Planning a Birthday Party for the Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing Child

When you can't hear, other senses are heightened, like vision. Colors and lights are fun for everyone, but especially for someone who depends upon their sight to take in as much information as possible...like these little light-up mice that you put on your finger tips. Batteries are included, and you can think of creative games with them. Please click through to read more and view any choking hazards or other age-appropriate warnings.

It doesn't matter what sounds come out of your mouth or the mouth of your child, even if they aren't perfectly-formed words, any sound will be translated into a light show!

These compact, powerful stereo floor monitors are sold in pairs. They feature ultra bright, sound responsive LED's. When connected, Rock Show transforms any room in the house into a full blown stage experience. The special shape of each unit is identical to the stage monitors professional musicians use. The sound responsive built-in light show makes even a Guitar Hero novice feel like a superstar. Now you can crank up the volume, hit the lights and ROCK!

Here's the description for these lights that respond to music and more, sounds like so much fun, a visual experience for those that can't hear, and enjoyable for those at the party who can as well!

This is a movie that touched me deeply, because having a disabled person in the family can be challenging, delightful, painful, rewarding...well emotions can run the spectrum in a way that only someone who has lived in such a family can understand. I thought the way the story was portrayed was quite real. My brother is not as "able" as Cole in the movie, but there are moments in the movie that I can relate to completely.

This might be a nice way for your child to show others what the signs they are using mean. It can also be a handy tool for any family member, a quick reference always on hand to help you speak when you don't know the words in sign.

Here is what this communication tool is capable of:

Communication with Krown Vtouch TTY will be faster and more convenient for the Deaf-Blind.

Features: keyboard with two 2 modes: TTY keyboard with 47 keys, 14 function keys and Perkins style 7 keys Braille keyboard with soft-switch.
Display: 20 characters, blue vacuum fluorescent. Powered by DC adapter: 9V, 1200mA. Communications: Baudot 45.5 or International speed selectable.
Battery: Heavy duty Ni-Cad 5 pack 1700mA/h.
Electronic voice: Automatically resets with incoming TTY tones signals, notifies Hearing Caller with a synthesized voice. Direct connect/Auto-answer: connects the PV20+ direct to the telephone line. Automatically answers the call and displays the incoming call on the Braille display. Calls recorded in internal memory. Programmable outgoing messages.
Krown Vtouch Braille display: terminal specification: display: 20 cells, second fill type keyboard for face-to-face communication. Large conversation memory with up to 32,768 characters and 4 programmable buffers. It's great for greeting messages, memos, or to save time on a long distance call. Directly connects to the telephone line or acoustically couples to the telephone handset. Automatic Answering machine records messages up to 30,000 characters total. Remote message retrieval with password protection. Wireless tactile pager for incoming call notification. 2 Tactile Signalers for outgoing call progress. Stores up to 9 speed dial numbers Heavy duty rechargeable, replaceable battery pack.

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