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Signs and Symbols
The below listed Signs and Symbols are the result of a project, undertaken by NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service in 2001. The project was about collecting Signs and Symbols, used and/or developed by Health Service Providers nationwide. Some of these resouces which have been given to MHCS through different channels, have already found a place on our website in different categories, some of the others, which were regarded as suitable for web publishing, are listed below.
The 3-letter coded languages are links to pdf versions of the listed documents. In most cases the language link leads to only the pdf in the selected language. In a few cases the pdf shows all translated versions of the text in one page.
The titles listed are either the full version of the Engish text (the pdfs show you the translations) or a suitable summary/brief discription of what you'll find in the pdf.
NB: All listed pdfs are scans of the original documents as they were sent to MHCS. The quality of some of the pdfs is poor due to the nature of the provided original paper version.
MHCS can't take responsibility for typos and other mistakes in the resources.
We received some important feedback from health care workers when we evaluated the appropriate use of signs and symbols within the NSW health system in 2001. Some key issues to take note are:
- To be used effectively the resources must be easily found, reproduced and distributed across the health system.
- It is the responsibility of health staff to ensure that the information is received and understood, not just made available.
- The use of communication tools should not be seen as a substitute for interpreters by health care workers.
- Communication tools should only ever be used after a formal language assessment has been conducted.
- Clients with motor function impairments, cognitive impairments, physical disabilities etc, may be physically unable to use the tools. In addition, clients, for reasons of unfamiliarity with the concept of communication tools or low literacy, may be unable to understand their purpose and function.
For more information on the appropriate use of the signs and symbols and the rationale for the way they have been classified please see the discussion paper and catalogue.
Table of Contents
Please select from the following options:
- Bi Phrases
- Alert the System
- Signs
- Pictograms
- Italian Language Wall Chart Smaller
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Cue Cards in Community Languages
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