HLA

=Assistive Technology=

Safety at Home
Alarm clock and reminders with vibration and strobe: []

Amazon usually has better pricing than the specialty Disability vendors. Here are a bunch of vibrating timers on Amazon: [] or, if you already have an iDevice (iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad), it can do vibrating alarms from the Calendar app and the Reminders app.

Also, for setting up the house: a bed shaker: [] and a strobe fire/smoke alarm: [].

an AC power battery backup: []

This is cool, too - it picks up loud sounds (like doorbell, phone ring, door knocking) and then controls a lamp, strobe light, or whatever you plug into it []

Lipreading
If you've never had formal lipreading training, there are probably some new tricks that you can learn: @http://www.lipreading.org/ @http://lipreadingmom.com/2013/05/06/what-youve-always-wanted-to-know-about-lipreading-but-were-afraid-to-ask/ @http://www.lipreadingpractice.co.uk/

DIY Home and Small Room Looping
Some not-very-expensive kits on Amazon: @http://www.amazon.com/Induction-Loop-Room-System-LA215/dp/B006ON5M64/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1394290597&sr=8-3 @http://www.amazon.com/PORTABLE-INDUCTION-SPL1-K3-SUPPLIED/dp/B0099LII00/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1394290597&sr=8-7 @http://www.amazon.com/Oval-Window-Microloop-III-Induction/dp/B007ILGNP0/ref=pd_sim_sbs_e_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=0SZDQAEZMW8MH9J2TC1C

Windows:
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Mac:
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iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch
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