Buying a new mobile phone can be a confusing decision when you have so many choices and options available in the market today. This confusion further deepens if you are choosing a mobile phone for people with disabilities. Many times even the mobile phone suppliers are not aware of the facts that which mobile phone, accessories and assistive devices would best suit people with disabilities.
In the last few years and with the latest mobile phone technology, mobile phones have played an important role in the life of the people with disabilities. Mobile phones manufacturing companies are also aware of this requirement for people with disabilities and have introduced new products in the mobile phone sector. In this article, we will discuss some of the mobile phone features that would definitely prove helpful for people with disabilities.
Mobile phones for blind or visually impaired
For mobile phone users who are either blind or visually impaired, a mobile phone with large screen would be the best. Some of the features that a blind or visually impaired person must cross check before buying new mobile phones are as follows:
- Buy Phones that easily shows large numbers and letters on the screen.
- Choose a screen with good contrast while avoiding screens that give off a lot of glare.
- Large buttons with raised keypads and a raised dot on the number 5 will help user to figure out rest of the buttons.
- Must check the phone for voice dialing, so that you can call someone by saying their name.
- Phones with personalize ring-tones can also help a visually impaired person to know who is calling without mobile phone display.
Mobile phones for people with hearing loss
For those mobile phone users who have problem in hearing or are completely deaf must choose a mobile phone with easy-to-adjust volume, ring-tone and speakerphone settings. Some of the mobile phone manufacturers also produced phones which are with hearing aids, full-size keyboards and text-phone.
- People with hearing loss must choose a phone that has a QWERTY keyboard. This would make the typing faster.
- Must choose a phone with speaker phone features. So you don’t have to hold the phone to your ear especially if you wear a hearing aid.
- Choose a mobile phone that features email messaging and picture messaging. This will help you to remain in touch without talking.
- Mobile email, picture messaging (MMS) and mobile internet. To stay in touch without talking.
- Some mobile phones manufacturers have also introduced textphone features which allow a user to type what he wants to say.
- Choose a phone that provides both an audio and visual indication of battery status and should sound a beep when charger is connected to it.
- Prefer a phone that comes with strong vibration alert and light up for incoming calls and messages.
Mobile phones for people with Learning disabilities
For mobile phone users with learning disabilities it is always advisable to have a phone a phone that’s easy to use. A person with learning disabilities must look for following features-
- Something with large buttons that’s easy to grip.
- Speed or one-touch dialing. So you can call your friends and family just by pressing a button. For example, you can set the number ‘1’ to call your best friend, ‘2’ to call home and so on.
- Some phones show you a photo of who is calling you, so you don’t need to read their name and number.
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