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Web Posted on: February 25, 1998


HOW THE AMERIPHONE DIALOGUE RC CAN CHANGE SOMEBODY'S LIFE
HOW THE AMERIPHONE DIALOGUE RC CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE

Valerie M. Zeltzman
Product Manager
Ameriphone, Inc.
12082 Western Avenue
Garden Grove, CA 92841
Voice: 714-897-0808
TTY: 714-897-1111
Fax: 714-897-4703
E-mail: vzeltzman@ameriphoneinc.com

I- About Ameriphone:

Ameriphone, Inc. is an internationally known manufacturer developer of assistive devices for people with special needs.

Our product line includes text telephones (TTYs), amplified telephones, notification systems and portable telephone amplifiers for people with hearing loss.

We also offer Dialogue RC, a unique Remote Controlled Speakerphone, specially designed for people with mobility limitations.

Ameriphone has been helping people communicate easier for more than 20 years. We attribute our success to a powerful yet simple business philosophy: integrate the latest telecommunications technology into the development of superior quality products adapted to people’s unique needs.

II- The Dialogue RC:

* What is it? The Dialogue RC is the only remote controlled speakerphone on the market. This breakthrough in communication technology offers remote one-touch or hands-free use of the telephone with twenty programmable memory settings for frequently dialed numbers.

Accessories:

  • The wireless remote control: it can be mounted to a wheelchair, a bed rail or be worn around the neck for one touch operation
  • The Airswitch (TM) to activate the phone with just a gentle breath of air
  • The pillow switch to activate the telephone with slight pressure from a shoulder, knee, elbow or with the head.

* How does it work?

  • Radio-frequency
  • Memory scanning
  • Voice activated answering

* Who is it adapted to?

Ameriphone has developed a product adapted to people with mobility limitations’ needs (Spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, amputation, etc.).

  • Demography
  • Sociology
  • Trends

XII- What is next?

  • Cooperation with, patients, occupational therapists and rehabilitation centers to better understand the needs.
  • We are willing to add appropriate features and accessories.
  • Medicare & the American with Disabilities Act: facts and hopes

· “American with Disabilities Handbook”, (1991), Washington, D.C.

· National Spinal Cord Injury Association (NSCIA) statistics.