telephones for hard of hearing

telephones for hard of hearing







  


Koller & Sindicic has been a leader in Products and Solutions for Communication for people with hearing, speech and deafness for 20 years.

Accessibility as a Medium Before creating laws, decrees, ordinances and resolutions specific to people with disabilities, Brazilian society, in general, has in recent years been paying more attention to the issue of accessibility and social inclusion of these people to various public spaces and private, of which they, like other citizens, have a full right to enjoy. In addition to the federal, state and municipal organs and institutions, there are also non-governmental organizations, known as NGOs, have supported and promoted accessibility actions as a way to raise awareness and encourage the enforcement of a law guaranteed by law. going and coming and access for all citizens including in matters of entertainment and leisure. Although it is possible to simply understand the act of allowing any person with disabilities to participate in activities, which include use of products, services and information, it is necessary to effectively include and extend the use of these processes for all existing plots in a given population, independently of their disability.

Right to Communication When we approach the concepts of the right to communication, it is important to rescue the meaning of communication developed in the context of social movements, to try to identify the different levels of popular participation, to evaluate possible practices and perspectives of social inclusion as a right to communication as a right to citizenship. In hearing impairment, speech and deafness in addition to voice synthesizers, luminous bells for the bell, telephone and crying baby can rely on special telephones to communicate autonomously like any individual, and the customer service centers with these deficiencies , available in companies, institutions, malls and places of great circulation of people, in accordance with Decrees No. 5,296 and No. 6,523. Decree No. 5,296 / 2004 establishes that in order to promote accessibility, the general rules set forth in the Decree must be observed, complemented by ABNT's technical accessibility standards and the provisions contained in Federal, State, Municipal and Federal District legislation. The main standard dealing with accessibility in buildings for public use is NBR 9050: 2004. In this sense, it is necessary that companies and institutions are attentive to the different resources and actions that involve social inclusion, that is, when considering all aspects and programs that benefit equal participation as well as a good coexistence in society considering Assistive Technology. In the process of social change it is fundamental to emphasize that new demands are created when it comes to the democratization of the media regarding the right to communication.