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From:
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[mailto:xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Nell Davies
Sent: Thursday, November 08,
2007
5:34 AM
To:
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Subject: RE: [Assistive
Technology] Simple AAC and voice dialers
Joy,
In
response to your second question, I’ve copied a portion of a
communication I had with the Maine Center on Deafness. They were
trying
to find something of that nature for one of our pALS. I contacted
another
pALS who I knew had something that seemed to work well for him when he was
still doing well enough to be left alone.
The phone he has is attached to
a
box. His wife says that the phone is a Panasonic Advance ITS.
Because it’s attached to the box beneath it, she can’t see if
there
is a model number. The box has the following printed on
it:
Able-Phone
Model # 700VA
Voice
activated
She says the phone and box look
as
if they were intended to go together. The box has a power on/off
switch,
external microphone jack, whistle sensitivity setting, external switch,
local
control, and voice answer on/off.
The box can be turned on and
left on
by a caregiver, apparently indefinitely. The patient can activate it
by
whistling and then I believe, verbally state the number and message.
I
don’t think he has to give the whole number as I believe she said
it’s programmed in. To hang up, he whistles
again.
Nell
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Nell Davies, RN,
MPH
Maine Patient Services Coordinator
The ALS Association, Northern New England Chapter
The Concord Center
10 Ferry Street
Suite 438, Box 314
Concord, NH 03301
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Fax:(207) 773-0673
Toll-free:(Concord) 866-257-6663
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From:
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[mailto:xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joy Meachum
Sent: Monday, November 05,
2007
3:54 PM
To:
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Subject: [Assistive
Technology]
Simple AAC and voice dialers
Hi
everyone,
I have two questions for the group:
1) We are looking for a simple AAC device to purchase with some grant money
we
received. I'm thinking something similar to the Lightwriter, but
considerably
less expensive. It needs to have scanning access, word prediction, be
portable
(A/C connection only for charging), preferably lightweight, not
picture-based.
What suggestions do you have?
2) Does anyone know of a truly hands-free voice activated phone dialer? The
vocally phone dialer requires the user to "pick up" a handset or
press the talk button on a cordless phone. Same thing with a bluetooth
handset/voice dialing for cell phones - anything truly hands-free that does
not
require the press of a button to activate it?
Thanks for any suggestions!
Joy Meachum
Patient Services Coordinator
The ALS Association,
St. Louis Regional Chapter
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