[Trainer-Talk] Tty

[mcdiemert .]

Scott,
Thanks much for your help. I had previously setup with another Relay
service prior to the choices being essentially moved to Sprint late
last year.  Like you, I didn't find the sprint app very easy to use
with this particular client. She is 75 years old, and not an extremely
fast Braille reader, so just teaching Texting has been quite a task. I
initially, thought it would be easy to learn Himms Chat, to introduce
her to her new iPhone,  but it just proved too difficult for her to
grasp. Is there anything else you would recommend for Face to face
communication?

On 9/15/15, Scott Davert via Trainer-Talk <trainer-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi Matt.
> Typically, at the moment, most deaf-blind people using modern technology are
> using a form of ip-relay and not TTY itself. As it stands, the only truly
> accessible TTY on the market for braille users would be the old deaf-blind
> communicator set up. The old Telebraille devices were ideal, but they quit
> making those 20 years ago.  Unfortunately, while there is one project sort
> of in beta at this time, the only ip-relay option out there is Srint IP. The
> app leaves a lot to be desired for braille users. The web version of the
> service is somewhat less clunky, but unless she's a fast braille reader,
> that may also not be an option. If she is someone who can still use her
> voice, you may wish to contact Ultratech who are the makers of the Captel
> system. While still in beta, they are testing a captioned phone system that
> is useable with  braille displays. I've only tried it on the Braille Sense
> plus, with not much success, but have used it with the Braille Edge, so I'm
> not sure as to the status of the u2. I can check on that if you'd like.
> Access to the phone system has become a major issue for those who are
> deaf-blind, myself included. gGtting Sprint to make their app accessibile to
> braille users has yielded no results. They have improved their web version
> of ip-relay, but have done absolutely no work on their app since several
> people brought this concern to them over a year ago. Until recently, this
> was not such a concern, as we had 3 different ip-relay options to choose
> from before that point.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Scott
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Sep 15, 2015, at 8:08 AM, Matt Diemert via Trainer-Talk
>> <trainer-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> Good morning all, wondering if anyone has thoughts on a portable TTY type
>> system. I have a deaf blind customer that we have set up with a braille
>> sense, and an iPhone. We have learned how to send and receive text
>> messages, but she is interested in being able to make phone calls. Just
>> wondering how folks are accommodating this. Thanks for your time.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
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