[Electronics-talk] Accessible Telephone for older Lady

[Annette Carr]

Both Panasonic and AT&T, most likely as well as other have land-line phones
with larger fonts on the display, large buttons, and the ability to have a
headset plugged into it or maybe now there are options for connecting a
Bluetooth headset to the phone. 

Some phone companies offer a voice dialing feature that you probably have to
pay for.  She probably could qualify for Verizon land-line services for
people with disabilities.  There is a form to be filled out and submitted.
It might take 3 weeks to get approved.  So depending on the length of her
recovery this may or may not be worth looking into.

At one time ILA had a box that you could connect to your phone that allowed
you to dial the phone with your voice.  I have no idea if that still exists.

HTH,
Annette
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Darla Rogers via Electronics-talk
Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2014 11:27 PM
To: 'Ashley Bramlett'; 'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'
Subject: [Electronics-talk] Accessible Telephone for older Lady

My mother needs a phone that does not need to be held when she talks; she
injured her shoulder and after a knee replacement surgery that didn't go
well, she won't have it, so even holding a phone more than five minutes
causes issues; it would be helpful if the numbers were a little larger and
not many other features to confuse her. Any ideas deeply appreciated.
Darla


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