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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 19, 1980
Page
7
The Manitoba Telephone System introduces Visual Ear a portable typewriter for 1000 hearing and speech impaired residents to talk on the phone May 22 Hearing Awareness Month marked the launch The 34 pound unit uses an acoustic coupler and flashing light to signal connections It works with any standard North American handset and TTW network for compatibility and can be used with coin or volume controlled handsets
The Visual Ear and carrying case cost 350 dollars for disabled individuals with a medical certificate and 375 dollars for others, including a one year parts and labor warranty. In Manitoba units are available at Winnipeg Downtown Phone Centre with other centers displaying the device. Barry Cox, MTS Market Manager, touts mobility and access to emergency networks and everyday services for the hearing impaired, noting commercial businesses could boost accessibility by buying units. The Visual Ear originates from the Ontario Mission for the Deaf, was designed by Bell Northern Research under federal funding, and is manufactured by Northern Telecom Ltd.
Walter Hachkowski recounts a Slavik immigrant group arriving in Strathclair. Marshall Russell Smith organized 90 to 100 wagons to move families north through Glenforsa to a mass grave near Oakburn Farms. Of 24 children who watched from the school, only three elders remain. Ukrainian and Polish commemorations slated for July 12 at Rossburn and Seech, with Catholic churches joining on July 13. Donations sought to fund memorial receipts for tax purposes.
Manitoba posted the only Canadian May decline in the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate, down to 5.7 percent from 5.9 in April, with 463000 employed, up 15000 from April and 14000 from May 1979. The national rate rose to 7.8 percent as skilled labor demand remains strong in the province.
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