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TTYs and TDDs

TTYs and TDDs. What They Are and How To Use Them. TTYs and TDDs. TTY stands for: ____________________ * This is a device that allows those who are Deaf to use the ________________. Teletypewriter. telephone. TTYs and TDDs. TDD stands for: Telecommunication ________ for the

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TTYs and TDDs

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  1. TTYs and TDDs What They Are and How To Use Them

  2. TTYs and TDDs • TTY stands for: ____________________ * This is a device that allows those who are Deaf to use the ________________. Teletypewriter telephone

  3. TTYs and TDDs • TDD stands for: Telecommunication ________ for the Deaf Device

  4. Kinds of TTYs and TDDs • There are all kinds of TTYs and TDDs

  5. TTY Terminology Go Ahead • GA – ___________ This means you are ready for the person to _________ – it’s their turn to type respond

  6. TTY Terminology • SK – Indicates that you are ready to ______ the communication end

  7. TTY Etiquette take turns • You must ______ _______, interrupting on the tty just __________ ____ the transmission messes up

  8. TTY Etiquette • Abbreviations are often used to save on typing. • Examples: PLZ – _________ TMW- ___________ please tomorrow

  9. Relay Calls

  10. Relay Calls • Relay callsare calls made between a ________ ______, relay operator, and __________ phone user. TTY user hearing

  11. Relay Calls 711 The number you call to _________ Relay Texas. access

  12. Technology used throughout the years • Krown Braille TTY

  13. CompuTTY Telephone Signaler Telephone Signaler will signal if the phone is ringing by flashing a lamp on/off automatically. Easy installation. Also, it works with any Video Relay.

  14. CompuTTY Doorknock n' Flashlight Combo 200 • New light flashes when someone knocks at the door. Great for privacy, and portable. Use as flashlight in power outages. It can be used in one room apartment, dorm, office, hotel... anywhere. Great for travel.

  15. How it works…

  16. Krown Pocket VCO with Direct Connect

  17. Then came pagers… • People can send text messages on a mobile phone.  Deaf children can use them to phone friends and family. • They also help deaf children use and develop their reading and writing skills.

  18. Pagers kept advancing each year… • Sidekick Blackberry

  19. What’s next? • I-phone!!!

  20. Vibrating Alarm Clocks • let deaf people know when it is time to wake up.

  21. Closed-captions • Many television programs have closed captions.  • You can get subtitles on any television with Teletext.  Press 888 to see the subtitles Look for this picture symbol on the video box.

  22. Sprint IP Relay • Make calls from your personal computer, laptop, or even mobile device.

  23. Video phone • A videophone means deaf people can sign on the phone. • It is used on an ISDN line not a normal phone line.

  24. Sorenson Video Relay Service (VRS) • a free service for the deaf and hard-of-hearing community that enables anyone to conduct video relay calls with family, friends, or business associates through a certified ASL interpreter via a high-speed Internet connection and a video relay solution (or VRS call option).

  25. Web cam

  26. Web chat

  27. ELI Bluetooth Adapter for Hearing Aid Users Bluetooth Hearing Aid ELI Bluetooth Adapter for Hearing Aid Users

  28. Technology Computer Internet Network Website Crash Email TTY TDD Relay Texas Vocabulary Words

  29. More words… • Operator • Video phone • Flashing lights • Vibrating Alarm • Sidekick • Blackberry • Text message • Video Camera • Video tape

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