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Title: Smoke Alarms: Do They Really Help The Hearing Impaired


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Smoke Alarms Do They Really Help The
Hearing Impaired?
  • MyHearGear carries about 2,000 Assistive Living
    Devices for the deaf and hearing impaired.  One
    product that is often overlooked is a Smoke or
    Carbon monoxide alarm that has a very high sound
    output and comes with a flashing strobe light.  A
    person with a hearing loss will not only HEAR the
    fire/smoke/CO alarm, they will also be able to
    SEE alarm alerting them to danger. If you cant
    hear or see an alarm going off, that can lead to
    deadly consequences. There are 1.6 million or
    more fires every year cost the lives of civilians
    and firefighters. Fire kills more Americans that
    all natural disasters combined.  Its a horrible
    tragedy, especially in places where hearing
    impaired and vision impaired live and there is no
    alerting system in place to warn them of fire or
    smoke.
  • MyHearGear carries many different brands of fire
    and smoke alarms that are loud and easy to be
    seen. Some different types of alarms are
  • -Smoke Alarm Systems with built in transmitter
    and receiver You can set up wireless receivers
    in different parts of the house or building and a
    smoke alarm will send a sound and flashing light
    signal to each of the receivers
  • -Plug In Smoke Alarms Sound Light Alarms that
    can be plugged in (no wiring needed by a
    contractor). You can move these alarms around
    wherever you want.

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-Bedside Fire Alarm Clock These clocks will
detect the sound of fire and smoke alarms and
will sound an alarm, turn on your lamp, and even
vibrate your bed! It might be time for you to
take inventory of what alarms you have in your
home that will also alert those with hearing and
vision loss. Can all the residents hear the
present alarm in case of an emergency?  Are all
these alarms in working order? Yes, these special
alarms can be a bit more expensive than standard
smoke and carbon monoxide smoke alarms. If cost
is a big concern, you might want to contact your
local fire dept. and see if they have any special
programs for providing these alarms according to
the American Disabilities Act (ADA) Don
BromleyMyHearGear Article Resource
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