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

[CathyAnne]

Talking Communities prides itself on inclusion.

www.talkingcommunities.com

They have voice and text incorporated into their client.

Perhaps TC Conference would work.

CathyAnne

CathyAnne Murtha
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Access Technology Institute
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> On Dec 17, 2013, at 7:56 AM, "Stephen Guerra" <stephen at independentliving.com> wrote:
> 
> But any Microsoft Tablet is not as accessible or usable as others.
> 
> 
> Respectfully
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> Stephen Guerra
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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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