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Pictograph: Use a pillow/bed shaker to wake people who are deaf

If needed, use a pillow or bed shaker to wake people who are deaf, so they can escape. The shaker is activated by the sound of the alarm.

The images below are displayed in the order in which they were tested for comprehension.

A man is checking his pillow shaker before going to bed.
A man's pillow shaker, smoke alarm and strobe light activates.

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A man checks his bed shaker. The bed shaker activates.

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If needed, use a pillow or bed shaker to wake people who are deaf, so they can escape. The shaker is activated by the sound of the alarm.