Resources for Safe Independence

For more on ways to enhance safety and independence, see “Flying Solo the Safe Way” in the September-October 2008 issue of Quest.

The following list of resources is not meant to be all-inclusive, but gives some ideas of where to start.

Special phones

Able-Phone
(includes K-9 phone usable by service dog)
(530) 846-7466
www.ablephone.com

Clarity
(800) 426-3738
www.clarityproducts.com

ClearSounds
(800) 965-9043
www.clearsounds.com

Cortelco
(800) 288-3132
www.cortelco.com

GreatCall
(800) 918-8543
www.gojitterbug.com

Independent Living Aids
(800) 537-2118
www.independentliving.com

Radio Shack Corporation
(800) 843-7422
www.radioshack.com

Telemergency
(631) 467-6700
www.telemergency300.com

Williams Sound
(800) 328-6190
www.williamssound.com

Medic Alert systems

Alarm Force
(800) 267-2001
www.myalarmcare.com

American Medical Alarms
(800) 542-0438
www.americanmedicalalarms.com

American Senior Safety Agency
(888) 473-2800
www.seniorsafety.com

Colonial Medical Assisted Devices
(800) 323-6794
www.emergencymedicalalarm.com

Connect America Medical Alarm Company
(800) 906-0872
www.medicalalarm.com

CTR Alarm Systems
(800) 921-2008
www.liferesponseusa.com

HelpButton
(866) 770-1393
www.helpbutton.com

LifeFone
(888) 687-0451
www.lifefone.com

LifeGuardian Security Center
(800) 378-2957
www.lifeguardianmedicalalarms.com

Life Responder
(877) 877-2383
www.liferesponder.com

LifeStation
(800)884-8888
www.lifestation.com

Medical Guardian
(800) 322-0955
www.medicalguardian.com

Philips Lifeline
(800) 380-3111
www.lifelinesystems.com

Pioneer Emergency
(800) 274-8274
www.pioneeremergency.com

Vital-Link
East Coast
(800) 338-4825
www.avitallink.com
West Coast
(800) 752-5522
www.vlink.org

VRI Medical Alert Systems
(800) 888-526-1456
www.monitoringcare.com

Intercom systems

Aiphone
(800) 692-0200
www.aiphone.com

Broan NuTone
(888) 336-3948
www.nutone.com

Lee Dan Communications
(800) 231-1414
www.leedan.com

Leviton
(800) 722-2082
www.leviton.com

Linear
(800) 421-1587
www.linearcorp.com

On-Q/Legrand
(800) 321-2343
www.homeowner.onqlegrand.com

Quantometrix
(800) 766-0266
www.quantometrix.com

SSS Siedle
(800) 874-3353
www.siedleusa.com

Westinghouse
(888) 523-1930
www.westinghouse-home.com

Security surveillance systems

BrickHouse Security
(800) 654-7966
www.brickhousesecurity.com

D-Link
(800) 326-1688
www.dlink.com

EverFocus
(626) 844-8888
(631) 436-5070
www.everfocus.com

Logitech
(800) 231-7717
www.logitech.com

Nuvico
(866) 523-1700
www.nuvico.com

Pelco
(800) 289-9100
www.pelco.com

Powertec
(800) 755-9068
www.ptisamsung.com

Sanyo Fisher Company
(818) 998-7322
www.sanyo.com

Sony
(866) 766 9272
www.sony.com/security

Swann Communications
(562) 777-2551
www.swannsecurity.com

Toshiba America Information Systems
(877) 855-1349
www.toshibasecurity.com

WiLife
(888) 469-4543
www.wilife.com

X10.com
(800) 675-3044
www.x10.com

Door opening/unlocking

Automatic Door Doctor
(866) 525-1284
www.automaticdoordoctor.com

Open Sesame
(800) 673-6911
www.opensesamedoor.com

Power Access Corporation
(800) 344-0088
www.power-access.com

Progress Automatic Door
(800) 881-6975
www.adadoors.com

Stanley Access Technologies
(800) 722-2377
www.stanleyaccesstechnologies.com

Terryco
(800) 824-4599
www.weopendoors4u.com

Lock boxes

GE Security
(888) 437-3287
www.gesecurity.com

Roper Lock Box
(800) 466-9312
www.roperlock.com

ShurLok Products
www.shurlok-products.com