Index Assistive Technologies
Assistive Technology for Speech & Hearing
The
Conversor FM Wireless Assistive Listening Device
The Conversor is the perfect hearing companion for anyone with a hearing difficulty. It is designed for easy use with Telecoil-equipped hearing aids, cochlear implants, and binaural headphones.
The Conversor focuses on desired sounds, near or far away, filtering out unwanted background noise up to 30 db, and greatly enhancing sound level and clarity. By removing background noise, the desired sound is much clearer and more intelligible, even in noisy environments. And by increasing the available sound level, less strain is placed on hearing aid amplifiers, eliminating distortion and feedback.
The Conversor is designed like a discreet miniature radio microphone system with a separate neck loop receiver that transmits sounds to the hearing aid. The powerful Microphone can be hand-held or worn by the speaker around the neck or placed on a surface close by.
With The Conversor, users can now take a more active part in everyday listening situations, without the frustration of not hearing properly. It enables easy listening and relaxed conversation anywhere users happen to be - whether in the classroom or office, at social gatherings, driving in the car, out shopping, or at home.
With optional accessories, it can also be connected directly to a TV, stereo, VCR/DVD/CD player, or computer, for enhanced hearing enjoyment.
The
Conversor Multipack
The Multipack addresses the needs of multiple hearing aid wearers in classroom, lecture and meeting room settings, providing them front-row sound level and clarity up to 25 metres away from the speaker.
The MultiPack includes two Conversor FM Microphone / Transmitters and eight Conversor Pendant Receivers. Each transmitter can be used with multiple receivers, which are set to the same frequency. All 10 units can be charged within the robust carrying case, thus eliminating the need for additional charger units.
Conversor
Pocket Listenor 
An affordable one-piece, lightweight assistive listening device, which is worn around the neck, either above or below clothing and connected to a hearing aid in T-Coil position. It provides users with greatly enhanced sound level and clarity from nearby sound sources or when connected directly to audio-visual equipment.
Users will experience an improvement in sound quality, whether conversing with colleagues, friends and family, out shopping, in the classroom or listening to a performance or speaker up to 10 meters away.
It can be connected directly to the radio, stereo/ HIFI, computer, or MP3 player with the jack-to-jack cable conveniently provided with the unit or also to a television, DVD and video players, or to Cable TV boxes using the optional TV Scart Adaptor Cable that is sold separately.
The Listenor
The Listenor is a powerful lightweight microphone that provides greatly enhanced sound level and quality for individuals with slight hearing difficulty, but who do not wear a hearing aid.
It is meant for mild hearing loss and is used with a pair of headphones, which are included with the unit. The Listenor filters out unwanted background noises up to 30 db, and includes Zoom and Wide settings to enable the user to focus on desired sounds near or up to 25 metres away. The Zoom setting focuses on sounds to the front of the microphone, greatly reducing surrounding sounds. The Wide setting picks up surrounding, peripheral sounds.
The Listenor can be placed in a raised position on a nearby surface using the convenient fold-out stand, or held in the user's hand, and pointed at the source of sound. The unit's headphones feature a built-in volume control to allow users to listen comfortably to television, radio, stereo and other audio devices, as well as for relaxed conversation at home or away.
The Listenor contains a rechargeable battery, which, when properly charged, provides up to 24 hours of continuous use
Sign Generator
A unique software program that produces sign language images above your text as you type. This amazing software has four handy features, perfect for classroom or communication use:
SIGN-O:
A Sign Language BINGO Game
If you are a BINGO fan, you are going to love SIGN-O! SIGN-O is the most entertaining way yet to learn Sign Language or just plain have fun using the signs you already know. You can play with any of the 21 categories of words, like Food or Numbers, or with all of the over 3,000 signs. It’s so easy to play! When a sign video appears, click on the English word on the gameboard that matches it. If you can match all the words in a row in any direction, you win!
The Crash Course in Sign Language - learn Sign Language in 15 hours
This CD-ROM is the most efficient and convenient way yet to
learn the basics of Sign Language in the comfort of your home or office. This
program guides you step-by-step through 8 classes, divided into 30
easy-to-follow lessons. Video clips of words and sentences, and activities are
used to easily introduce and reinforce key vocabulary and grammatical rules.
Class topics include: People, Descriptions, Living and Non-living Things, Daily
Life, Location, Schedule, Numbers, and Finger-spelling. Designed for beginning
signers, age 8 and up!
This CRASH COURSE will help you: w Get comfortable using your hands to communicate w Recognize standard hand shapes in Sign Language w See how facial expression and fingerspelling are part of Sign Language w Use the index to find individual words, and w Learn about Deaf Culture and Deaf resources.
HandsFree
Voice Recognition Software
This software enables operation of your computer completely by voice. It is the only system that allows operation of any application and full control over the Windows operating system. In a teaching environment for the hearing impaired, the Handsfree allows the teacher to convert his speech or dictation in class to text format which can be displayed on a large LCD screen so that all the students can read the same.
PenFriend XP Word Prediction Software
Penfriend XP helps disabled users by giving them the confidence to write more, the accuracy to write what they mean, and the speed to write more in the time available. It can be used with almost any word processor, as it intercepts and simulates messages from the keyboard to the application.
Super Spell Grammar Software
Teach English Grammar with fun! This comprehensive collection of activities takes kids back to the beach and lets them accumulate points as they complete engaging, structured grammar activities. Teachers will be astounded by the quantity and quality of the activities contained in these two programs.
SuperSpell Grammar 1 covers the topics: Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives, Adverbs,
Verbs, Prepositions, Articles, Conjunctions, Punctuation, Phrases, Clauses, and
Sentences.
SuperSpell Grammar 2 covers the topics: Parts of Speech, Punctuation,
Sentence Structure, and Grammar Usage.
Fonty Interactive
Reading Tutor Software (Educational Edition)
This fully interactive educational software course for teaching reading, uses advanced speech recognition technology to empower phonics to teach anyone to read. Students and adults can achieve English reading fluency after only 15 hours.
Quali-Speak Pro
An easy-to-use and fast communication application for every person who cannot speak or can speak with difficulty. Users will be able to verbally communicate by entering any text or selecting any Speech Items, which will be automatically read out loud. User can create and manage categories where phrases or words, related to the subject of the category, can be stored and organized as Speech Items.
Quali-Phone Pro
An advanced and easy-to-use telephony software application for MS Windows, which allows any person with any physical disability or speech impairments to manage phone calls directly from the computer and without the need of a standard telephone device. Quali-Phone Pro also allows users with speech impairments to “talk” on the phone through Text-To-Speech engines which convert written text (prepared by the user) into perfect speech sent directly through the telephone line.
Talking Typing Teacher
An interactive talking keyboard tutorial with 41 lessons to enable the user to master the PC keyboard like a touch typist with all 10 fingers. Since the first step in learning computers is to learn typing on a keyboard, this program is very essential for any computer training centre.
Speech Trainer
A Light Weight speech trainer With a Digital Central Amplifier (A.V.C.) and Miniature Volume Indicator Meter for left & right ear separately. Includes a Hi-fi headphone and High fidelity microphone for teacher
Video Voice Speech Therapy & Language Development Software
Video Voice software turns your computer into a powerful, comprehensive speech development tool. The entertaining visual displays & games help in speech therapy in different application areas as given below:
Video voice speech therapy is a software program which unlike other existing systems does not require any separate hardware nor do you need to buy several programs to perform a comprehensive assessment for speech therapy work, all you need is a computer with the video voice software and a microphone.
Video Voice offers several benefits such as:
Speech & Language Training Software for Children
The Speech & Language Pack for Children contains 7 different programs that integrate speech into educational games and learning activities. Students use their voice in selected ways to control funny characters on the screen. Use pitch, tone, volume, and rhythm to activate the engaging learning exercises. Record your own speech and customize reading comprehension and spelling programs to match the ability level of the learner. Each program employs the use of voice in a different way.
