Greetings, Below, is information concerning a telephone supposedly helpful to the blind and deaf, which I received off of the ACB national E-Mail list. Best regards, Frank Casey frcasey@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > Check out this phone, great for people who are blind, visually impaired, > deaf, or hearing impaired, available for purchase at > http://www.lifewithease.com/jv35.html > Dialogue JV-35 Amplified Telephone: > Designed to help people with vision and hearing impairment! > The Dialogue JV-35 amplifier telephone has jumbo sized buttons with > Braille characters to help you dial quickly and correctly. The JV-35 also > calls > out the numbers as you dial. When you dial from memory, it even calls out > the stored numbers. Plus, it comes with a powerful amplifier, making each > call > loud and clear.. > The Dialogue JV-35 powerful amplifier not only increases the incoming > voice by 35+ dB's, it even allows you to adjust the tone to your hearing > needs. > It's advanced electronic circuit design eliminates unwanted background noise > to make every word clearer and easier to understand, all without any > feedback > or distortion. It has a super loud ringer with selectable ringing tones so > that you'll never miss another call again. And the Dialogue JV-35 gives you > talking extra large buttons with Braille characters for optimum visibility > and dialing ease. > Summary Of Features: > List of 13 items > Powerful amplifier increases incoming calls up to 70 times normal volume(35+ > dB gain). > High contrast, jumbo-size buttons with Braille characters make it easy to > dial. > Electronic voice calls out each number as it is dialed, so you know you are > dialing correctly. > 10 programmable memory buttons that can announce the number that you are > calling. > 3, one-touch programmable, emergency buttons with Braille characters. > You can record your own announcements for the number buttons, memory buttons > and emergency buttons- using your own voice and language!. > Tone selector for optimum clarity. > Audio output jack for connection to assistive listening devices. > Hearing aid T-coil compatible handset > Bright incoming call flasher and an adjustable super loud ringer tells you > that your phone is ringing > Redial, Hold, and Flash buttons. > Desk or wall mount. > Battery back up in case of power outage (battery not included). > list end > Cochlear Implant Adapter Cord: > Cochlear Implant users can enjoy the very best in amplification and clarity > available from the JV-35 by using an adapter cord. It is compatible with > most > Cochlear implants and connects the telephones output jack to the implant > speech processor. > The price is around $109. > > > >