INFO : TTY
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TTY: Telecommunications Device for the Deaf / Text Telephone (TDD/TTY):
A TTY is utilized by persons who have a hearing or speech impairment to in order to communicate on the telephone.
TTY stands for "Tele-Typewriter".
Other common names for the TTY include TDD (Telecommunication Device for the Deaf) and TT (text telephone).
Instead of speaking into the telephone receiver, the message is typed on a keyboard and these signals are then transmitted to another similar machine.
HOW TO MAKE A CALL
Adopted from:
Practical Guide to Serving Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals: At Mississippi State University: 2001
(See also, http://www2.msstate.edu/~jat/DSC/practguide.html )
- Place the telephone handset onto the "acoustic cups"
- Dial the phone number
- Watch the signal light to see if the phone is ringing and to see if the call is answered.
- After the call is answered, begin typing your conversation (see abbreviations for TTY-TTD below)
(Remember to identify yourself when making or receiving a TTY call.)
HOW TO RECEIVE A CALL
- After the phone is answered, an electronic sound will be heard (similar to a fax or modem)
OR if no sound is heard, assume it is a TTY call and place the handset onto the TTY- then tap a few keys
- Place the telephone handset onto the TTY
- Begin typing your conversation (see abbreviations for TTY-TTD below)
(Remember to identify yourself when making or receiving a TTY call.)
Useful abbreviations
GA (go ahead) = this means that it is the other persons turn to type; use this when you have finished typing your message
Q = this is used instead of a question mark
SK (stop keying)= this is used to end the conversation
GA or SK = this means, "I'm done. Do you have anything else?"
SKSK = this means both parties are ready to end the conversation
* Only one person may type at once so remember to take turns and use GA
* Some shortcuts are allowed for improving the speed of conversation (See abbreviations below)
For more information on TTY:
1. Relay: AT&T Realy Option: (http://www.att.com/relay/workforme.html)
2. TTYs: Gallaudet University’s Technology Assessment Program. (http://tap.gallaudet.edu/tty.htm)
3. FCC Consumer Guide to Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS): (http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ )
4. The Access Board: U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board: Using A TTY:
(http://www.access-board.gov/publications/usingATTY/A2.html)
5. U.S. Department of Justice: Access for 9-1-1 and Telephone Emergency Services: (http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/911ta.htm)
Abbreviations for TTY-TDD:
It is common for TTY callers to use many of these abbreviations in their TTY conversations. This is used to minimize keystrokes and long distance charges on the TTY. These abbreviations are also used to supplement modern abbreviations, postal codes and "emoticons" such as ":-)" on 2-way wireless text messaging as well as Internet instant messaging applications.Common abbreviations are as follows - those in *asterisk* are the basics in all TTY conversations. Be sure to find out any localized abbreviations that may not be known nationwide.
A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z
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