6. Safety  What additional measures are taken by the staff to accommodate the special sensitivity of prisoners with disabilities when searching them (e.g. taking extra care to explain the procedure; informing visually impaired about approaching them etc.)? Is the placement of prisoners with disabilities in isolation cells always used only as a measure of last resort? What measures are taken to assist the prisoners with disabilities to defend themselves during the disciplinary procedures? What measures are taken to ensure that prisoners with disabilities have equal access to and are in fact able to use prison complaints mechanisms?    7. Health Care  Do prisoners with disabilities have equal access to all health services provided to prisoners? Do prisoners with disabilities have access to the same level of specialist health care available in the community? Do prison authorities cooperate to the maximum possible extent with community health services to ensure that the special needs of prisoners with disabilities are met? Do prisoners with disabilities have easy access to appropriate tools relevant to their disability such as wheelchairs, crutches, braces, hearing aids, glasses etc? Do prisoners with disabilities have access to specialist mental health care? What assistance and how is provided to prisoners with disabilities who have difficulty with communicating (e.g. prisoners with sensory disabilities) to ensure that they have equal access to health and counselling services? When assistance with accessing health services is provided to prisoners with disabilities who have difficulty with communicating, how is the doctor-patient confidentiality preserved?       8. Prisoner Programmes  Do prisoners with disabilities have equal access to all prison activities and programmes including educational and vocational training and recreation as other prisoners? Do prisoners with disabilities have equal access to work programmes outside prison? What alternative arrangements are made for those prisoners with disabilities who use wheelchairs to access all services, activities and programmes, especially if those are located in areas which have not been adapted for wheelchair access?   13