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Appropriately placed, almost certainly. A 75 Candela strobe in a bedroom is pretty much impossible to sleep through.
Even if you sleep with a mask (which is pretty common), or sleep with your head under the covers (which is even more common)?
Or possibly not, maybe somebody can say for sure, but it strikes me as reasonable.
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What exactly would the author be sued about? I can't see anything obviously inviting a user to sue. EDIT: I think it would be a good idea to remove the language about fire alarms etc. and only mention alarm clocks and the like. It would be much harder to sue if the app didn't claim to respond to fire alarms.
Yes, I will consider removing the stuff about emergency protection unless I can make it super reliable.
In the US, visual alarms are pretty much standard under all the life safety codes for commercial buildings including apartments.[1] When they are not provided, both ADA and the Fair Housing Act [1] both dictate that owners provide them to accommodate the disability. If there's a problem, the fire marshal is a good person to call. They've typically pulled enough bodies from tragedies to last a lifetime, and this shape…
I live in Seattle and I've not had a visual alarm in either apartment I've lived in, nor do I recall seeing one in any I've visited, generally pre-90s construction. Not saying you're wrong, but the visual thing is far from universal and relying on owners accommodating disabilities can be a problem - my grandma can tell you about that. Ideally what you say would be all we'd need, but in the meantime I will certainly k…
This is fascinating. What do deaf people normally do in lieu of alarm clocks?
I use a vibrating alarm clock. It's a regular alarm with a wire going to a bed shaker (a 3/4" high disk with a vibrating mechanism inside - much like the ones in game controllers). The shaker is located between the mattress and box spring under my head. Sometimes it startles me awake, which is an unpleasant feeling, but it works for me all the time. And, given that we have a foam mattress, the buzzing is absorbed eno…
If you're deaf, how do you transfer the vibrations of the phone to your senses? Sleep with the phone on you somehow?
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I live in Seattle and I've not had a visual alarm in either apartment I've lived in, nor do I recall seeing one in any I've visited, generally pre-90s construction. Not saying you're wrong, but the visual thing is far from universal and relying on owners accommodating disabilities can be a problem - my grandma can tell you about that. Ideally what you say would be all we'd need, but in the meantime I will certainly k…
Have you requested accommodation?
Hey everyone, I really appreciate all of the positive feedback. This is quite thrilling as a college student. It's the first thing I've made that people actually understand and consider useful. If any of you download Deafalarm, please let me know how it works for you and what you would like to see improved. I could also use pointers on getting the word out to people in this niche market. Thank you very much, Alex
:-)
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Have you requested accommodation?
No, although my grandma's requests - a rail on some steps for instance, or an automatic door - haven't been attended to with much alacrity. I just meant to show that the hardware is not so all-present as the requirements would suggest. On newer buildings, probably, but most of the apartments around here are fairly old and are probably only updated upon request.
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Can visual alarms wake a person up?
Appropriately placed, almost certainly. A 75 Candela strobe in a bedroom is pretty much impossible to sleep through.
And on another note, it seems like emergency alarm systems should alert people in a number of different ways. Apparently it's not unusual for kids to sleep through regular household smoke detector alarms.