Comments of the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Telecommunications Access Submitted to the Federal Communications Commission on February 22, 2006 in the Matter of Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities
Date
2006-02-22Author
Harkins, Judith
Vanderheiden, Gregg C.
Publisher
Federal Communications Commission
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Comments to the FCC's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on access to emergency services through telecommunications relay services. Recommendations to ensure access to 9-1-1 emergency calling for users of VRS and IP text relay services. As the number of TTY/landline subscribers decreases their access to 9-1-1 emergency calling services is endangered.
Subject
Deafness
Hard of hearing
Telecommunications services for the hearing impaired
Speech impairment
Telecommunication services for the speech impaired
Telecommunication relay services
Speech-to-speech telecommunication services
Emergency communications
TTY
Cell phones
9-1-1
IP text relay
Video relay services
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http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/6783Citation
Harkins, J. and Vanderheiden, G. (Feb. 22, 2006). Comments of the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Telecommunications Access, In the Matter of Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, CG Docket No. 03-123. (Available at http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/retrieve.cgi?native_or_pdf=pdf&id_document=6518329507.)
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