Title :
TONETALKER [telephone display]
Author :
Sanford, Carol J.
Abstract :
TONETALKER is a low-cost, portable, hand-held, battery powered device used with a pane which enables a hearing impaired person to see messages sent from any touchtone phone. TONETALKER has a display and a microphone on a suction cup which attaches to the telephone receiver. Only the keys on a touchtone phone is needed to `type´ messages to the TONETALKER device which is used with the hearing impaired person´s telephone receiver, and receives and displays the messages. No other computer, device or special telephone is required. TONETALKER works with any telephone. Voice communication is not affected
Keywords :
handicapped aids; microcomputer applications; portable computers; telephone systems; TONETALKER; hearing impaired; portable computer, handicapped aids; telephone display; touchtone phone; Auditory system; Batteries; Computer displays; Decoding; Microphones; Microprocessors; Power engineering and energy; Presses; Pressing; Telephony;
Conference_Titel :
Computing Applications to Assist Persons with Disabilities, 1992., Proceedings of the Johns Hopkins National Search for
Conference_Location :
Laurel, MD
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2730-1
DOI :
10.1109/CAAPWD.1992.217407
