Deafblind Solution - Face to Face

Available in Australia Only

FaceToFace™ teams up with Bluetooth™ connectivity and the PAC Mate™ accessible Pocket PC to create a truly portable way for deaf-blind individuals to engage in real time conversations with others – without the need for a specially trained interpreter.

• Chat with friends and family
• Transact with store clerks
• Let the taxi driver know where you need to go
• Converse with other PAC Mate users
• Talk to teachers and educators

FaceToFace works much like a TTY call without a phone line. The two parties communicate wirelessly at up to 30 feet apart – virtually anywhere in the same room. The deaf-blind party uses the PAC Mate’s QWERTY or Perkins-style keyboard to write messages, and the sighted party types on an HP iPAQ Pocket PC. If you make a typing error, just backspace and retype. The entire conversation displays on both devices – visually on the iPAQ and in braille on the PAC Mate. Each party is individually identified, so it’s easy to keep contextual track of conversations.

Conversations can be saved to text files, and text can be pasted right into a conversation for increased speed and accuracy.

FaceToFace works with other PAC Mate users, as well. Conversations can be held with deaf-blind or sighted partners.

For those times when you don’t need a portable solution, there’s even a copy of the program that runs on your Bluetooth enabled desktop or laptop PC.

FaceToFace includes the application, an HP iPaq, a folding keyboard, and a CompactFlash®! Bluetooth card. It can be run on a PAC Mate BX or QX accessible Pocket PC, available with either a 20-cell or 40-cell refreshable braille display (not included).