Last year, we entered the Get on the Shelf competition put on by Walmart. This competition enables the winner to have their product sold on walmart.com or even in their stores. It was a good experience before so we thought we would try it again this year. Last time, we submitted two videos into one that showed the elderly using FotoDialer. We decided to use a video of a child using FotoDialer this year. I don't have a link to our submission yet, but here are four FotoDialer videos you can view that show FotoDialer:
We used THIS VIDEO last year.
This VIDEO is of the elderly using FotoDialer.
Here is the VIDEO we submitted for the Get on the Shelf competition.
This is another VIDEO showing a child using FotoDialer in an emergency.
FotoDialer can be purchased HERE.
Make it a great day!
Now the elderly, disabled, children, blind, and visually impaired can call numbers by pressing a button next to the wallet-sized photo of whomever they wish to call.
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
Friday, July 5, 2013
Happy Independence Day . . . And A Time For Mourning
Yes, I know. Today is not Independence Day, yesterday was. However, I was with my family and friends and wasn't even near a computer to post anything. So today is the day to say, "Happy Independence Day!" and to say how grateful we are for liberty, our Founding, and for those who fight in so many ways for freedom.
Another reason we love FotoDialer is because it allows for independence for those who use it. The elderly, young, and disabled have barriers of typical phone communcation removed and are able to communicate with confidence. FotoDialer can be seen HERE!
We also want to take the time to give our prayers and thoughts to the family of John McMullen. He was instrumental in the development of FotoDialer as an electrical engineer. We ran into some electrical problems in the development of FotoDialer and could see no way to fix them. It seemed our hopes of creating FotoDialer were dashed. Then we found John. He came in and fixed the problems which allowed FotoDialer to be completed and be the telephone aid so many needed. He passed away early this week from a valiant fight with cancer. He lived longer than doctors thought he would. We are grateful for his life, our relationship with him, and for the good he has done for so many people around the world. John, you will be missed!
Another reason we love FotoDialer is because it allows for independence for those who use it. The elderly, young, and disabled have barriers of typical phone communcation removed and are able to communicate with confidence. FotoDialer can be seen HERE!
We also want to take the time to give our prayers and thoughts to the family of John McMullen. He was instrumental in the development of FotoDialer as an electrical engineer. We ran into some electrical problems in the development of FotoDialer and could see no way to fix them. It seemed our hopes of creating FotoDialer were dashed. Then we found John. He came in and fixed the problems which allowed FotoDialer to be completed and be the telephone aid so many needed. He passed away early this week from a valiant fight with cancer. He lived longer than doctors thought he would. We are grateful for his life, our relationship with him, and for the good he has done for so many people around the world. John, you will be missed!
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Three year old calls 911
I love this story! A three year old Nevada girl was taught by her Mom how to call 911 one morning. Later that day she got to put that lesson into practice when her Mom had a seizure and fell on the ground. She helped save her Mom's life by calling 911. Oddly enough, her Dad is on the Fire and Rescue service and responded to the call. It is comforting to see young children's capabilities to act beyond their youthful ability.
Over the years, I have heard stories such as this where a young child actually saves their parent's life by calling 911 for help in an emergency. These kids are extraordinary and uncommon. It makes you wonder how many young children are on the other side of the spectrum and are unable to call 911 in an emergency because they simply do not know how to. Or, how many people (the elderly especially) are so full of adrenaline or pain that they cannot manage dialing an emergency number? Are there many of these people?
Over the years, I have heard stories such as this where a young child actually saves their parent's life by calling 911 for help in an emergency. These kids are extraordinary and uncommon. It makes you wonder how many young children are on the other side of the spectrum and are unable to call 911 in an emergency because they simply do not know how to. Or, how many people (the elderly especially) are so full of adrenaline or pain that they cannot manage dialing an emergency number? Are there many of these people?
This is one of the main reasons FotoDialer was developed. There is no way a small child or elderly person cannot dial
emergency help when all they need to do is press an emergency button on their FotoDialer. There is no need to remember sequences of numbers. It may sound silly or even absurd to think someone may not be able to dial such an easy number as 911. There are even jokes that underscore the perceived ridiculousness of forgetting this number like, "quick, what's the number to 911?" Jokes aside, thinking is not clear when a child or an elderly person (particularly those with any form of dementia) is running on adrenaline or is full of pain in an emergency. Chemicals rush into the brain for the sole purpose of keeping someone alive; rational thinking tends to go out the door.
emergency help when all they need to do is press an emergency button on their FotoDialer. There is no need to remember sequences of numbers. It may sound silly or even absurd to think someone may not be able to dial such an easy number as 911. There are even jokes that underscore the perceived ridiculousness of forgetting this number like, "quick, what's the number to 911?" Jokes aside, thinking is not clear when a child or an elderly person (particularly those with any form of dementia) is running on adrenaline or is full of pain in an emergency. Chemicals rush into the brain for the sole purpose of keeping someone alive; rational thinking tends to go out the door. It is a comfort for people to know that family members can call for emergency help if needed by simply pushing a button next to a wallet-sized photograph. I will continue to love seeing heroic acts done by the uncommon youngster on behalf of their family, but wouldn't it be great if all children could have the ability to call for help in an emergency?
For more information on FotoDialer, see our description page or see some of our videos. Thank you for visiting and make sure you keep in touch with those you love!
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