Your trusty iPhone might be fine and dandy for you, but the elderly members of your family likely won’t appreciate the touch-screen technology, front camera function, and game apps as much as you do. Inversely, your grandma has needs regarding cell phones that you might not relate to, as well. Thankfully, certain types of phones can provide for these.
Large Keypads
Who needs massive, bulky, and space-hogging keypads, right? Well, your parents or grandparents who might be experiencing the first stages of Parkinson’s disease as well as visual problems might. Indeed, the elderly would find it a lot easier to compose text messages or dial a number if they had to do it using a keypad that’s as big and visible as can be.
Voice Activation
Some phones take phone calls one step higher by having a voice activation system. This feature allows seniors to simply say the name of the person they want to call. The voice system then looks for the name in the phone list and sets up a call connection.
Hearing Aid Compatibility
Another factor that could make your conventional smartphone quite difficult for the elderly to use is its most basic function: making calls. Seniors suffering from a degree of hearing loss often rely on hearing aids, but the incompatibility of these equipment with many phones could be quite troublesome. This is why many phones for the elderly today are equipped with hearing aid compatibility.
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