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We designed VoiSec to be easy to use by everyone, also people with varying capabilities. As a result, it won the "Design for All Award".
We discovered it was harder to design a page that describes VoiSec’s many areas of use. There are so many.
VoiSec’s construction and design allow users a multitude of possibilities, suited to different individual’s needs and preferences.
Since VoiSec can be worn, attached and combined in so many ways that create so many new options it is sometimes difficult to appreciate the simplicity of the device.
What is a VoiSec? Let your imagination decide.
Please find usage examples related to various impairments in the menu to the left. In the Brochures page you can find inspirational brochures to download.
Below is a list of "tips and tricks" for using VoiSec:
Personal memos
Make VoiSec your personal memo – fast and easy to use. Carry it in your pocket, wear it around your neck, on your jacket lapel, or place it in your particular "to-do-spot"?
Talking labels
Use VoiSec to describe the contents of a package, like a food tin. Use magnets, double-sided adhesives or a strap to attach your VoiSec to the package.
Talking recipes
Place a VoiSec with the recorded recipe next to the stove. No hassle turning pages in a book. Greasy hands? Use your elbow to play the VoiSec.
Talking medical information
Place VoiSec on packages to distinguish, identify and inform about prescribed usage. Ask your doctor, nurse or pharmacist to make a recording in words you understand!
Home-care instructions
To provide good home care, family members need to understand and remember instructions for treatment and equipment. Use VoiSec to record instructions in understandable words and stick them on the right spots.
"Dear voices" in elderly care
Many elderly enjoy not only seeing pictures of their loved ones but also hearing their voices. Attach a photo to a VoiSec with a recorded message. Now you have a talking picture to give comfort when the real person can't be there.
Talking family albums
Use VoiSecs to record family events, comments, etc. Attach them to photos of the same people, events or keep them as they are. Why not use boxes or files to create "family voice albums"?
Medical treatment compliance
Many people are "medically illiterate" or simply do not comprehend instructions given in a stressful situation. Some forget what was said, have reading difficulties, perceive the situation differently, distrust the medication, etc. Hearing a doctor's voice explaining details and the importance of treatment not only helps patients remember, it helps patients follow directions.
Braille training
Fasten Braille stickers on top of VoiSecs with the appropriate sound or name of the letter. Arrange several VoiSecs into words for spelling exercises, building crossword puzzles or other learning applications.
Talking directions
Bring a VoiSec along with directions about how to get to a given place. Landmarks on new walks for the visually impaired, bus numbers and schedules for those who have difficulties remembering... The possibilities are endless.
Talking guides in buildings
VoiSec can be used to increase accessibility to public areas. VoiSecs placed on guide rails along corridors tell you which way to turn at a corner, to which floor you should take the elevator, etc.
Talking door signs
Put a VoiSec on a doorpost or a door sign to tell office visitors when you’ll be back.
Cognitive training by matching with images
Use VoiSecs with Velcro patches on images. For instance, the trainee can place VoiSecs saying "animal" on pictures of dogs, cows and cats. Exercises can be as simple or complicated as needed. Just record the appropriate phrases to create the right training level.
Talking shopping lists
Prepare a talking shopping list at home. In most cases, 70 seconds recording time is more than sufficient and allows time for additional information about where to find the goods, what the packages look like and how to pay.
Talking story books
Use a box or file. Stick a suitable number of VoiSec holders to a cardboard and place it in the box or file. Record what you want on the VoiSecs and arrange them in the right positions. Place images on top. Press part of the picture and the VoiSec underneath will play.
Multiple-key communicators
Attach a row of e.g. four VoiSecs on a board. Put stickers or cut-out images on top to visually differentiate the VoiSecs.
Talking household appliances
It can be difficult at times to remember how to use an appliance, particularly if it is complicated, hasn't been used for ages or the user has some disability. Place a VoiSec with the necessary instructions next to the buttons used.
Talking labels on food packs
VoiSec can be put in the fridge with food packs to describe contents and cooking instructions. Batteries may be affected by the cold but this problem disappears once the batteries warm up. The quickest way is to remove the button from the holder and carefully close your hand without compressing the VoiSec.
Talking labels on shelves and CD boxes, etc.
Use VoiSec to keep track of what should be where. A VoiSec on a shelf can tell a visually impaired person what is where without having to touch everything. Placed on a CD box, a VoiSec can tell what CDs are inside and in what order. Much quicker than having to try them one by one in a CD player.
Communication device for chair-bound persons
Use the wristband as a strap around the arm rest, and a Velcro patch on the holder to attach the button. VoiSec’s construction allows it to be played by applying pressure with your hand or elbow.
Talking wall calendars
Use a color pen or tape to designate areas for hours or days on a board. Place a VoiSec in each area with recorded information about what to do and when. Use our thin magnets for metal surfaces like whiteboards or fridge doors and double-sided adhesives on cardboard.
Talking pocket planners
Remove the contents from a regular pocket planner sold in most book stores. Keep sheets of harder plastics for protection. Stick a suitable number of VoiSec holders to the inside of the back cover, using enough double-sided adhesives to attach them firmly. Put VoiSecs, numbered or otherwise marked, in the holders and close the pocket planner.
Exchanging short messages
Unlike larger and more expensive digital recorders, VoiSec is perfect for passing quick notes. Have a set and mark them "Stolen from ..." to help get them back!
Talking billboards
Add spoken information to visual at home, school, the office.... Worried about losing your VoiSecs? Check out our theft prevention tips.
Talking exhibitions
Use VoiSecs to add speech to displayed images and texts. Not only useful for people with vision or reading impairments, it also adds an audible dimension, be it verbal facts or emotional soundscapes.
Talking mind-maps.
Magnets allow VoiSecs to be positioned on a whiteboard or other metal surface. Use VoiSecs for building boards with audible indications of relationships, etc. At work, school, etc.
"Voicegraphs".
Collect voices like autographs. Next time you meet a celebrity, hold out a compressed VoiSec instead of a notepad and pen for a personal greeting.
Talking greetings that last.
Make a talking greeting card that lasts. That Valentine's Day message or proposal from your spouse will play with perfect quality for decades if you switch batteries. Personalize it by decorating the button with stickers or cut-out photos. VoiSec is small enough to be sent by mail.
Talking crossword puzzles.
Arrange VoiSec holders in straight lines on a piece of cardboard. Design a crossword puzzle with one VoiSec representing one letter. Mark VoiSecs containing recorded instructions or references with a sticker on top. Maybe a tactile arrow that indicates the direction of the next word?
Talking game pawns.
Use VoiSec as chess pawns. Record the name and movements of a specific pawn and mark the button with the right symbol on top.
Talking Memory game
Record the same sound, word or phrase on two VoiSecs. Continue until you have enough pairs of different recordings. Spread them randomly on a table. Two or several players take turns pressing first one VoiSec and then another one to find the similar sound. If the mate is found at the first try, the player gets another go. If not, it is the next player's turn. The winner is the player with the most VoiSecs when the tabletop is empty.
Last update: February 23, 2006
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