[visionrehabtherapist] new app for iOS devices could rival traditional telephone relay services
- From: Scott Davert <scott.davert@xxxxxxxx>
- To: "visionrehabtherapist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <visionrehabtherapist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:51:21 -0500
Just passing this along for any of you working with deaf-blind clients.
If this gets off the ground, what more of a reason to recommend someone an iOS
device? Also, if it does indeed get released, it would be another reason to
recommend such a device for someone receiving services through the FCC
deaf-blind tistribution program starting this summer. However, we'll actually
have to see if it does get released.
taken from:
http://www.mediaaccess.org.au/latest_news/general/new-iphone-app-could-rival-telephone-relay-services
Tuesday, 07 February 2012 9:46pm
A yet-to-be-released iPhone app called Deaftel will let people who are Deaf,
hearing or speech impaired make phone calls to hearing people without a third
person acting as a relay operator. By providing a service where a person's
voice is converted to and sent as text, the Deaftel app will improve the
ability for Deaf and hearing impaired users to communicate on iOS devices.
Developed for iOS, the mobile operating system for the iPhone, iPad and iPod
touch, the app uses similar technology to Siri, the in-built voice recognition
software assistant for the iPhone 4S.
Deaf or hearing impaired users can type a message which is then converted to a
voice message and delivered to the hearing person on the other end. Hearing
users are then able respond verbally and voice recognition technology will
convert and send the message to deaf or hearing impaired users as text.
The Deaftel app will be a more private alternative to relay operator services,
such as the National Relay Service, which are required for Deaf, hearing and
speech impaired people to make calls.
The app is currently in testing phase and has not yet been released. According
to the Deaftel website the service will be available to users who have US,
Canada or UK phone numbers.
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