Telephone users with disabilities

Telephones - What features do disabled people need?

• • Deafness.

• • Visual impairment - moderate.

• • Visual impairment - severe.

• • • Blindness.

• • • Deaf-blindness.

• • Cognitive impairment.

Illustration of plug-in braille display.

A socket to permit the connection of an external display with a standard interface would permit users with special needs to connect their own adaptive technology.

The Telephone - easy communication for all?

Telephone features that make a difference.

How disabilities affect telephone use

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