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Closed Captioning Decoder
Prints the dialogue and sound effects of television program or video / movie on the display.  Informational website: http://www.hacofamerica.com  

OCmaker
Specialized equipment used to create an open-captioned version of videos from a non-captioned VHS video. Informational website: http://www.ccmaker.com

Interpretype
Two pre-programmed laptop style computer devices.  Each device has the ability to send and display typed message to the other device.  Interpretype is a tool designed to enable communication between a non-signaling hearing person an a hearing impaired / deaf person.  Informational website: http://www.interpretype.com

iCommunicator
The iCommunicator software program is a communication access technology for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing.  Speakers create a speech/voice profile and then transmit to the end user's computer where the iCommunicator program converts in real-time Speech To Text, Speech To Video Sign Language, Speech To Computer Generated Voice, or Text To Computer-generated Voice or Video Sign Language.   Informational website:  http://www.myicommunicator.com  

JB20 Amplified Big Button Phone
Designed for persons with low vision and mild hearing loss.  Features high-contrast jumbo buttons and three one-touch emergency buttons with Braille for easy dialing in addition to adjustable incoming volume.  Informational website:  http://www.clarityproducts.com

XL50 Amplified Telephone
Designed for persons with moderate to severe hearing loss.  Provides adjustable amplification of the incoming voice volume.  Informational website:  http://www.clarityproducts.com

Superprint TTY
Text telephone that enables people who are deaf or hard of hearing, to use the telephone to communicate by typing messages back and forth to one another instead of talking and listening.  A TTY is required at both ends of the conversation in order to communicate.  The Superprint models have built in printers to record the conversations.  Informational website:  http://www.ultratec.com

Minicom IV
A nonprinting text telephone for people who are deaf or hard of hearing to communicate by typing messages back and forth to one another instead of talking and listening. Informational website:  http://www.ultratec.com

Uniphone
The Uniphone combines a telephone and TTY phone into one unit.  It is frequently used for making Voice Carry Over (VCO) calls.  In a similar way, people who can hear but cannot speak can make Hearing Carry Over (HCO) calls.  Informational website:  http://www.ultratec.com

Dialogue VCO Phone
Voice Carry Over (VCO) lets individuals with a hearing loss continue to use their own voice on the telephone.  VCO calls can be made one or two ways, either directly between two callers or with the help of a Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS).  The VCO displays every word on a screen.   Informational website:  http://www.hearmore.com

Krown Pocket Speak & Read VCO
The Pocket Speak and Read VCO attaches to mobile phones, pay phones and cordless phones as well as traditional phones and call boxes.  To use the PVCO, place the device onto the earpiece of any phone using the attached elastic straps and call the state relay service.  Then talk into the mouthpiece and read their responses.  Informational website:  http://www.hearmore.com

Braillefone
Braille TTY that provides a portable communication system to users with dual visual and hearing disability.  Informational website:  http://www.hearmore.com

CART
Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) is the instant translation of the spoken word into English text using a stenotype machine, notebook computer and realtime software. The text appears on a computer monitor or other display. This technology is primarily used by people who are late-deafened, oral deaf, hard-of-hearing, or have cochlear implants. Informational website: http://www.cartinfo.org/

 

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