Accessibility Devices For The Blind And Deaf

**_DisaHealth: NPR has an excellent article about what gadgets are available to help the blind/deaf comminicate either between themselves or with the general public [Click Here for link][1]_**

**_Deaf support:_**

* VPAD+, which is a video conferencing system.
* 10-digit [phone number][2] that will connect callers directly with video relay services that use sign language
*  sign language [translator][3]

**_Blind support:_**

* ** **Global Positioning System devices enabling everything to talk on the device
*  KNFB Reader Mobile, [software][4] that enables a cell phone to read printed text aloud through synthesized speech to a blind person
* Apple Nano  iPod  is a user-friendly for the blind and visually impaired
* Alarm systems for the deaf : from  [Silent Call][5]

[1]: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=100039438
[2]: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/trstendigit.html
[3]: http://www.krownmfg.com/us/products/signtranslator.htm
[4]: http://www.mobilereader.com
[5]: http://www.silentcall.com/

URL: http://www.disahealth.com/2011/02/21/accessibility-devices-for-the-blind-and-deaf/