Finding the Right Amplified Phone
If you have a hearing impairment or know someone who does maybe you should consider an amplified phone to make communication easier and more effective.
There are a number of models on the market with various features to aid those who have hearing loss and we offer a few options for the deaf.
Use the expandable Table of Contents below to find amplified phones and related information quickly on this page.
Contents at a Glance
- The Right Amplified Phone: General Phone Features
- The Right Amplified Phone: How Much and What Kind of Amplification?
- The Right Amplified Phone: Features For Motor or Visual Problems
The Right Amplified Phone: General Phone Features
There are many features to consider when selecting amplified phones. Just as with any telephone you should decide whether you want a corded phone or cordless. Cordless obviously provides more mobility. Speaker phones are also available for those who prefer these models.Also like other telephones you need to determine whether features such as caller ID, answering machine functions, and so forth are desirable.
The Right Amplified Phone: How Much and What Kind of Amplification?
Amplified phones boost volume. Check the phone you're considering to see if the volume will be adequate. Some will increase volume by 10 dB while others can increase it by up to 50 dB.Another important consideration is tone control. For many with hearing loss higher frequency sounds are more difficult to hear than lower frequency sounds. If the phone allows users to amplify particular tones or frequencies it may be more effective.
In many instances having an amplified ringer or some type of visual indicator (such as a flashing light) to alert the user of an incoming call is critical for those with a more significant hearing loss. It is also possible to purchase amplified ringers and handsets versus an entirely new phone.
For those with hearing aids, it's also important that the amplified phone be hearing aid compatible with at least an M3/T3 rating.
The Right Amplified Phone: Features For Motor or Visual Problems
There are other features to consider when choosing an amplified phone. Sometimes a user can benefit from larger buttons or single button dialing/speed dialing or perhaps voice dialing to compensate for any difficulty using the tiny buttons on regular phones.For others with visual impairment amplified phones with Braille are necessary.
The Right Amplified Phone: For Those with Profound Hearing Loss
In some instances an amplified phone may not be sufficient. A TTY phone, or TDD, offers such individuals the ability to place and receive calls via a keyboard and display for printed text. VCO phones are another alternative. Learn more about them below. Ameriphone Amplified Phones
Clarity Amplified Corded Big-Button Telephone with Clarity Power Technology (XL40)
Amazon Price: $81.89 (as of 07/09/2009) 
Ameriphone XL50 Phone with 60-dB Amplification and Large Keypad (White)
Amazon Price: $99.05 (as of 07/09/2009)
Ameriphone P-300 Amplified Photo Phone
Amazon Price: $42.25 (as of 07/09/2009)
Clarity Amplified Photo Phone (P300)
Amazon Price: $36.14 (as of 07/09/2009)
Clarity Amplified Phones
Clarity C4205 2.4GHz Cordless Phone with 50-dB Amplification and Extra Loud Ringer (White)
Amazon Price: $119.81 (as of 07/09/2009)
Clarity 2.4 GHz Professional Amplified Cordless Phone with Clarity Power Technology (C4105)
Amazon Price: $92.48 (as of 07/09/2009)
Walker Clarity Extra-enhancedamplified Phone Single Line
Amazon Price: $68.33 (as of 07/09/2009)
Clarity W425 900MHz Cordless Phone with 30-dB Amplification (White)
Amazon Price: $79.69 (as of 07/09/2009)
Walker W1000 Clarity High-Frequency Enhancing Telephone
Amazon Price: $24.76 (as of 07/09/2009)
Amplified Phones with Braille
Ameriphone JV35 Phone with 37-dB Amplification, Braille Characters and Talk Back (White)
Amazon Price: $79.55 (as of 07/09/2009)
Clearsounds Amplified Phones
Clearsounds Freedom Amplified Phone
Amazon Price: (as of 07/09/2009)
UltraClear Sound Shaping Expandable Cordless Telephone (Silver Black) (5.5"H x 4"W x 2.5"D)
Amazon Price: (as of 07/09/2009)
CLEARSOUNDS CSC-CS50WH CLS-40XLC AMPLIFIED PHONE (WHITE)
Amazon Price: (as of 07/09/2009)
Clearsounds Amplified Telephone - Off-White
Amazon Price: (as of 07/09/2009)
Clearsounds Amplified Phone: A Demonstration
Uniden Amplified Phones
Clarity Amplified Corded Phone with Digital Answering System and Clarity (C320)
Amazon Price: $83.99 (as of 07/09/2009)
Uniden - DECT 6.0 Corded Large Button Telephone System with Cordless Expansion Handset
Amazon Price: $118.53 (as of 07/09/2009)
Clarity Ameriphone Voice Carry Over Phone - 76566
Amazon Price: $124.04 (as of 07/09/2009)
TTY Phones
Clarity IIIP Ameriphone TTY Phone & Answering System with Printer
Amazon Price: $64.23 (as of 07/09/2009)
Universal Amplified Handset, Pearl (W6-UNIPL) Category: TTY Phone Accessories
Amazon Price: $54.46 (as of 07/09/2009)
Portable Printer for Q90 (CLARITY-PRINTER) Category: TTY Phone Accessories
Amazon Price: $99.77 (as of 07/09/2009)
Clarity Q90D TTY Phone For The Deaf
Amazon Price: (as of 07/09/2009)
Clarity IIIP TTY Phone For The Deaf
Amazon Price: (as of 07/09/2009)
Voice Carry Over Phones
VCO phones look like traditional amplified phones but they also have a screen to type messages to display. These phones allow severely hard of hearing and deaf people to communicate over the phone using their own voice.The call goes through a VCO service so that when the receiver of the call responds, their message is typed by a VCO assistant for the HOH or deaf person to read on their phone.
These phones allow faster and more natural communication than a TTY.
VCO Phones
Other Important News and Links about Devices for the Hearing Impaired
- CNN article
- Read about a potential face phone that displays a talking face rather than just text to assist the hearing impaired.
- Assistive Devices
- A variety of products to assist those with special needs.
- Cell Phones for the Hearing Impaired
- A resource for those looking for a cell phone for those with hearing impairment.
- TDD phones
- An informative resource for TDD phones. (texting phones)
Related Products
Amplified Ringers
Clarity C4205 2.4GHz Cordless Phone with 50-dB Amplification and Extra Loud Ringer (White)
Amazon Price: $119.81 (as of 07/09/2009)
Amplified Ringer and Strobe
Amazon Price: $24.81 (as of 07/09/2009)
Ameriphone XL50 Phone with 60-dB Amplification and Large Keypad (White)
Amazon Price: $99.05 (as of 07/09/2009)
Clarity 2.4 GHz Professional Amplified Cordless Phone with Digital Clarity Power Technology, Call Waiting and Caller ID (C4210)
Amazon Price: $129.10 (as of 07/09/2009)
Clarity 900 MHz Amplified Cordless Phone with Caller ID (C420)
Amazon Price: $67.50 (as of 07/09/2009)
Amplified Handsets
Clarity WS-2749 26Db Outgoing Voice Amplified Handset
Amazon Price: $26.61 (as of 07/09/2009)
Clarity Amplified Handset Black
Amazon Price: $66.17 (as of 07/09/2009)
Clarity W6-UNI-K-44-NC (W6-UNIAS) Amplified Handset Ash
Amazon Price: $58.69 (as of 07/09/2009)
Clarity W6-UNI-K-00-NC (W6-UNIBK) Universal Amplified Handset Black
Amazon Price: $49.33 (as of 07/09/2009)
(50069-44) ASH Handset Amplified Receiver Thumb Wheel
Amazon Price: $58.29 (as of 07/09/2009)
Phone Lamp Flasher
Alarm Clock with Bed Shaker and Lamp Flasher
Amazon Price: $51.99 (as of 07/09/2009)
Amplified Corded Phone Accessory Lamp Flasher
Amazon Price: $27.42 (as of 07/09/2009)
Wireless Lamp Flasher for 221000 Clarity 40dB Amplified Phone
Amazon Price: $39.99 (as of 07/09/2009)
Telephone Amplifier
Bed Shakers
Clarity Wake Assure Alarm Clock w/ Bed Shaker & Lamp Flasher
Amazon Price: $39.55 (as of 07/09/2009)
Amplified Corded Bed Shaker
Amazon Price: $21.00 (as of 07/09/2009)
Alarm Clock With Bed Shaker And Lamp Flasher
Amazon Price: (as of 07/09/2009)
iLuv Dual Alarm Clock with Bed Shaker for your iPod (Blue)
Amazon Price: $45.54 (as of 07/09/2009)
iLuv Dual Alarm Clock with Bed Shaker for your iPod (White)
Amazon Price: $49.99 (as of 07/09/2009)
Related Resources for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Hearingloss.org
- Information about financial assistance for obtaining hearing aids and personal assistive technology.
- cdhh.org
- Financial assistance in Wisconsin.
- New Horizons
- Resources to adaptive technology.
- Codi
- Resource to help in finding/funding adaptive devices.
- KY Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- See what Kentucky offers.
- Copower.org
- A resource for the hard of hearing, deaf, and disabled in Michigan.
- mass.gov
- Resources available in Massachusetts.
- Better Hearing Institute
- Financial Assistance suggestions.
- Abledata
- From loan programs to financial aid information.
Amplified Phones in the News
- Free Amplified Phone Demonstration – June 20th « Library News
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- Clarity Amplified Phone Review - Corded Big-Button Telephone with ...
- If you're looking for a quality amplified phone, it's hard to go wrong with Clarity. The Ameriphone XL40 amplified corded phone, by Clarity, features Clarity.
- GE DECT 6.0 Accessory Handset for 29111AE1 and 29115AE1 Amplified ...
- GE DECT 6.0 Accessory Handset for 29111AE1 and 29115AE1 Amplified Phone for Moderate-Severe Hearing Loss (Model# 29110AE1). ***Please Note***: This Model can be used with the 29111AE1 and 29115AE1 Only. Features: ...
- C420 900 Mhz Amplified Cordless Phone With Caller Id R
- Plantronics C440 Amplified Phone By Clarity Amplified Phone, Each 2.4ghz technology. Clarity 900 MHz Amplified Cordless Phone with Caller ID (C420) by Clarity. Even good,does not prove their products on animals and all their packaging ...
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