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Deaf people have great difficulty in knowing when the phone is ringing. 'Hearing' dogs can help but many cannot afford these as there is a shortage nationally. A handy device worn on the wrist that lights up when the phone rings would solve this problem and can be made cheaply with modern radio transmitter
/ LED technology.
Baked, apparently
http://www.kermante...m/support/index.php
A 'wrist alert" is noted under "Products for the deaf and blind" - I'm guessing this one vibrates. [DrCurry, Aug 17 2006]
TDD Device
http://en.wikipedia...evices_for_the_deaf
How the deaf "talk" on the phone. [Canuck, Aug 18 2006]
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In Batman, the hot-line flashes red. I don't think Commissioner Gordon was deaf though. |
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Perhaps [Doughboy] you might also consider installing little buzzing things on light switches, so that blind people can easily find them too? |
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I suspect this is supposed to be a joke (how do the deaf talk on a phone?) but there are such things as text telephones combined with vibrating wrist devices. There are even bed shakers for the deaf. |
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My cell phone already lights up when it's ringing, and telephone handsets that light up have long been available for the hard of hearing. |
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But having a wrist band flash for a call is surely inferior to having it vibrate, and you'll find that most wrist alarm devices for deaf people do indeed vibrate. You need to think these things through more. |
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and when they finally answer that
ringing phone..????? what perhaps? I am
ignorant of matters pertaining to
phones for the deaf, does the dog do
the listening? - A Hearing Ear Dog? |
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Other carp ideas of the same ilk include;
paraplegic treadmill
snake gloves
armbands for swans
safety TNT(non exploding)
fake counterfeit money (real money that looks counterfeit, but isn't)
waterproof shower wear
tasteless food
paperclips for postit-notes
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Q) What does a deaf fisherman use to improve his hearing?
A) A herring aid. |
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[xenzag] they type to each other. It's a special set up for the phone, that also blinks a red light when it's ringing. |
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'when you're deaf'...great...not 'if you're deaf'...'when'... |
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To continue from where [zen_tom] stops:
screen doors for submarines
solar-powered flashlight
dehydrated water (just add water)
transparent or skin-coloured tattoos
aroma-free perfume
audio books on 8-track tape
I think I should stop now. This is too easy. |
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