[Trainer-talk] an intro and a question about deaf-blind relay services on iOS devices

[Stephen Guerra]

But any Microsoft Tablet is not as accessible or usable as others.


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-----Original Message-----
From: Trainer-talk [mailto:trainer-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Denise Robinson
Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 8:54 AM
To: List for teachers and trainers of adaptive technology
Cc: trainer-talk at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [Trainer-talk] an intro and a question about deaf-blind relay
services on iOS devices

Raul
Has he ever thought to use a tablet running Microsoft and skyping that
way.... as it will work..hook a key word and all sorts of options will open
up. He talks verbally, they text, he reads from Braille display and life is
good

Denise M Robinson
Sent from my iPad

> On Dec 17, 2013, at 9:49 AM, "Raul A. Gallegos" <raul at raulgallegos.com>
wrote:
> 
> Hello all. My name is Raul Gallegos and I am an assistive technology
trainer in the Houston Texas area. One of my latest projects is as an
assessment and training specialist for the National Deaf-Blind Equipment
Distribution Program or better known as I Can Connect,
http://www.icanconnect.org.
> 
> I have a client who is deaf-blind. He communicates using his voice for
expression and reads Braille for reception. He uses an iPad with a Braille
display. he also has a TTY system so when he makes phone calls out via a
relay service, he reads what the relay person types yet he can speak
directly to the person he is on the line with. The relay person then types
what is said so he can read it in Braille.
> 
> Now onto my question. Is there a way that we can do this similar type of
communication using the iPad? I was thinking of using Skype  because it
offers both audio and text chat. meaning, that we can connect with Skype and
that way he can talk and I can hear him talk. When I want to say something
to him I write what I say and he reads it via the Skype chat text. The
problem is that the current version of Skype doesn't work well with Braille
displays in iOS 7. So, I'm not sure if relay services which use traditional
landlines have iOS solutions which do similar but over the Internet. Also,
instead of using Skype, I thought of perhaps using the Messages app and
texting via iMessage from his iPad to one of my own iOS devices. Then if
possible doing a facetime call so I can hear what he says. This seems like a
cobbled solution though and in case there are any apps specific for
deaf-blind using some sort of relay services I don't know of them. So,
that's why i write here.
> 
> If there is another list I can ask about this, please let me know as well.
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> --
> Raul A. Gallegos
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Sheldon Cooper
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