TTY User Manuals/Hearing and Speech Solutions
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HOW TO MAKE SPEECH LOUDER WITH A VOICE AMPLIFIER
Many people have situations where the voice becomes strained and difficult to hear. Surgery, accidents and associated medical conditions can cause the voice to be difficult and sometimes painful to project. Teachers are a prime example of this. After presenting classroom material hour after hour and day after day, the voice can be raspy and difficult to hear not to mention the discomfort of the speaker.
One solution to these problems is a voice amplifier. Typically, the voice amplifier has two parts and are very comfortable to wear. The first part is a "fanny pack" type amplifier that is usually worn around the waist using an adjustable waist band. The second part is a microphone that is plugged into the amplifier. The microphone has several options; a traditional headset microphone that the user wears on the back of the head with the microphone positioned at the mouth, (very nice for men who wear hats)a collar microphone, or a pencil microphone.
In the case of someone in a wheel chair or bedridden, the amplifier could be placed at the side of the person. The voice amplifier can even be used to aid telephone conversations.
The amplifier projects the user's voice 15 decibels, making conversation easier for the person speaking and eliminating the need for the listener to strain to hear. Here is an example of a voice amplifier.Chattervox Voice Amplifier
HOW TECHNOLOGY CAN BENEFIT THE HARD OF HEARING
Many products designed for the deaf community are found to be a great help to the hard of hearing. If you know someone who because of a hearing loss, is having trouble knowing when the door bell is ringing or a call is missed, we have solutions. The following links will help you to understand how those products work.
Problem: Not hearing the doorbell and/or telephone ringer
This product has a wireless doorbell and when pushed, it sends a signal to the Ameriphone AM-6000 Alert Master. A light plugged into the receiver will flash and there is a bedshaker unit for night time use. You may also plug the telephone line into the unit and if the phone rings the unit will flash at a different rate of speed. If additional receivers are needed for other rooms, the Ameriphone Additional Receiver works with the main transmitter.
Problem: Cannot hear phone ring
The Super Loud Phone Ringer is a 95dB ringer that can be installed anywhere you have a phone line. If the telephone has a loud ringer, this product would be installed in a location that would balance the sound in the home. This would let the user hear the phone across the house.
Problem: Difficulty dialing the phone because of vision or memory difficulties.
This problem solving telephone has 9 programmable photo memory buttons. Simply press the photo of the Photo Phone and the call goes out. It helps to eliminate confusion in the calling process.
Another solution if there is difficulty dialing the phone.
There is a product called a Voice Dialer. You simply enter the telephone numbers to be called (up to 60) using the voice prompts built into the telephone. Once programmed, the user simply hits the speaker button or picks up the telephone and says the name of the person to be called. The dialer takes it from there. Voice recognition technology has come a long way and this model is very reliable.
We will be adding additional solutions. If you are experiencing a situation where you need some ideas, please email us and describe what you want to accomplish, number of rooms involved and we will respond with some no obligation information and ideas. We do not share your email address or personal information and will not contact you by email except to respond to your enquiry.
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Specialized Telecommunications Assistance Program
Our new Blog Spot is under construction
HOW TO MAKE SPEECH LOUDER WITH A VOICE AMPLIFIER
Many people have situations where the voice becomes strained and difficult to hear. Surgery, accidents and associated medical conditions can cause the voice to be difficult and sometimes painful to project. Teachers are a prime example of this. After presenting classroom material hour after hour and day after day, the voice can be raspy and difficult to hear not to mention the discomfort of the speaker.
One solution to these problems is a voice amplifier. Typically, the voice amplifier has two parts and are very comfortable to wear. The first part is a "fanny pack" type amplifier that is usually worn around the waist using an adjustable waist band. The second part is a microphone that is plugged into the amplifier. The microphone has several options; a traditional headset microphone that the user wears on the back of the head with the microphone positioned at the mouth, (very nice for men who wear hats)a collar microphone, or a pencil microphone.
In the case of someone in a wheel chair or bedridden, the amplifier could be placed at the side of the person. The voice amplifier can even be used to aid telephone conversations.
The amplifier projects the user's voice 15 decibels, making conversation easier for the person speaking and eliminating the need for the listener to strain to hear. Here is an example of a voice amplifier.Chattervox Voice Amplifier
HOW TECHNOLOGY CAN BENEFIT THE HARD OF HEARING
Many products designed for the deaf community are found to be a great help to the hard of hearing. If you know someone who because of a hearing loss, is having trouble knowing when the door bell is ringing or a call is missed, we have solutions. The following links will help you to understand how those products work.
Problem: Not hearing the doorbell and/or telephone ringer
This product has a wireless doorbell and when pushed, it sends a signal to the Ameriphone AM-6000 Alert Master. A light plugged into the receiver will flash and there is a bedshaker unit for night time use. You may also plug the telephone line into the unit and if the phone rings the unit will flash at a different rate of speed. If additional receivers are needed for other rooms, the Ameriphone Additional Receiver works with the main transmitter.
Problem: Cannot hear phone ring
The Super Loud Phone Ringer is a 95dB ringer that can be installed anywhere you have a phone line. If the telephone has a loud ringer, this product would be installed in a location that would balance the sound in the home. This would let the user hear the phone across the house.
Problem: Difficulty dialing the phone because of vision or memory difficulties.
This problem solving telephone has 9 programmable photo memory buttons. Simply press the photo of the Photo Phone and the call goes out. It helps to eliminate confusion in the calling process.
Another solution if there is difficulty dialing the phone.
There is a product called a Voice Dialer. You simply enter the telephone numbers to be called (up to 60) using the voice prompts built into the telephone. Once programmed, the user simply hits the speaker button or picks up the telephone and says the name of the person to be called. The dialer takes it from there. Voice recognition technology has come a long way and this model is very reliable.
We will be adding additional solutions. If you are experiencing a situation where you need some ideas, please email us and describe what you want to accomplish, number of rooms involved and we will respond with some no obligation information and ideas. We do not share your email address or personal information and will not contact you by email except to respond to your enquiry.
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