Does the staff contact person for prisoners with disabilities also advise
the prison management on policy issues and needs of prisoners with
disabilities?
4.
Admission
Are prisoners provided with an opportunity to declare any disability upon
admission to the prison as well as to provide the prison with information
about their special needs?
Are prisoners with disabilities allowed to keep in their possession any
form of aid relevant to their disability such as wheelchairs, crutches,
braces, hearing aids, glasses unless there is a genuinely justifiable security
reason not to?
If the prisoners with disabilities are not allowed to keep in their
possession form of aid relevant to their disability due to security risk,
what suitable alternatives are provided?
Upon admission, are prisoners with disabilities provided with the
information about the prison and prison rules in a format that is
understandable to them (e.g. in Braille or large print or audio taped)?
Is the induction to the prison programme appropriate to the needs of
prisoners with disabilities?
Does the induction programme for prisoners with disabilities allow
identification of their special capabilities and special requirements as well
as level of and type of support they require?
Are prisoners with disabilities given specific information about whom to
contact if they are in need and are applicable procedures carefully
explained?
5.
Classification, allocation and accommodation
What are the procedures in place to ensure that prisoners with
disabilities are allocated accommodation suitable to their needs?
What adaptations (e.g. handrails installed, steps painted in brighter
colours, portable ramps, furniture in cells moved etc) are made to the
accommodation to assist prisoners with disabilities to cope with the
prison environment?
What arrangements are put in place for those prisoners with disabilities
who need special assistance with daily activities like eating, dressing,
bathing and using toilet facilities?
Are health care services easily accessible from the accommodation
allocated to the prisoners with disabilities?
Is the risk of abuse carefully considered when allocating accommodation
to prisoners with disabilities?
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