FAX MACHINE

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Ist' Up To You!
Our ability to use the phone is

important!
We have many different needs.
There are many different resources.
It's up to us to understand.
Our needs.

The resources.

How to satisfy our needs with those resources.

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Types of Phones
Our Needs
Increased Volume/Adjustable

Frequency
Useful User Interfaces
TTY and Relay
Other Tools and Tricks
Communications Strategies
Hardware Summary
Where to Find Resources

Types of Phones and Related Things

Hard Wired Phones

Cellular Phones
Portable Phones
VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol)
CapTel
Other

TTYs
VCO
Computers/Pagers
FAX Machines
VRUs, Caller-ID, Multi-Line, Answering Machines,
Relay

Hard Wired Phones

The Phone Company

Network

Network connects one

phone with another via
physical wires.
The transmission is full
duplex analog.
The network can multiplex
many conversations onto a
single wire.
The signal can carry voice
and special tones.

Portable Phones
Some Features of Portables

900 MHz, 2.4 GHz, 5.8 GHz

Multi-Channel

Spread Spectrum
The two parties still use the
Network

phone company's network

HAC (T-coil)
Volume Control
Call Waiting

Either party may have a

portable phone that operates

as a remote from the base
instrument.

Common Problems with Phones

for People with Hearing Loss

Insufficient Ringer Volume

Ringer Frequency too High
Cant Hear Well in Background

Noise
Insufficient Hearing Aid
Compatibility
Interference with hearing aids or
telecoils
Newer Remote Phones
Mostly with GSM Cell Phones

Finding Things
Catalogs

Harris Communications
Hello Direct
Hear More
Potomac
SoundClarity

Yellow Pages

Radio Shack
Private Businesses

Internet (search Google)

SHHH Convention Vendor Area
Equipment Distribution
Program

Conclusion
The Phone is too Important to Ignore
Lots of Ways We Can Continue to Use the

Phone
You Don't Need to Let a Little Thing Like

Hearing Loss

Get in Your Way!