Ideal for people with some degree of hearing
loss, the Captioned Telephone (CapTel
™
)
works like any other telephone with one
important addition: it displays every word
the caller says throughout the conversation.
CapTel users can listen to the caller, and
can also read the written captions for
added clarity.
Who Benefits from
CapTel ?
쐍
Anyone with some degree of hearing
loss, who finds it difficult to
understand telephone conversations
쐍
People who use hearing aids or
assistive listening devices
쐍
People who are deaf or hard of
hearing and voice for themselves
T
HE
C
APTIONED
T
ELEPHONE
The Amplified Telephone that Includes Written,
Word-for-Word Captions of Everything the Caller Says
Benefits of
CapTel
쐍
Calls are made in a natural manner –
simply dial the telephone number
directly for the person you are calling
쐍
Users enjoy natural telephone
conversations, and can check the
captions for added clarity
쐍
Everyone can use the
CapTel
phone –
simply turn off the captions feature
to use it as a traditional telephone
쐍
Captions appear nearly simultaneously
with the spoken words
쐍
CapTel
includes an amplified handset
and tone control for clarity
Written captions of everything the caller says
appear in the
CapTel phone display screen.
“
I love being able to hear the person’s voice because I can
understand a lot of what they say... but the captions are
there for me to see if I did not understand.
”
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