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 ...

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The Town of Babylon has unveiled a free service for deaf residents and nonresidents who know sign language that gives them a new communication option they can use 24 hours a day. Officials installed ...

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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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steven covers accessibility and assistive technologies. At a high level, video relay service is effectively FaceTime for phone ...

UK telecom and broadcasting regulator, Ofcom has mandated new requirements for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and phone companies to provide additional services for users with special needs. These ...

On Tuesday night, in the lobby of Austin’s Topfer Theatre on South Lamar, about 350 members of Austin’s deaf community gathered to learn about a new device being offered from Sorenson Communications, ...

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 ...

Deaf and hard-of-hearing users of America Online's Instant Messenger service can now get phone calls wherever they are, AOL and phone carrier MCI announced Monday. The Ashburn, Va., carrier AOL will ...