Re: phones vs electronic telecommunication

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In a message dated 1/4/2006 10:40:01 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

abaugh7080@... writes:

do

you use the phone or stuff like email, instant messages, text messages?

whats easier?

Ian and I text message with the cell phones. He can use the phone, but it's

a 50/50 thing whether he can hear well enough with the t-coil. It depends on

the phone and the ones at the school are all different. He has official

permission to carry a cell phone at school, something very few other kids have.

The

school rule is that if a phone is seen (or heard) during class it will be

confiscated and parents have to come and pick it up. Ian is immune to that rule

but has never flaunted that.

His is kept turned off until classes are over -- or he's in lunch and checks

for a text message, and it's always set on vibrate not to ring.

-- Jill

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Hi - my boys both use the phone (although we have one phone " the

white phone " that works best for them). My older son has an email and

IM account but with a lot of rules.

the cell phones we have don't work with their hearing aids - not even

their telecoil - but I think it's because of the model of cell phone.

We live in the boonies and actually can't get cell service where we live

(we can in town) so it's not been that important to me to look at a

different phone.

We haven't yet tried the phones with Tom's new CI - he's just learning

to make sense out of what he's hearing with it but will try that soon.

My younger son calls me from time to time from school - he used to not

be able to use their phones. Funny how something so " normal " seems to

wonderful!

Barbara

abaugh7080 wrote:

> do most of the families here use the phones to communicate with the

> kids? I know the hearing aids can be set to telecoil, for phone use. i

> guess I mean if you're going to " call " and check in with the kids, do

> you use the phone or stuff like email, instant messages, text messages?

> whats easier? (i apologize, but i dont know much other than basic CI

> info, but how do the kids use phones with a CI?) do any of the older

> kids with aids / CI have problems with cell phones? its more out of

> curiousity, I overheard a co-worker calling and checking in with her

> kids, and I never really thought about how kylies aids might change how

> i would check in with her (of course when shes older)

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> amanda

> that last part there wasnt completely honest, i want to make sure that

> she'll be able to do this like a regular kid. (sometimes i still wonder

> about those things, i know i probably shouldnt, but i cant help it)

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Hi, ,

My son hasn't yet gotten the hang of using his telecoil; instead, he uses

the speakerphone, and that has worked great for him. At school, the few

times he's needed to contact me, he's had someone call for him. So far, that

doesn't bother him; in fact, I'm sure he just thinks it's a service the

school provides!

I understand that older kids use electronic devices like Sidekick, which

allows text messaging. With technology exploding the way it is, I have no

doubt my son will be connected eight ways to Sunday when he finally needs to

be " plugged in " , and I'm guessing your daughter will have even more options.

I feel so lucky for him to be living now, when so much communication is done

over the web, and relies on eyes and fingers and not ears.

Stefanie

Mom to Ben, 7, severe/profound HOH, and Isabella, 10, mild loss

on 1/4/06 10:35 AM, abaugh7080 at abaugh7080@... wrote:

> do most of the families here use the phones to communicate with the

> kids? I know the hearing aids can be set to telecoil, for phone use. i

> guess I mean if you're going to " call " and check in with the kids, do

> you use the phone or stuff like email, instant messages, text messages?

> whats easier? (i apologize, but i dont know much other than basic CI

> info, but how do the kids use phones with a CI?) do any of the older

> kids with aids / CI have problems with cell phones? its more out of

> curiousity, I overheard a co-worker calling and checking in with her

> kids, and I never really thought about how kylies aids might change how

> i would check in with her (of course when shes older)

>

> amanda

> that last part there wasnt completely honest, i want to make sure that

> she'll be able to do this like a regular kid. (sometimes i still wonder

> about those things, i know i probably shouldnt, but i cant help it)

>

[Guest guest]

Hi, ,

My son hasn't yet gotten the hang of using his telecoil; instead, he uses

the speakerphone, and that has worked great for him. At school, the few

times he's needed to contact me, he's had someone call for him. So far, that

doesn't bother him; in fact, I'm sure he just thinks it's a service the

school provides!

I understand that older kids use electronic devices like Sidekick, which

allows text messaging. With technology exploding the way it is, I have no

doubt my son will be connected eight ways to Sunday when he finally needs to

be " plugged in " , and I'm guessing your daughter will have even more options.

I feel so lucky for him to be living now, when so much communication is done

over the web, and relies on eyes and fingers and not ears.

Stefanie

Mom to Ben, 7, severe/profound HOH, and Isabella, 10, mild loss

on 1/4/06 10:35 AM, abaugh7080 at abaugh7080@... wrote:

> do most of the families here use the phones to communicate with the

> kids? I know the hearing aids can be set to telecoil, for phone use. i

> guess I mean if you're going to " call " and check in with the kids, do

> you use the phone or stuff like email, instant messages, text messages?

> whats easier? (i apologize, but i dont know much other than basic CI

> info, but how do the kids use phones with a CI?) do any of the older

> kids with aids / CI have problems with cell phones? its more out of

> curiousity, I overheard a co-worker calling and checking in with her

> kids, and I never really thought about how kylies aids might change how

> i would check in with her (of course when shes older)

>

> amanda

> that last part there wasnt completely honest, i want to make sure that

> she'll be able to do this like a regular kid. (sometimes i still wonder

> about those things, i know i probably shouldnt, but i cant help it)

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Most of the deaf people I know use Sidekicks, which is like text messaging. They

use these

constantly. My daughter's Smartlink FM system from Phonak works with Bluetooth

cell

phones, but I don't have a Bluetooth (or any cell phone) to try it on. She is

able to hear better

on the phone with her new aids (eXtras) than her old. The audi also gave us a

magnet to stick

on the phone so her new aids more easily automatically switch to T-coil (no

button-pushing

necessary). Sometimes it works, sometimes not so good - and the same thing goes

for her

ears.

Janet

[Guest guest]

All the deaf kids I know and most adults associated with DHH have

sidekicks or blackberries. You can also use text messaging Another

thing if you prove your daughter has significant hearing loss then your

phone company should provide you with a TDD. We now have a VRS Video

Relay System that Hayley can use to call us. It's like our own

personal videoteleconferencing. This is also free to people who are

deaf, but you must have cable TV and DSL.

mary

> Most of the deaf people I know use Sidekicks, which is like text

messaging. They use these

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,

Hadley (4, severe loss) talks well on the phone, both regular and cell phone.

She prefers not to use her telecoil setting, as right now she doesn't like that

she can't hear the rest of the sounds around her when she is in T. Using the

phone has been something we have practiced for a while (actually since she was

2). She is able to answer questions correctly and respond appropriately to the

conversation.

Phone use has been something I have asked other parents of the older children

who use our AVT. Their kids all use the telephone (regular and cell) and, like

other kids their age, use texting, email and chat rooms. None of them, however,

rely on the visual communication methods as their preferred way. Privacy and

convenience seems to be the way they make their decision of what tool to use!

Kerry

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> do most of the families here use the phones to communicate with the

> kids? I know the hearing aids can be set to telecoil, for phone use. i

> guess I mean if you're going to " call " and check in with the kids, do

> you use the phone or stuff like email, instant messages, text messages?

> whats easier? (i apologize, but i dont know much other than basic CI

> info, but how do the kids use phones with a CI?) do any of the older

> kids with aids / CI have problems with cell phones? its more out of

> curiousity, I overheard a co-worker calling and checking in with her

> kids, and I never really thought about how kylies aids might change how

> i would check in with her (of course when shes older)

>

> amanda

> that last part there wasnt completely honest, i want to make sure that

> she'll be able to do this like a regular kid. (sometimes i still wonder

> about those things, i know i probably shouldnt, but i cant help it)

>

>

>

>

>

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My son uses phones, cell phones, IM, text messaging, etc., with varying

degrees of success. But realistically speaking, I don't think this is

necessarily relevent to your daughter, given the swiftness with which

new technologies are being developed. I would assume that by the time

this becomes as issue for her, many of the current difficulties will be

resolved.

phones vs electronic telecommunication

do most of the families here use the phones to communicate with the

kids? I know the hearing aids can be set to telecoil, for phone use. i

guess I mean if you're going to " call " and check in with the kids, do

you use the phone or stuff like email, instant messages, text messages?

whats easier? (i apologize, but i dont know much other than basic CI

info, but how do the kids use phones with a CI?) do any of the older

kids with aids / CI have problems with cell phones? its more out of

curiousity, I overheard a co-worker calling and checking in with her

kids, and I never really thought about how kylies aids might change how

i would check in with her (of course when shes older)

amanda

that last part there wasnt completely honest, i want to make sure that

she'll be able to do this like a regular kid. (sometimes i still wonder

about those things, i know i probably shouldnt, but i cant help it)

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My daughter has a mod-sev loss and uses the phone like everyone else. Cell

phones do not have to comply with hearing aid compatibility - some are worse

than others, Maggie hears a loud buzz on some phones. We had to get her a

rather expensive cell phone to get the best sound for her. Often she will put it

on speaker phone and she can hear it better. Sometimes she'll be on the

computer IM'ing and talking on the cell phone to who knows how many kids at the

same time. The only time it is a problem is when she is at home, asleep and

alone. You can call all day long and she doesn't hear it. She slept until 3 pm

one day! I think the reason she has such good phone skills is AVT. In her

book, Whitestone's mom said could talk to them on the phone

while she was at boarding school at CID, due to the AV therapy. Most of the

other kids used TTY's.

phones vs electronic telecommunication

>

> do most of the families here use the phones to communicate with the

>kids? I know the hearing aids can be set to telecoil, for phone use. i

>guess I mean if you're going to " call " and check in with the kids, do

>you use the phone or stuff like email, instant messages, text messages?

>whats easier? (i apologize, but i dont know much other than basic CI

>info, but how do the kids use phones with a CI?) do any of the older

>kids with aids / CI have problems with cell phones? its more out of

>curiousity, I overheard a co-worker calling and checking in with her

>kids, and I never really thought about how kylies aids might change how

>i would check in with her (of course when shes older)

>

>amanda

>that last part there wasnt completely honest, i want to make sure that

>she'll be able to do this like a regular kid. (sometimes i still wonder

>about those things, i know i probably shouldnt, but i cant help it)

>

>

>

>

>

>

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