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Increasing access to Welsh well-being services
Symbols included within Welsh online resource directory, Dewis Cymru
![Dewis Cymru Logo](../../images/success-stories/social-care-charity/dewis-cymru/slider-2.png)
![Symbol-supported search results](../../images/success-stories/social-care-charity/dewis-cymru/slider-3.png)
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](../../images/success-stories/social-care-charity/dewis-cymru/symbol-strip-welsh-1.jpg)
![Example Symbols](../../images/success-stories/social-care-charity/dewis-cymru/symbol-strip-welsh-2.jpg)
Visit Dewis Cymru: www.dewis.wales
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