Auxiliary aids and services

Examples of auxiliary aids or services:

• the provision of information on audio tape
• the provision of a sign language interpreter
• specially designed shopping baskets and trolleys in supermarkets
• personal assistance in shops or petrol stations
• portable ramps
• plain language guides with text and pictures for visitors to museums who have learning disabilities
• a textphone where there is a telephone booking service
• teletext subtitles for television programmes

Page last reviewed 26 Feb 2008