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Communication Aid for the Deaf

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  1. Picture of AUDISEE AUDISEE
    AudiSee is a communication aid for the deaf or people who are hard of hearing. This system enables students with deafness or who are hard of hearing to read their teacher's lips, regardless of the teacher's movements or the language of instruction. It also allows these students to maximize the use of their residual hearing by using their current FM systems. The system incorporates a lightweight, adjustable headset worn by the teacher that is equipped with a miniature camera and a microphone att...[More Information]

  2. Picture of ICOMMUNICATOR ICOMMUNICATOR
    The iCommunicator is a communication aid for the deaf designed to enable individuals with hearing disabilities to communicate with hearing individuals without an interpreter. This computer-based system converts speech to text, speech to video sign language, speech to computer-generated voice, and text to computer-generated voice all in real time. Features include the ability to adjust the font size and text window display, the ability to adjust the signing speed and the size of the signing windo...[More Information]

  3. INTERPRETYPE
    Interpretype, also known as ITY, is a communication aid designed for use by individuals with speech disabilities or who are deaf or hard of hearing. This communication aid consists of a pre-programmed laptop style computer unit that can display typed messages and send them to other devices or to a computer. Users can have a conversation by reading and typing. Each individual unit is configured to communicate directly with any personal computer with Windows utilizing Interpretype software. This a...[More Information]

  4. RAPIDTEXT
    RAPIDTEXT is a software program that interprets information from a steno machine and translates it into text. In a lecture situation, such as a classroom, a stenographer would translate what is being said onto the steno machine. The information is then translated into English and sent to a computer screen on the desk of a deaf person. If the deaf person wishes to communicate, he may signal the stenographer and then begin typing from the computer keyboard; his message would be received and read b...[More Information]

  5. Picture of SIGNTEL INTERPRETER SIGNTEL INTERPRETER
    The SignTel Interpreter is a communication aid for the deaf designed to enable individuals with hearing disabilities to communicate with hearing individuals without an interpreter. The software offers a database of more than 30,000 different recognizable words and phrases and 1,400 idioms and their equivalent signs captured on video and digitized. The included microphone enables allows spoken English to be recorded so that voice recognition technology can seamlessly translate the words and the...[More Information]

  6. Picture of SPEAK N READ SPEAK N READ
    Speak N Read is a portable assistive listening device designed for use by individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. This unit uses speech recognition technology to translate speech into text on the unit's display screen. The unit is a fully-featured Windows XP or Vista computer with a 600 megaHertz (MHz) processor, a 30 gigabyte (GB) hard drive, 512 megabytes (MB) of RAM, a color display, an integrated wireless internet connection, and Fire Wire and USB ports. POWER: Uses rechargeable battery...[More Information]

  7. Picture of UBIDUO UBIDUO
    The UbiDuo is a keyboard communicator designed for use by individuals with hearing or communication disabilities. This portable, wireless, stand-alone communication device facilitates simultaneous face-to-face communication by means of two displays and two keyboards. The device comprises one unit is comprised with two halves which enables two people to have a face-to-face conversation. Patented hinge technology enhances portability and allows the two halves to be quickly separated for use in a ...[More Information]

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