Whether you have been deaf all your life, more recently deafened or would just describe yourself as hard of hearing finding a personal alarm that does not rely on speech as a key part of its process but is still practical to use can be tricky.
Many personal alarm systems rely on being able to speak with you to ascertain if it is a false alarm, but when that won’t work, the first you might know that it has been activated is the arrival of an ambulance to check you are OK. For those who are deaf, alert bracelets and personal alarm systems can be difficult to engage with and lead to false alarms.
Acticheck’s pioneering two-button approach is an ideal personal alarm for people who’d benefit from tactile feedback instead it uses vibration and button presses to let you confirm when you don’t want help.