[NFB-DB] Talking Watches

[Misty Kienzynski]

Thank you for this reply. This was exactly the kind of reply I was searching for.

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Ms. Misty D. Kienzynski

Incoming Treasurer, Indiana State Affiliate

Membership Chair

National Federation of the Blind of Indiana

Phone: 812-381-0073

E-mail: mkienzyn at alumni.iu.edu

Twitter: @AuroraNebulosa



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> On Nov 8, 2022, at 12:13 PM, Maggie Stringer via NFB-DB <nfb-db at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I had an 92 year old neighbor who found this watch to be loud enough
> for her without hearing devices and was partially blind. Here's the
> link where she purchased it from.
> 
> https://inspirewatch.com/products/english-talking-digital-watch-for-the-blind-and-elderly?currency=USD&variant=37272113348766&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=Google%20Shopping&utm_campaign=All%20Store%20-%20PMax%20Campaign%20-%20USA-Auto&utm_adset_name=Ad%20group%20&utm_source=Google&utm_medium=x&utm_placement=&utm_extensionid=&utm_content=&utm_feeditemid=&utm_devicemodel=&utm_targetid=&utm_term=&utm_adposition=&utm_gclid=Cj0KCQiAmaibBhCAARIsAKUlaKS0lZmnTr0Ofqp_2cfgPPDu-SxvtpsZ0QQ26WqrJoRTswlcDTxp3iAaAjdREALw_wcB&utm_device=c&utm_matchtype=&utm_ad_id=&utm_adset_id=&utm_campaign_id=17995979990&utm_adgroup={AdGroupName}&gclid=Cj0KCQiAmaibBhCAARIsAKUlaKS0lZmnTr0Ofqp_2cfgPPDu-SxvtpsZ0QQ26WqrJoRTswlcDTxp3iAaAjdREALw_wcB
> 
> Hope this helps.
> 
> 
>> On 11/8/22, TonyMay KG (kg6sxy) via NFB-DB <nfb-db at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> I enjoy using an Apple watch because it will speak the time on demand using
>> a wide selection of different voices and will let you use a gesture to
>> trigger what Apple calls taptic time that using vibrations to tell you the
>> time.  It alternates between long and short vibrations to tell you the time.
>> 11:23 AM would be one long, one short, two long, and finally three short
>> vibrations.  It's a little expensive to get started if you are not already
>> an Apple user but their support for deafblind users is pretty decent.
>> 
>> Take care,
>> Tony
>> 
>> 
>>> On Nov 8, 2022, at 11:12 AM, Misty Kienzynski via NFB-DB
>>> <nfb-db at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Greetings.
>>> 
>>> I am currently looking for a talking watch for a senior who is both
>>> DeafBlind and has mild dementia. They are not great at technology and have
>>> also been told that hearing aids won’t work for them.
>>> 
>>> Suggestions? I’m obviously looking for something that is loud and clear,
>>> also something that has a standard American accent.
>>> 
>>> They presently have a very robotic-sounding, “fuzzy” male UK-English
>>> voiced one and it’s quite difficult for them to hear.
>>> 
>>> Thanks.
>>> 
>>> —
>>> Ms. Misty D. Kienzynski
>>> 
>>> Incoming Treasurer, Indiana State Affiliate
>>> 
>>> Membership Chair
>>> 
>>> National Federation of the Blind of Indiana
>>> 
>>> Phone: 812-381-0073
>>> 
>>> E-mail: mkienzyn at alumni.iu.edu
>>> 
>>> Twitter: @AuroraNebulosa
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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