Barrier-free Facilities
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To facilitate the general public with different needs to make use of library facilities and services and participate in various library activities, Hong Kong Public Libraries provides the following barrier-free facilities in general for persons with disabilities:
Public Area
- Automatic door at the library entrances for wheelchair user
- Braille and Tactile map for visually impaired
- Tactile guide path for visually impaired
- Audio and visual signals of the emergency alarm system
- Accessible lifts
- Accessible toilets
Service Counter
- Service Counter with height suitable for wheelchair users
- Induction loop system for hearing impaired
Computer Facilities
- Internet workstations installed with assistive software, hardware or function for the visually impaired.
Access Officer
- The contact list of Access Officers, apart from being displayed at the libraries concerned, has also been uploaded to the website of Leisure and Cultural Services Department for public information.