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A large range of mobile phone accessory equipment and software is available to meet the individual needs of consumers with disabilities.
These can include loopsets for hearing aid compatibility, portable keyboards, screen-reading software, video stands, hands-free kits, audio amplifiers, and more.
It also is worth checking out the compatibility of the various pieces of equipment. For example, there are different levels of compatibility between mobile phone systems and hearing assistance devices.
For details of accessories offered by mobile phone manufacturers and suppliers, visit the accessibility areas of their websites. For a listing of these websites, click here.
Organisations that represent people with disabilities can provide advice and some can supply suitable equipment and software. Customers should contact their representative organisations for more details. To go to a listing of representative organisations, click here.
Accessory equipment and software also is available from commercial third-party suppliers. See the links below (not necessarily exhaustive).
Motorola
Nokia
Telstra – Phone Accessory Products and Services for People with Disabilities
General assistive technology:
Assistive technology for people who have a hearing impairment or who are Deaf:
Assistive technology for people who have a vision impairment or who are Blind:
A little bit of history on the Loopset accessory ...
Mikko Haho, a Nokia design engineer, invented the Loopset. Mikko has been hard-of-hearing since birth, and he found talking on a mobile phone difficult because of the buzzing and humming caused by interference with his hearing aid. Mikko's invention delivers the promise of digital mobile phones to hearing aid users around the world.
When the phone is in use, a microphone built into the Loopset picks up your voice, while the sound from the phone is converted into a low-power magnetic field by the Loopset. This magnetic field is picked up by the T-coil in the hearing aid (the hearing aid must be set to T-mode) and converted back into sound. By using inductive technology, the sound coming from the phone is amplified more efficiently and background noise is eliminated more effectively.
For more information, click here.
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