Accessibility
Proper accessibility of a website is very important. This is certainly true for people with (visual) disabilities. But others also benefit.
The technology of this website is fully digital, you can download the report from our supplier (pdf). The content has yet to be tested in 2025. View the accessibility statement:
Read-aloud function and contrast and font size adjustment
On each page of the website, there are three buttons on the right:
- contrast
- font size
- Read aloud
When you click on this, you can adjust these items or start the read-aloud function. A read-aloud function is not only for the blind and/or visually impaired. They often have facilities for this themselves. The function is especially for people who have difficulties with reading and writing, people with dyslexia, a concentration disorder or (mild) mental disability. While reading aloud, each word read is given a different color. This also allows you to follow the text.
Attachments: pdf files
A number of documents on this website are included as pdf files. This is an internationally used standard. You can read these documents online or download and save them to your computer's hard drive. Depending on the settings on your PC or mobile device, you can open the files directly by clicking on them. If that is not possible, download the files. To then open and read these files, you will need the free program Adobe Reader (or an alternative program).
Back to homepage
From any page on the website you can return to the home page. To do so, click on the letters Heerlen at the top of the page.
Links
This website only includes external links to websites of institutions and organizations that are directly related to the topics of the pages on this site. The Municipality of Heerlen is not responsible for the content and topicality of websites to which a link refers. Third parties are permitted to link from another website to the website of the Municipality of Heerlen.
Comments and suggestions
If you come across pages that you feel contain incorrect or incomplete information, please let us know. If you believe that certain things about this website can be improved, we would also like to hear from you. Also, if you discover something that is not working properly, please report it. Please also indicate which browser you are using, which version and which operating system.