[Electronics-talk] Computer Usage For Deaf Persons

[Sandy]

Thanks, Annette.  Twice I have used my computer to communicate with deaf 
people.  Once was when a deaf woman came to buy Braille paper for her 
deaf-blind client, the other time I conversed that way with a deaf-blind 
woman and I needed to make the print on my screen quite big.  Anyway, I 
would type, it enter, hands off keyboard, they type I listen, etc.  Since 
many use TTY's I thought that a good plan.  Now more people use video chat.


Sandy

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From: "Annette Carr" <amcarr1 at verizon.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2013 10:24 PM
To: "'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'" 
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Computer Usage For Deaf Persons

> Besides utilizing the visual indicators in Windows to indicate an auditory
> signal, I'm not coming up with another way that computers need to be 
> adapted
> for someone who has a hearing impairment.  However, there are a number of
> ways in which a computer can be used to give a person with a hearing
> impairment access to communication.  Some examples are:
>
>
>
> .         Internet based TTY and captioned telephone service.
>
> .         Video Phone with ASL interpreting
>
> .         Remote Conference Captioning
>
> .         Real-Time Captioning
>
> .         Video Relay Interpreting
>
>
>
> There is a software programs that some of my students at the university 
> used
> that was called iCommunicator.  This program utilizes both speech to text
> and text to speech technology.  The voice of a hearing person is converted
> to "Signed Exact English", as well as text that is displayed on the screen
> and spoken out loud.  The person who is deaf is able to type what they 
> want
> to say and have it displayed on the screen and spoken out loud.
>
>
>
>
>
> There is a stand-a-lone device called a UbiDuo.  This device is made up of 
> 2
> identical units that each include a QWERTY keyboard and a display.  It is
> sort of like having an Instant Messenger conversation between a person who
> is hearing impaired and a hearing person, but they are face-to-face.
>
>
>
> If you or your friend have any additional questions, let me know how to
> contact you off-line.
>
>
>
> hTH,
>
> Annette
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Nicholas Robertson
> Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2013 8:29 PM
> To: electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Electronics-talk] Computer Usage For Deaf Persons
>
>
>
> A coworker saw me using JAWS. He then mentioned he had a hearing impaired
> daughter, and wondered if there was an equivalent software package that 
> made
> computers accessible for deaf people like JAWS does for us. Any feedback?
>
>
>
> Nicholas S. Robertson
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
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