Telephones - What features do disabled people need?
Text display - tactile.

 

• • • Deaf-blindness.

Image of tactile text display in use.

 


For deafblind persons the display must be tactile (eg Braille). The Braille display is often connected to a computer which can be connected to the telephone. A deafblind user needs all functions (eg. line status) available tactually.

Additional cost - high.

 

 

 

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