HLAA Convention 2011 Special: Exhibits #9

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NVRC News - June 28, 2011

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HLAA Convention Exhibits #9 - Clarity, Ultratec, Sonic Alert

By Bonnie O'Leary, 6/28/11

Clarity

, who is the National Account Manager for Clarity, wanted me to

let our readers know about two new lines of phones that have been recently

released. The first is the D7 line of cordless phones which give up to 40dB

of amplification. One model comes with an answering machine. Four handsets

can also be added to the system around the house. The D-724 which has a new

feature enabling the user to insert a photo in each of the 4 memory buttons

and program the handset with the phone numbers to correspond to the photos.

Located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Clarity has a wide variety of assistive

devices that include visual as well as auditory alert systems, telephone

amplifiers, neckloops, TV listening systems and more. ClarityLogic is a

service that personalizes a phone uniquely for the customer. When a user

pressed the ClarityLogic button on the phone, a customer service

representative is immediately on the line, knows which product the user has

and can help make any adjustment the customer needs. The two ClarityLogic

enabled products are the XL40D Amplified Big Button Speakerphone, and the

XL45 Amplified Caller ID Speakerphone.

If you want to learn more, you can contact at

gary.moore@... or you can check out the website at

www.clarityproducts.com.

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Ultratec

Many of us are familiar with or use Ultratec's CapTel phone, and I have been

fortunate to have used both the 800 and 800i models over time here at NVRC.

I spoke with CapTel Outreach Manager, Kinstler, who wanted me to let

readers know that they provide great customer service both in English and in

Spanish. All you have to do is push the blue Customer Service button on the

phone.

The CapTel technology is evolving all the time, and now in addition to

landline service, CapTel is available on the web, computers, and mobile

phones. Services are provided by either Sprint Relay or Hamilton Relay.

You can find CapTel on Facebook and Twitter, too, and asked me to

mention that they were the top sponsors for the HLAA 2010 Walk4Hearing.

What is the main difference between the 800 and 800i model? The CapTel 800

works with standard analog telephone line(s) or DSL with appropriate filter.

Because the captions are provided by a captioning service, the person

calling you must first connect with that service by dialing a toll free 877

number. The caller will then enter your phone number and press #, and the

call will go through. The CapTel 800i, on the other hand, works like a

regular phone because it is connected to the internet, so the person calling

you can just call your number directly.

There is more information about the phones and the CapTel service available

at www.CapTel.com, or you can contact Kinstler at

john.kinstler@....

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Sonic Alert

Sonic Alert products are part of geemarc Telecom SA (GTSA). geemarc Telecom

Ltd. was founded in 1974 in the UK, they were pioneers of cordless

telephones in Britain. As their company became more international, they

relocated their headquarters to northern France in 1991 and became geemarc

Telecom SA.

Sonic Alert Product Manager Eddie Brink actually remembered me from the HLAA

conventions in Nashville and Milwaukee, and we had a nice chat about a

couple of new telephones he wanted me to mention this year. The first is

the geemarc BCP 400 model which offers a talking caller ID and a big display

phone. Its features help people with vision and hearing loss, and the phone

offers a 40dB gain. The other is the new Amplidect6.0, a cordless speaker

phone with 40dB amplification. You can contact Eddie for more information

at ejbrink@..., or visit www.geemarc.com.

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