 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?     12

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