Equipment
Phones
VCPH -This phone allows a Hard of Hearing user to increase the volume of incoming speech through the handset.
ILA -This battery operated amplifier connects to most corded telephones allowing a Hard of Hearing user to increase the volume of incoming speech through the handset.
VCO -This phone allows a severely Hard of Hearing user to speak for themselves and read incoming speech using the Relay service.
CapTel (captioned telephone) -This amplified phone allows a severely Hard of Hearing user to speak for themselves and read the incoming text.
TTY/TDD (Telecommunications Device for the Deaf) -This phone allows a Deaf individual to type and then read the response using the Relay service.
Uniphone -This phone combines both a TTY/TDD and a
standard phone to serve both hearing and Deaf individuals.
VCPS -This phone amplifies the outgoing voice for a Speech impaired individual.
TeliTalk -This phone allows an individual with a Laryngectomee to speak on the phone using a built in artificial larynx.
Speakerphone -This phone allows an individual who is Hard of Hearing or Speech Impaired and unable to hold a receiver (handset) to their ear.
Infrared -This phone allows a user who is both Mobility impaired and speech impaired to connect to a speech generating device using an infrared link.
Braille TTY -This telephone allows a Deaf and Blind individual to type and then read the response using a refreshable Braille keypad through a Relay service.
Ringers
ARS -The audible ring signaler plugs into a jack away from the telephone to alert the Hard of Hearing user that the phone is ringing.
VRS -visual ring signaler connects to a lamp causing it to flash on and off alerting the individual that the phone is ringing.
Tactile ringer -this ringer vibrates to alert the Deaf and Blind user that the phone is ringing.
