Braille Clock

I'm deaf-blind and so m looking for a Braille alarm clock with a bedshaker. I've never heard of this brand so wanted a rating on it before I buy. The one I have was recommended by my specialist, but it is horrible. It cost $200, had no AM/PM option, no snooze button, no battery (so whit'd just quit when the power blacked out) and worst of all it was virtually impossible for me to set even though it was Braille. This one sounds much better because it has a removable cover over the face, a snooze button, supposedly easy to set buttons, batteries, and costs much less, but still its about $70 down the drain if it turns out to be a cheapie so wanted to hear from other users.
There used to be a small one you could pack in your suitcase out there but it was discontinued by the manufacturer. I was wondering if anyone knows of any available now, or if this is it, since I travel quite a bit. Also it'd be really nice if I could have two different bedshakers that vibrate differently since I sleep like a log and eventually get used to the vibration and sleep right through it. I used to use two separate alarm clocks in turn, one had a strobe bedshaker, the other a constant vibrating bedshaker. It's sad clocks don't have that option built in, especially since there are so few accessible ones for the deaf-blind.
Anyway, the one I have now is (thankfully) dead now, and I'm going to be moving out on my own soon, so I really gotta find an alarm clock I can set myself or I'll never be able to hold down a job because I'll never get out of bed LOL

Have you ever check that out?
Try type on Google and said ( Braille alarm clock with bedshaker)
It should be cost about 50 dollars.
I hope this help. :)
Oh, ask them for the Braille.

2009-01-30 23:13:54 by Kame

Time in Braille

I am designing an alarm clock for blind or deaf people. What kind of materials good to use to make an alarm clock for them? Soft or hard materials? Is round shape is enjoyable? Braille?

just have something like they can wrap around there fingers and then it will shock them when they need to get up

2007-08-24 05:37:42 by S T

i am doing a school project and need some solutions to blindness e.g guide dogs, talking clocks and braille. can anyone think of any more thank you

Visually impaired people can use a software programme called Jaws to help them navigate the internet and computers in general.

Here are some sites with some information that might help you. There is a lot of emphasis at TAFE an universities on helping the visually impaired and disabled learners in general now days.

University of Southern Queensland
http://www.usq.edu.au/course/material/TE A3206/data/Visual%20Impairment%20Ros%20n %20co.htm

I hope that this information is of some assistance to you.

Jaws
http://www.gstsdesigns.com/VisuallyImpai red/jaws/jaws.html

Technology for Students with Visual Impairment
http://www.svrc.vic.edu.au/technology.ht ml

Jaws & Windows
http://www.afb.org/Section.asp?SectionID =44&TopicID=108&SubTopicID=32&am p;DocumentID=1936

Assessment writing software
http://www.afb.org/Section.asp?SectionID =44&TopicID=108&SubTopicID=32&am p;DocumentID=1936

Terminology of eye health and assistance
http://www.aihw.gov.au/publications/phe/ agtaehd/agtaehd-c03.pdf

This site has some parts of it on blindness - may help
http://www.aihw.gov.au/publications/dis/ dpt/dpt-c02.pdf

Teaching Support
http://www.adcet.edu.au/Cats/Specific_Im pairments/Vision_Impairment_and_Blindnes s.chpx

Good Luck!!!

2009-08-12 02:16:56 by Edward N

Price: $29.99 $23.95

A wonderful gift for any techie or code whiz!
Approx. 3 1/2 inch square; includes 120V AC power adapter
Count the lit values to determine the time; time shown 10:48:36

i am doing a school project and need some solutions to blindness e.g guide dogs, talking clocks and braille. can anyone think of any more thank you

My grandmas going blind, she uses these like tapes that read books out to her, it doesn't help her really, but she loved to read and thats how she reads not is books on tape.

2009-08-12 02:16:01 by Edward N

Mine used to be the braille machine of a blind person in our class which was loud as anything clunking away and i dreaded the thought of having to listen to it. Now its just my alarm clock in the morning!

my mum leaves the radio on 24/7 even when she's in the shower and she sleeps with the radio on at night. it's always set to 3mp (radio station) which play songs like i wanna kiss you all over and sharing the night together, so annoying.

2008-04-01 16:13:20 by wordtwoyamum®