TDD & TTY Facts
What is the form of text commonly used in TTY/TDD conversations?
ASL Gloss
Go Ahead
GA
Allows a person with hearing loss to speak directly to the call taker and read the response that is typed back
Voice Carry Over (VCO)
How are TTY calls detected?
Silent calls, TTY detector, voice announcer, audible tones.
Question Go Ahead
QQGA
T/F: If you answer the phone & can hear a child caller in the background, it's safe to assume that no TDD is necessary?
False
People with speech impairments who are not deaf or hard of hearing often prefer ____ which allows them to type their words on a TTY to you & hear your spoken responses through their handset.
Hearing Carry Over (HCO)
Use a TTY exclusively to communicate over the telephone.
Deaf
Stop Keying
SK
Was developed over 150 years ago, & is recognized as the fourth most used language in the United States
American Sign Language (ASL)
What are the 2 requirements of the ADA for TDD?
Direct & Equal Access + Training of Communications Officers
Communicate over the phone using a TTY with a large visual display or a TTY with Braille output capability.
Deaf-Blind
Error Message
XXXX
T/F: There is a written format of ASL.
False
Connects TTY-equipped callers to a relay service where a speaking communications assistant can provide various combinations of TTY to voice (or vice versa) so that calls can be placed to or received from person without TTY equipment.
Telephone Relay Service (TRS)
There are approx. ____ hearing impaired, deaf, & speech impaired individuals in the United States.
28 million
Translate This in ASL Gloss: Where is your emergency?
Problem you where QQGA
What month is National Deaf Awareness Month?
September.