For more information about our work on equality and diversity, please see: Achieving Preventing Discrimination, Valuing Diversity and Achieving Equal Opportunities.
Policy and Strategy
We have a comprehensive Equality and Diversity Strategy which covers the procedures and systems established to measure and monitor our performance, both in eliminating discrimination and in implementing good practice.
Equality and Access Group
The Equality and Access Group includes representatives from all areas of Westward Housing Group and its residents. It works to monitor adn improve Westward's approach to equality and diversity and supports staff and residents in recognising and valuing the diversity of our communities.
Access to our services and homes
We make sure that all people have equal access to our services and in particular take into account the needs of disabled, vulnerable and particularly disadvantaged groups.
We ensure all our communications are available on CD and audio tape, in large print, in Braille or translated into another language. For more details you can view our Accessible information policy and guidelines.
We provide an induction hearing loop in meeting spaces and this can be portable too. People can contact us using Typetalk (see our 'Contact Us' page for more on this).
Our office meets the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act, which include wheelchair access, and disabled parking.
If you would like to view some of our equality analysis, please contact the appropriate department by telephoning 01803 200300 or completing the Contact Us online form.
Click on these links to read:
Community Cohesion Strategy
BME Housing Strategy
If you wish to locate a place of worship in Devon or Cornwall then this multifaith directory is very helpful: http://pow.reonline.org.uk
For those recently arrived in England, a very useful website about Housing Rights information is: http://www.housing-rights.info/