[Colorado-talk] Sprint takes over state relay service, adds conference transcripts

[Dishon Spears]

They are supposed, I was on this committee and this was talked about at
length.

-----Original Message-----
From: Colorado-talk [mailto:colorado-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Scott Davert via Colorado-talk
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 11:30 PM
To: NFB of Colorado Discussion List
Cc: Scott Davert
Subject: Re: [Colorado-talk] Sprint takes over state relay service, adds
conference transcripts

Let's hope Sprint  will actually fix their iOS app so that it can be used
correctly with braille displays. Same goes for their phone captioning app.
The captioning app has a sign in screen that is not even useable with VO and
braille.  The only somewhat good news is that 711 services should not be
impacted by those accessibility issues for the few who still are using
TTY's. It's sad to see Att exiting state relay services in CO, they were
very supportive of both the deaf and deaf-blind communities. For example,
they funded 5 deaf-blind people fully from Colorado to attend the
international Deaf-Blind Exo in Las Vegas last summer. I somehow do not see
Sprint being this way, but maybe they will surprise me. Thank you for
passing this on, Nehemiah. 


Scott

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jun 24, 2015, at 9:11 PM, Nehemiah Hall via Colorado-talk
<colorado-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Sprint takes over state relay service, adds conference transcripts
> 
> 
> Colorado relay service provides way to communicate by phone for those 
> with disabilities
> 
> On July 1, Sprint will take over Colorado's Telecommunication Relay
Services , which enables people with hearing, sight and speech disabilities
to communicate on the phone.
> 
> Affected residents can dial 711 at any time to use the service via a
special text telephone and third-party operator, according to the Colorado
Public Utilities Commission, which administers the service. Captioned
telephone calls are increasing for those who are hard of hearing, according
to the commission.
> 
> AT&T, which previously held the contract, has exited the niche. Sprint's
contract goes through June 30, 2018. Sprint said that when it takes over,
Colorado residents also will have access to Relay Conference Captioning,
which provides a transcript of meetings comment by comment.
> 
> Tamara Chuang: 303-954-1209, tchuang at denverpost.com or 
> twitter.com/Gadgetress
> 
> 
> Advertisement
> 
> http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_28376239/sprint-takes-over-state
> -relay-service-adds-conference?source=rss
> 
> http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_28376239/sprint-takes-over-state
> -relay-service-adds-conference?source=rss
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> _______________________________________________
> Colorado-talk mailing list
> Colorado-talk at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
Colorado-talk:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org/scottdavert
> %40gmail.com List archives can be found at 
> <http://www.nfbnet.org/pipermail/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org>

_______________________________________________
Colorado-talk mailing list
Colorado-talk at nfbnet.org
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
Colorado-talk:
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org/dishonspears%40co
mcast.net
List archives can be found at
<http://www.nfbnet.org/pipermail/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org>