| Living with deafness creates a world in which you are | | | | order to make sense of their world. Since a deaf |
| isolated from those around you just because you | | | | person can't hear a regular fire alarm, he needs one |
| cannot hear what they're hearing. Going through life | | | | that is specially-designed to meet his needs. You've |
| this way can be especially challenging. You have to | | | | got to realize that he is basically alone in his little world |
| come up with ways to compensate for everything | | | | and feels isolated and vulnerable. We need to do |
| you're missing. When someone knocks at your door, | | | | everything we can to make his life a little easier as |
| you can't hear it. | | | | well as more secure. How would you like being home |
| If the phone rings, you never know. A person who's | | | | alone and knowing that if a fire started you'd have no |
| deaf living in a hearing world can find a lot that's | | | | way of being alerted in order to get out safely? |
| frightening and frustrating. One way to make your | | | | The Way Deaf Fire Alarms Work |
| world a little safer and less frightening is by installing a | | | | A system which uses strobe lights is the best you can |
| fire alarm for the deaf. | | | | buy for a person who is deaf. Once a fire is detected |
| The Deaf Need Fire Protection, Too | | | | and the lights begin flashing, it will be impossible for |
| If you have a deaf person living in your home or know | | | | anyone to ignore them. The lights are bright enough to |
| one who comes to visit often, you really should install | | | | wake the deaf person when he is sleeping, and they |
| deaf fire alarms to help provide for their safety. Even if | | | | won't take "no" for an answer as they remind him |
| you're just installing it for the one person, isn't that | | | | over and over as they flash their warning to get out of |
| person important enough to elicit your care? You need | | | | the building immediately. |
| to install an alarm unit in the room where the person | | | | By giving that deaf person you know the gift of safety |
| sleeps in addition to rooms in which he spends time | | | | and security, you'll be showing him just how much you |
| during his waking hours. | | | | do care about him. He will appreciate your little gift of |
| People who are deaf need adaptive technology in | | | | love, and you'll feel good about it, too. |