BHAMEL@BROWNVM.BITNET (Betsy Hamel) (01/04/91)
Index Number: 12633 I can only speak from a Rhode Islander's experience. The State of Rhode Island has a program where the state gives you a speakerphone but they own it as long as the person lives in Rhode Island. My son recently became a quadraplegic and is in rehab. This phone opened a whole world up for him. The phone comes with various devices. Right now Jason uses a Suck attachment. It's on an arm which can be attached anywhere easily and you bend the goose neck to his face. The end he sucks automatically dials the operator. Also throught New England Telephone, we don't have to pay for operator assisted calls. Jason just states it's a special call. There are attachments which one rolls over in a wheel chair and this also dials the operator. Another lever you can get you press with your arm and it dials the operator. I have not seen it but I understand there are also head phones with a mouth thing attached so you can have your privacy without the world listening to your phone calls. The phone also can be preset to dial 18 calls, but you do need the ability to press the numbers to autodial. The phone number buttons are about an inch big each, for those could press the numbers themselves.
Howard.Dearman@f26.n130.z1.fidonet.org (Howard Dearman) (03/16/91)
Index Number: 14019 [This is from the Spinal Injury Conference] >speakerphone those aren't worth it, can't hear if any noise in the room and the other person can't hear you. >understand there are also head phones with a mouth thing attached best bet. i've got a cordless headset, you put the headset on (which looks like a walkmans headphones with a mike) and the touchpad hooks on your belt, or what i do is velcro it to my leg and use my mouthstick to work it, very hands free and private. It's made by Wicom (wy-com). Howard -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!130!26!Howard.Dearman Internet: Howard.Dearman@f26.n130.z1.fidonet.org