For people who are deaf or hearing-impaired and use traditional phone relay services, making a phone call to order pizza or just getting a call from a friend can be a lengthy process. Although the ...
Texas-based Z Video Relay Service (ZVRS) will pull up stakes in Minnesota, closing call centers in Little Canada and Bloomington and laying off about 50 Minnesota interpreters who provide call ...
The Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing communities depend on Video Relay Service, an essential platform that ensures equal access to telecommunications services. Every American with a phone bill pays ...
The Federal Communications Commission is weighing a decision that could have a major effect on South Dakotans with hearing and speech disabilities. The FCC is considering reducing its payments for ...
The limitations of telecommunication relay services are being addressed with the development of a new program that explores how to make deaf and hard-of-hearing users’ experiences with cellular ...
You can make a difference. BE AN ALLY. In an emergency, deaf and hard of hearing people cannot simply call 911. Instead they call an interpreter through a video relay service (VRS) who connects them ...
When Gail Edwards works with her real estate clients -- lining up appointments, discussing bidding strategy or just checking in -- she's often talking to her TV screen. She's not speaking out loud.