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Hi,
I just called MedlabsInc.com to
learn
more about the call alarm that Nancy mentioned in the last
email.
This is what I found out. The box that connects to a switch
(via
1/4 inch jack) produces the sound so there is no transmitter
and
receiver. Instead the man I spoke with on the phone said he
could
make a 20 foot switch adapter cable (1/4 inch to 1/8 inch) so the
box
could potentially be out in the hall away from the patient and
closer to
the caregiver. This adapter would also serve to allow us to
plug
in all the standard ability switches we all use (MicroLight,
Ultimate,
Buddy, Piezo, etc). He says the alarm is quite loud. I
ordered a demo so I guess I will see. The cost is about $58
for
the box and $40 for the 20" cable. Does anyone have
experience
with these and know if they are reliable? My guess is because
they
don't need to transmit wirelessly they are more reliable.
Sincerely,
Amy Roman, MS,
CCC-SLP
Augmentative Communication
Specialist
Forbes Norris ALS Research Center
2324
Sacramento
Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
P (415)600-1263
F
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From:
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Subject: Re:
switch-adapted call systems- Consistently Unreliable
To:
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Date: Friday, October 15, 2010, 12:12
PM
Have you
ever
tried the Portable Alarm system with E-Z Call from
www.MedlabsInc.com?
This alarm is loud! The E-Z Call is one switch option. They also
sell
a bite/puff switch. These are often used in hospitals and seem
very
durable. If you want to use the alarm system with an existing
switch,
such as micro lite, or jelly bean, etc., you will need to get an
adapter that goes from, I think, 1/8" to 1/4". Enabling Devices
and
other companies sell them; you just need to make sure you get
them
going in the right direction of size.Nancy Mashberg, M.A.FAAST Regional Coordinator
Amy Roman
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Hi all,
What timing! I have always
found
Enabling Device's adapted call chimes to be
unreliable but
this past Monday I took 4 in a row out of the drawer
in
our lending library and all were broken (we did check
batteries and we don't store the batteries in the
chime
receiver or sender). Each had been working fine
when
we put them in the drawer. Giving people with
ALS
unreliable call chimes is horrifying to me!
I
can't
wait to go to Amy's presentation in Orlando!
Margaret, I will try your system out too.
I
love the idea that yours works for a block. The
Enabling Device's chimes' range varies a great deal
too
from device to device (we always check this in our
library
). Often if we just shut the door between the
sender
and receiver a chime stops working.
We all need to find an alternative. I
use
RJCooper's too but have not been using them long
enough to
have a strong opinion except I think they are better.
Thanks
Margaret and Amy for providing us some options.
Sincerely,
Amy Roman, MS,
CCC-SLP
Augmentative Communication
Specialist
Forbes Norris ALS Research
Center
2324 Sacramento Street
San Francisco, CA
94115
P (415)600-1263
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(415)673-5184
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From: Margaret Cotts
<xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE:
switch-adapted
call systems
To: xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date:
Friday, October 15, 2010, 8:54 AM
I too found the switch adapted
personal call buttons not reliable enough.
I once made a switch adapted call button
out
of a personal pager system- (I had read of
someone
using this on the Living with ALS
listserv).
I only
used it
with one person (I stopped providing direct
services
a while ago), but it seemed to work very well
for
her- and it could be activated from at least a
block
away (which meant her children could leave the
house, and she could still beep
them.
Again, I don't have wide experience
using
this, but it worked well for
her-
(This is
the
personal pager system I
adapted:
http://www.amazon.com/Private-Page-PS2000--premis-Paging/dp/B00007FGV2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1287157721&sr=8-1
Margaret
Cotts
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Tallman
<xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
From: Travis Tallman
<xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject:
RE:
switch-adapted call systems
To:
xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Friday,
October 15,
2010, 5:49 AM
I have used the Personal pager by
Adaptivation with good results. Its range
however is only 75 feet and indicated as not
approved to be used as a nurse-call.
Travis M. Tallman
CCC-SLP:ATP
Director of
Augmentative and Computer Services
xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx
Lakeview/Cerebral
Palsy
Association of Middlesex County
732-549-5580
x170
732-494-6235
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From:
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[mailto:xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On
Behalf Of Betts Peters
Sent:
Thursday,
October 14, 2010 6:19 PM
To:
xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject:
switch-adapted call systems
Hi
everybody,
Does
anyone
have a switch-adapted caregiver pager or call
system
that they really like? We have been
recommending the switch-adapted pagers sold by
Enabling Devices, but I have had several
families
tell me that these have lots of “false
positives”
(they go off randomly when the switch has not
been
activated). Not a good thing for a
caregiver
who is trying to get some much-needed
sleep.
It looks
like
Enabling Devices’ Attendant Call Chime
has changed
since we last ordered it – does anyone
have
experience with the new model? Or do you
have
a different product that you would recommend?
Any input would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Betts
Peters, MA, CCC-SLP
Assistive
Technology Services Coordinator
The
ALS
Association, Oregon & SW Washington
Chapter
310 SW
4th
Ave, Suite 630
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