Sensory Trust information sheet
Symbols are widely used on road signs, in
airports and stations, in shopping centres
and at visitor attractions.
They help to
communicate ideas quickly and simply,
helping people visualise and remember
what they have read....
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Sensory Trust information sheet
Symbols are widely used on road signs, in
airports and stations, in shopping centres
and at visitor attractions.
They help to
communicate ideas quickly and simply,
helping people visualise and remember
what they have read.
This principle has been developed into
comprehensive symbol languages, providing
much greater support than basic directional
and safety icons.
These symbol languages
give people with learning disabilities in
particular the opportunity to understand
and experience the world in a way that
meets their needs.
What is Widgit?
Widgits are a pictorial language of symbols
used predominantly for people with learning
disabilities.
The symbols have developed
over the past 20 years and they are used in
many countries worldwide in 15 languages
(overseas symbol users can recognise the
Widgit symbols used in the UK).
There are over 7000 images in both
colour and black and white covering a
vocabulary of over 20,000 words.
This
vocabulary is con
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