We are aiming to make our website accessible by following certain standards and Government guidelines to ensure that it can be used by everyone and anyone.

 

The website has been designed to comply with the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative's 'AA' standard.

 

To understand more about the accessibility guidelines, we recommend that you check out the following links:

 

If you would like to discuss our approach to accessibility on the site, please feel free to make a comment or pass on any suggestions, by us using the feedback form which appears at the bottom of every page on this website.

 

You can change the text size using the icons that appear at the top right of every page on the site.

 

Also, using settings within your web browser you will have the ability to increase or decrease the text that is displayed on the web page. We have developed a comphrensive page with guides you through the process of changing text size in various web browsers.

 

We have decided to standarised on the way that you open links to different websites from the South Lakes Housing website.

 

Although opening a link in a new window may appear to be the best way of linking to an external site, research (supported by the W3C) has shown that opening new windows can be more disorientating and less user friendly. This means that when you access an external website, the site will load in the same window from where you clicked on the link.

 

To return back to this website, you simply use the back arrow buttons on the top of the toolbar or type in the South Lakes Housing web address [www.southlakeshousing.co.uk] in the address bar.

 

 

The Adobe Acrobat Read Out Loud Menu - Click for Larger Image

 

Adobe Acrobat Documents (PDFs) can be read out loud by your computer if you have version 6.0 or above of the Adobe Acrobat Reader. To read a document out loud select 'View' from the menu followed by 'Read Out Loud'.

 

The 'Read Out Loud' menu has the following four options which can also be accessed via shortcut keys:

 

Read this page only : Shift+Control+V

Read to end of document : Shift+Control+B

Pause the information : Shift+Control+C

Stop the information : Shift+Control+E

 

To view a translated version of this website in your language simply click on the relevant icon at the top right hand corner on each web page.

Please Note: South Lakes Housing accept no responsibility for the translation of the web pages.