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| Choosing a telephone if you are older or disabled | | Author(s) | Lindsay Etchell |
| Corporate Author | Ricability |
| Publisher | Ricability, London, 1999 |
| Pages | 23 pp |
| Source | Ricability, 30 Angel Gate, City Road, London EC1V 2PT. Full text of Ricability reports available at http://www.ricability.org.uk |
| Keywords | Telephone ; Telephone services [domiciliary] ; Physical disabilities ; Consumer choice ; Guides, guide books. |
| Annotation | Ricability has selected 20 telephones with one or more features likely to be helpful to older and disabled people. The Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID) carried out technical tests on the telephones to assess how well they worked. 55 people then tried them out for ease of use. They included blind and partially sighted people, the hard of hearing, those with manual dexterity problems, and people with learning difficulties. The guide lists the pros and cons of the different types of telephone - standard fixed, big button, cordless analogue, cordless digital, and mobile - with a buying guide based on the research. There are also summaries on each phone tested, and information on service providers, specialist providers, financial help, and organisations for further information and advice. Tape, large print, and Braille versions of this report are also available on request, as is a 4-page summary. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000523002 B |
| Classmark | UJ: OUA: BN: WYC: 69N |
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