accuracy of the results varies greatly. You may find that the translation is not perfect, but it gives you a basic outline of what the page says. Click on the link to start the translation:
Compliance
We take the issue of accessibility very seriously. At the time of writing the site is 'A' compliant and is moving closer to 'double-A' compliance with the target of reaching 'triple-A'. These standards are set out by the
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) in the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0.
You may need Adobe Acrobat Reader® to read some of the documents on this site. You can download Acrobat by clicking on the icon below