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   Portable Assistive Technology Devices
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Hearing

Assistive technology for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing fall into one of three categories: telecommunications, assisted listening devices (ALDs), and alerting devices. Persons with hearing impairments use amplified systems to assist with their hearing. However, they also rely upon their vision and their sense of touch, particularly vibrations, to supplement their reduced hearing capabilities.

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Portable Assistive Technology Devices

This section includes: phone amplifiers that can be built into the phone or can be external and either clamp on or connect to the phone; personal amplification systems that are most useful in one-to-one communication situations, car rides, and when watching TV; alert signalers, that can be positioned next to or connected to sound output devices, such as the phone, the doorbell and the fire alarm; and vibrating pagers that vibrate and either give the phone number to call or offer an alphanumeric window on which the caller can leave a detailed message.

9.0.1.0b Alertmaster AM-6000 (60907) Ameriphone $180
9.0.1.0a HearIt-Voice-It (60719) HearIt Co. $500
9.0.1.0d Portable Strap-On Telephone Amplifier (60911) R & M Sales $25
9.0.1.0e Telephone Handset Amplifier (60912) R & M Sales $100
9.0.1.0g Vibrating Personal Pager (60922) Harris Communications $65
9.0.1.0h VoiceSaver Personal PA (61200) Califone $120
9.0.1.0f William Sound Ringmax (60913) William Sound $44

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Environmental Control/EADL

This section includes door knock signalers that hang on the door and respond to either the vibration or the sound of the knock; and visual signaling devices that are used to alert the person who is deaf or hard of hearing to various sounds.
9.0.2.0b Mini-Strobe Light (60921) Harris Communications $47

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Early Literacy Videos

These are a collection of videos that offer classic children’s books in a signed format. A copy of the book is included.
9.0.3.0as Are You My Mother? 61056) CESA 6 Adapted Books $12
9.0.3.0ar Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? (61055) CESA 6 Adapted Books $16
9.0.3.0bb-v Bunny Cakes (61065) CESA 6 Adapted Books $11
9.0.3.0k -v Family Book Bag: Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing (60943) Gallaudet $25
9.0.3.0x-v Family Book Bag: Boats (60956) Gallaudet $25
9.0.3.0j -v Family Book Bag: Bright Eyes, Brown Skin (60942) Gallaudet $25
9.0.3.0i-v Family Book Bag: Caps For Sale (60941) Gallaudet $25
9.0.3.0h-v Family Book Bag: Carrot Seed (60940) Gallaudet $25
9.0.3.0f-v Family Book Bag: Cookie's Week (60938)
 Gallaudet $25
9.0.3.0n-v Family Book Bag: Corduroy (60946) Gallaudet $25
9.0.3.0g -v Family Book Bag: Dancing Fly (60939) Gallaudet $25
9.0.3.0m-v Family Book Bag: Don't Forget The Bacon (60945) Gallaudet $25
9.0.3.0p-v Family Book Bag: Have You Seen My Cat (60948) Gallaudet $25
9.0.3.0e-v Family Book Bag: Horrible Big Black Bug (60937) Gallaudet $25
9.0.3.0an-v Family Book Bag: I Am Eyes - Ni Macho (60972) Gallaudet $25
9.0.3.0ap-v Family Book Bag: I Like Me! (60974) Gallaudet $25
9.0.3.0s-v Family Book Bag: I Love Spiders (60951) Gallaudet $25
9.0.3.0r-v Family Book Bag: I Went Walking (60950) Gallaudet $25
9.0.3.0aq -v Family Book Bag: In A Dark, Dark Wood (60975) Gallaudet $25
9.0.3.0aj-v Family Book Bag: Just This Once (60968) Gallaudet $25
9.0.3.0al-v Family Book Bag: Lisa's Dad And Daughter Day (60970) Gallaudet $25
9.0.3.0am -v Family Book Bag: Little Nino's Pizzeria (60971) Gallaudet $25
9.0.3.0ai-v Family Book Bag: Magic Quilt (60967) Gallaudet $25
9.0.3.0t-v Family Book Bag: Manuel The Portuguese Fisherman (60952) Gallaudet $25
9.0.3.0u -v Family Book Bag: Mary Had A Little Lamb (60953) Gallaudet $25
9.0.3.0ag-v Family Book Bag: Mei Ling's Tiger (60965) Gallaudet $25
9.0.3.0ae -v Family Book Bag: Mrs. Wishy-Washy (60963) Gallaudet $35
9.0.3.0ah-v Family Book Bag: Open Your Mouth! (60966) Gallaudet $25
9.0.3.0y-v Family Book Bag: Rosie's Walk (60957) Gallaudet $25
9.0.3.0w-v Family Book Bag: Sandwich That Max Made (60955) Gallaudet $25
9.0.3.0z-v Family Book Bag: Snowy Day (60958) Gallaudet $25
9.0.3.0af -v Family Book Bag: Sombrero Of Luis Lucero (60964) Gallaudet $25
9.0.3.0ac -v Family Book Bag: Ten For Dinner (60961) Gallaudet $25
9.0.3.0ab-v Family Book Bag: Ten, Nine, Eight (60960) Gallaudet $25
9.0.3.0aa-v Family Book Bag: Three Billy Goats Gruff (60959) Gallaudet $25
9.0.3.0be-v Family Book Bag: Time For Bed (61070) Harcourt Brace $15
9.0.3.0v-v Family Book Bag: Tortilla For Emilia (60954) Gallaudet $25
9.0.3.0ad-v Family Book Bag: Who Sank The Boat? (60962) Gallaudet $25
9.0.3.0ao-v Family Book Bag: Who's In The Shed? (60973) Gallaudet $25
9.0.3.0av Five Little Monkeys Jumping On the Bed (61059) CESA 6 $14
9.0.3.0az Foot Book (61063) CESA 6 $12
9.0.3.0au Happy Day (61058) CESA 6 $6
9.0.3.0bd-v Kissing Hand (61067) CESA 6 $17
9.0.3.0aw Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry and The Big Hungry Bear (61060) CESA 6 $9
9.0.3.0bc-v Little Rabbit's First Word Book (61066) CESA 6 $7
9.0.3.0ay Noisy Nora (61062) CESA 6 $14
9.0.3.0ax Rosie's Walk (61061) CESA 6 $16
9.0.3.0at There's An Alligator Under My Bed (61057) CESA 6 $15
9.0.3.0ba Where's My Teddy? (61064) CESA 6 $16

Telecommunication Devices for the Deaf (TDD)
This section contains devices for people who cannot hear on the phone to enable them to place a phone call. A TDD has a small keyboard with a screen that has text moving across it. The user types in what they would like to communicate and through a series of tones the message is relayed to the TDD on the other end of the line. These machines can be basic (nothing but the keyboard, screen, and phone connection) or complex, with added printer, answering machine, and memory to record general greetings or even the complete text of the last conversation.
9.0.4.0b Superprint 4425 (60910) R & M Sales $500
9.0.4.0d TTY Trainer (60920) Viking Electronics $150
9.0.4.0f Ultratec-TTY (61270) Ultratec $300
9.0.4.0c Uniphone 1000 (60915) R & M Sales $229

Speech Translators

These items translate spoken speech into digital text, sign language, and other forms for the benefit of individuals.

9.0.5.0.a iCommunicator Harris Communications $7749


   

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