Writing for this website

South Tyneside Council provides this website to deliver clear information and online services for residents.

It is purposefully designed to be as simple and easy to use as possible, for everyone who needs to use it.

We keep the design and layout of the website simple by:

• displaying text in a large, easy to read font
• avoiding bright, contrasting colours
• avoiding decorative images
• keeping interactive features as easy to use as possible
• only adding new design features if it will help the user to understand information or complete a task

We do this because:

• some people have disabilities, such as dyslexia, that make it difficult to read text
• some people have difficulties using a mouse, and use a keyboard to move around the website
• some people use software to read the text out loud, and need information to be laid out as simply as possible
• it provides value for money for our residents, by focussing on easy to use information and online services, rather than unnecessary features