TTYs and TDDs

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TTYs and TDDs

• What They Are and How To Use Them

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TTYs and TDDs

• TTY stands for
• ____________________
• This is a device that allows those who are
  Deaf to use the ________________.

Teletypewriter
telephone
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TTYs and TDDs

• TDD stands for
• Telecommunication
• ________ for the
• Deaf

Device
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Kinds of TTYs and TDDs

• There are all kinds of TTYs and TDDs

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TTY Terminology
Go Ahead

• GA ___________
• This means you are ready for the person to
  _________ its their turn to type

respond
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TTY Terminology

• SK Indicates that you are ready to ______ the
  communication

end
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TTY Etiquette
take
turns

• You must ______ _______, interrupting on the tty
  just __________ ____ the transmission

messes
up
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TTY Etiquette

• Abbreviations are often used to save on typing.
• Examples
• PLZ _________
• TMW- ___________

please
tomorrow
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Relay Calls
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Relay Calls

• Relay calls are calls made between a ________
  ______, relay operator, and __________ phone user.

TTY
user
hearing
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Relay Calls
711
The number you call to _________ Relay Texas.
access
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Technology used throughout the years

• Krown Braille TTY

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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.
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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.

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How it works
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Krown Pocket VCO with Direct Connect
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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.

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Pagers kept advancing each year

• Sidekick Blackberry

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Whats next?

• I-phone!!!

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Vibrating Alarm Clocks

• let deaf people know when it is time to wake up.

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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.
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Sprint IP Relay

• Make calls from your personal computer, laptop,
  or even mobile device.

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Video phone

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

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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).

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Web cam
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Web chat
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Bluetooth Hearing Aid
ELI Bluetooth Adapter for Hearing Aid Users
ELI Bluetooth Adapter for Hearing Aid Users
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Vocabulary Words

• Technology
• Computer
• Internet
• Network
• Website

• Crash
• Email
• TTY
• TDD
• Relay Texas

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More words

• Operator
• Video phone
• Flashing lights
• Vibrating Alarm
• Sidekick
• Blackberry
• Text message
• Video Camera
• Video tape