It's Not All High-Tech 'YOUR GOOSE IS COOKED' Talking microwave ovens, clocks, thermometers, and blood-pressure meters assist seniors with impaired vision HEAR, HEAR Concealed in the ear, tiny digital hearing aids amplify sounds you want to hear, while suppressing background noises BIG AS LIFE Software magnifies text on a computer screen and reads it aloud. One unit shows printed text on a large-screen TV monitor. Speech- recognition programs let you dictate documents into a PC through a microphone BELLS ARE RINGING By pushing a help button on a pendant, personal emergency response systems automatically call for assistance in a crisis Return to main story

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