Increasing access to Welsh well-being services

Symbols included within Welsh online resource directory, Dewis Cymru

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Dewis Cymru is THE place to go if you want information or advice about your well-being or want to know how you can help somebody else. The online resource directory contains over 200 information pages and 10,000+ resource entries ranging from Zumba to nursing homes; all to do with well-being across Wales…

As part of a commitment to make Dewis Cymru as accessible as possible, Richard Palmer - Assistant Director at Data Cymru, approached Widgit to develop a set of Symbols for each of the 27 search categories.

The directory already featured Browsealoud - which helps people who might find it difficult to read the information on Dewis Cymru - and the addition of Widgit Symbols means that the site is more accessible for people with dyslexia, literacy difficulties or for those whom English is not their first language.

Example Symbols
Example Symbols

Visit Dewis Cymru: www.dewis.wales

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