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).
We can provide copies documents, which are available on our website, in Word or Portable Document Format (PDF) on request for users of text reading programs.
Please email the Communications Team with your requirements.
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.
Talking Books
WDH are introducing some of our key publications in MP3 format. They can be accessed from the Talking books page.
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 this site.
Translations
It is possible to translate the pages on this website using an automatic translation programme. Please note: because this type of programmes use automated tools you may find that the translation is not perfect, but it will give you a basic outline of what the page says.
What is machine translation? It is a computer program which automatically analyzes the meaning of a sentence and attempts to produce a sentence in a different language which conveys the same meaning. No computer program can translate correctly 100% of the time, but machine translation is useful to get the basic ideas of a sentence.
How do I use it? Select the language you want the page translated to from the Google list on the menu on the left hand side of the page. Our site will remember which pages you've translated into what languages so you don't need to do it every time you visit.
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
