A copy of your post was sent to CHESSFORUM where I replied, but in case
you didn't see it, I'll repaste a reply below..
It sounds like from your latest posts that a strong vibrate is a must,
or perhaps two or more devices. The smartwatches do tend to be quite
good cos they're around your wrists which are sensitive.
Some of the Connevans devices have both a strobe and a vibrate which may
both work at once - worth checking/asking.
Another thought as RVC seems to be London based is that Connevans let
you book a visit to have a play with gadgets. I did this back in 2007
and it was incredibly useful. If the student is unsure of best options,
this may be a good way to start.
(Other suppliers may also be localish and do visit options or allow to
try before you buy)
Natalya
MY ORIGINAL REPLY ON CHESSFORUM (yesterday).
Hi,
Connevans is usually a good bet for deaf gadgets. They have a whole
section for this kind of thing
https://www.connevans.co.uk/catalogue/199/Ring-indicators---visual-and-audible
Solutions are going to depend whether the phone is a landline or a
mobile phone and whether the student wants strobes and or vibration. I
(am severely deaf) personally don't wake up reliably to strobes - they
make me hallucinate and get confused.
Landline options seem to allow either in-line (thing you put between
phone and phone socket) options which will be reliable and acoustic
'detection' which picks up ringing sounds. I'd want to test acoustic
detection devices for reliability as they can be hit and miss.
For mobiles I'd look at a smartwatch or something. I have just gone into
my second smartwatch today, a Garmin vivosmart 3 (my previous was just
the vivosmart) which links to an app on my mobile and can be set to
vibrate at various incoming alerts.
I've also been known to attach mobile phones to me by any means possible
and used the vibrate function as an alarm or whatever. Again it's going
to be trial and error as to which mobiles have the best vibrate function.
Connevans are also helpful if you phone/email them for advice, they'll
know how reliable things are.
Hope this is of some help, happy to think of further ideas if needed on
or off list.
Natalya - playing with new smartwatch
On 14/03/18 07:13, Solomon, Kate wrote:
> Nasser,
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> Thank you for this. She does but reported that just having it on the
> phones standard vibrate setting is not always enough to wake her.
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> Does she use Mobile phone? she can use the vibration alert on the phone.
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> understand you can now get devices that can hook up to person’s that can
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> We have a HI student who manages well with digital hearing aids and can
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