Making Coronavirus (COVID-19) information accessible for all

The Health and Social Care Board is keen to ensure that everyone in Northern Ireland has access to appropriate information about the Coronavirus (COVID-19). This site is Browsealoud enabled, this allows the content to be Read Aloud or Translated into other languages.

This page provides links to Coronavirus (Covid-19) information in different languages and alternative formats, and additional services which are being offered across the Health and Social Care (HSC) Trust areas.

People with a learning disability

• PHA advice for people with a learning disability – https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/publications/coronavirus-advice-people-learning-disability
• Information and advice from Scottish Government for people with a learning disability – https://www.scld.org.uk/information-on-coronavirus/

People who are deaf or have a hearing loss

• PHA video Stay at home: guidance for households with possible coronavirus (COVID-19) infection British Sign Language pha.site/StayHomeGuidanceBSL
• PHA video Stay at home: guidance for households with possible coronavirus (COVID-19) infection Irish Sign Language – pha.site/StayHomeGuidanceISL
• Daily Coronavirus update (GB) – British Sign Language – https://signhealth.org.uk/resources/coronavirus/
• The NHS 111 BSL and ISL Service can be used to contact the NHS 111 Northern Ireland helpline for Covid-19 advice – https://interpreternow.co.uk/nhs111ni
• Provide the Deaf community with access to NHS111 and all non-emergency health and social care services during the COVID-19 pandemic – https://interpreternow.co.uk/hscni
• BSL accessible information and updates on Coronavirus (COVID-19) – www.bda.org.uk
• NHS inform (Scotland) have latest Coronavirus advice and guidance in BSL – https://www.nhsinform.scot
• PHA video Looking after your wellbeing while staying at home – British Sign Language pha.site/mental-health-wellbeing-bsl-vimeo
• PHA video Looking after your wellbeing while staying at home – Irish Sign Language pha.site/mental-health-wellbeing-isl-vimeo

People who don’t have English as first language

• Browsealoud on the PHA website which allows for any of their content to be Read Aloud or Translated into 89 languages – https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/covid-19-coronavirus
• Bulgarian PHA Advice on Safer Shopping during Covid-19 video voiced over in Bulgarian – https://vimeo.com/415128140
• Romanian PHA Advice on Safer Shopping during Covid-19 video voiced over in Romanian – https://vimeo.com/414685126
• Bulgarian PHA Hand hygiene video voiced over in Bulgarian – https://vimeo.com/415985645
• Romanian PHA Hand hygiene video voiced over in Romanian – https://vimeo.com/415984545
• PHA Advice on Car Sharing flier in Bulgarian, Hungarian, Latvian, Polish, Romanian – https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/publications/advice-car-sharing-english-and-translations
• PHA Isolate your household poster in Arabic, Bulgarian, Chinese complex, Chinese simplified, Irish, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Tetum
  – https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/publications/isolate-your-household-campaign-poster-and-translations
• PHA COVID-19 (Coronavirus) poster for Pharmacies, if you have symptoms – translated into  Arabic, Bulgarian, Chinese complex, Chinese simplified, Irish, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Tetum. Other languages may be available upon request.
  – https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/publications/covid-19-coronavirus-poster-pharmacies-and-translations
• GOV.UK – COVID-19: Stay at home leaflet in different languages
• GOV.UK – COVID-19: Guidance for households with possible coronavirus infection

People who are partially sighted

• Browsealoud on the PHA website which allows for any of their content to be Read Aloud or Translated into 89 languages (also Large print) – https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/covid-19-coronavirus
• RNIB – Guidance on social distancing for blind and partially sighted people in Northern Ireland – https://www.rnib.org.uk/northern-ireland/news-northern-ireland/rnib-and-guide-dogs-launch-guidance-social-distancing-ni

Communicating with people with Dementia

• Coronavirus: Information for people affected by dementia
  – https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/get-support/coronavirus-covid-19#content-start
• Coronavirus: Information for people affected by dementia
  – http://www.northerntrust.hscni.net/services/dementia-services/clear/

Coronavirus (COVID-19) – General

• Coronavirus (COVID-19): information for you and your family leaflet
  – https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-information-you-and-your-family-leaflet
• Coróinvíreas (COVID-19): Faisnéis a bhaineann leatsa agus le do theaghlach – https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/publications/coroinvireas-covid-19-faisneis-bhaineann-leatsa-agus-le-do-theaghlach