The Honeywell Bell push button provides a new way to identify who is at the door. With the new Secret Knock function, family members and friends can be identified by their unique melody or colour flash when they arrive.
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Sense: Technology
Sense is a UK charity that provides support to everyone with complex disabilities and people who are deafblind. Their technology section provides access to computing aids, entertainment and virtual assistants, mobile technology, and alternative and augmentative communication.
National Council for the Blind of Ireland Online Shop
The National Council for the Blind of Ireland (NCBI), the national sight loss agency, has created an online shop that allows access to a range of products that otherwise would only be available in their Dublin and Kilkenny charity shops.
Amazon Echo Dot
Amazon Echo are a range of smart speakers which use voice control and the Amazon Alexa virtual assistant. They are capable of voice interaction, music playback, making to-do lists, setting alarms, streaming podcasts, playing audiobooks, and providing weather, traffic, sports, and other real-time information, such as news. There is a more expensive version – Amazon… Continue reading Amazon Echo Dot
Google Nest
A range of voice-controlled smart speakers with a built-in assistant. These speakers facilitate listening to music, podcasts, radio stations, and audiobooks. You can talk to Google to get answers to the questions you want including the latest on the weather, traffic updates, finance, sports news, shop opening hours and so on. You can also set… Continue reading Google Nest
Ramble Tag
The Ramble Tag is a guidance aid, designed to be worn on the upper arm or wrist of a sighted-guide. It acts as a simple alternative to linking or holding arms, offering more independence to the person who is deafblind while increasing comfort for both users. There are two types of fasteners, Velcro straps or… Continue reading Ramble Tag
Deafblind Folding Cane
Currently not available. This deafblind walking cane from The Mobility Shop is a traditional deafblind cane. It is white and red with a white tip. Please ensure this is the tip you require as not all canes and tips are compatible. This Cane also features a wrist strap for the user so it is… Continue reading Deafblind Folding Cane
SeeTV Duo Glasses
The SeeTV Duo glasses from Pamtrad Seeing Solutions, UK, provide 2.1x magnification and are designed to make watching TV easier and more comfortable. They have individual focus adjustment wheels for each eye and will focus on objects from distances of around 9 feet to long-distance, perfect for watching TV, sporting events, cinema/theatre, bird watching or… Continue reading SeeTV Duo Glasses
BrailleSense 6
BrailleSense 6 is a collaboration of Braille and mainstream technology that is controlled with touch gestures as you read its output in Braille. It was built with people who are deafblind in mind and has a built-in vibration motor which can be used to receive alerts and messages. It has a 32-cell Braille display and… Continue reading BrailleSense 6
Connect 12 Electronic Magnifier (new generation)
The newly redesigned Connect 12 combines a high-performance digital magnifier with the versatility of a tablet, plus integrated access to newspapers or magazines from online libraries. The simple interface gives you all the tools you need in one place allowing you to choose what you want to do: enlarge a printed document, read a book,… Continue reading Connect 12 Electronic Magnifier (new generation)