Information Book for Disabled Prisoners - Inside Time

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30 Further information and advice Limbless Association 020 8788 1777 www.limbless-association.org The Limbless Association provides information, advice and support for people of all ages who are without one or more limbs. Rehabilitation Centre, Fax: 020 8788 3444 Roehampton Lane, E-mail: London enquiries@limbless-association.org SW15 5PR Mind 020 8519 2122 www.mind.org.uk Mind is the main mental health charity in England and Wales. It works to create a better life for everyone with experience of mental distress. The Mind info Line offers callers confidential help on a range of mental health issues. Call 0845 766 0163 from anywhere in the UK for the price of a local call. It also provides a legal service to the public, lawyers and mental health workers. 15-19 Broadway, Mind Info Line: 0845 766 0163 London Fax: 020 8522 1725 E15 4BQ E-mail: contact@mind.org.uk
Induction Induction - your introduction to the prison ‘Induction’ is the process that takes place after reception, and before most people move into the main prison, and is where you are told all about the prison. This may not take place straight away and you may stay in the Health Care Centre during your induction. Depending on the nature of your disability, you may stay in the Health Care Centre for your whole period at a prison if there are no adapted cells. Don’t forget though, that wherever you are in the prison you should have the same opportunity to take part in education, work, programmes, religion, exercise and so on, as any other prisoner. If the prison design and layout makes access to these parts of prison life difficult or impossible for you, you need to see if prison staff can help you gain access in another way. If you have sight impairment or are deaf or have hearing problems, the prison has to provide help so you can communicate. For example, it should be able to provide a personal reader, or information in Braille, large print or on tape for giving you important information. If you have dyslexia, you may be able to get information on tape rather than in printed format. Prisoners who feel they could benefit from any of the above, or other methods of receiving information, should ask a member of staff as soon as possible. If you don’t 3
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