Benefits and Features of the UBI DUO 2
During this global Covid-19 crisis, there is an urgent need for a reliable way to communicate face to face with people who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, or late-deafened. Now more than ever, interpreters are less likely to be available 100% of the time. Following quarantine protocols, medical settings may restrict the use interpreters for safety reasons. Likewise, interpreters may have increased concerns about their safety, as well as possible transmission to friends and family. Finally, with the rising numbers of those affected, interpreting hours will increase as well. The cost of interpreters will have a huge impact on already overstretched budgets in this time of crisis.
The solution should provide face to face communication without relying on Wi-Fi, hard-wired internet access, or mobile phone signals. It has to enable a simultaneous conversation, be visually and physically easy to use, as well as effectively capture and retain conversations for record-keeping and future use. The best solution will have a one-time, knowable cost regardless of unpredictable increases in demand or hours of usage.
That solution is the UbiDuo 2:
This is a communication device that enables people who are deaf, hard-of-hearing or late-deafened to instantly communicate face-to-face with the hearing, in real-time in any environment.
Accessibility: Unlike texting, instant messaging or email, there is no “type, send, and wait”. The UbiDuo2 not only turns on instantly, both parties can immediately begin typing in the split screen chat format. Anyone can learn to use the UbiDuo2 within minutes of being shown how.
Features and Benefits:
Portable, lightweight easy to carry into any environment
Independent Power source last 12 hours
No contact details required to share before use
One time controlled cost for unlimited 24/7 useage
Each UbiDuo 2 “pair” has a dedicated and encrypted wireless radio signal, meaning
No internet needed. EVER.
No worries about limited Internet bandwidth.
No worries about Wi-Fi connectivity.
No mobile signal required.
Signal unreliability never an issue.
No concerns about mobile signal interference with other equipment.
The UbiDuo 2 has a full-size keyboard and a 7” touch screen
Font, background colour, brightness, etc., adjustable for the requirements of those with
limited vision.
Mobile phones have small screens and keypads which are difficult for any complex or lengthy
discussion.
Suitability for restricted access scenarios:
Will work behind a wall or glass enclosure. For example, a doctor or family member on the other side
is able to have a full conversation via the real-time chat screens.
Can connect in most environments up to 100 feet apart.
Conversations saved to the UbiDuo 2, can then be downloaded to a USB drive to transfer to records
and orders.
Essential Service Environments:
Hospitals and medical centers
Emergency Room
Admissions Office
Out-Patient Services
Law Enforcement
Jails
Nursing homes and Assistive Living Centers
Emergency Medical Services
Public Support Services
Superannuation fund offices
Roads & Maritime Services
Post Offices
Types of users who benefit from use of the UbiDuo 2
Deaf
Hard-of-Hearing
Late-deafened (Those who had hearing and lost it due to accident or illness)
Elderly with hearing loss
Those with a trach
Those who have expressive stuttering
Non-verbal, due to medical, accident or other
Laryngeal injury or cancer patients
Ventilator patients
This picture was taken just days after an elderly woman, with severe hearing
loss, was preventively isolated along with the rest of her assisted living facility.
She cannot hear well enough to talk on the phone anymore and cannot use a cell
phone for texting because the screen is too small to read and the keypad too
tiny to type. Her family member is seen sitting outside the locked-down facility
having a conversation with her on the UbiDuo 2.
