This is an ongoing FREE service for people with hearing loss. The captioned telephone (CapTel) allows people to see the words of their caller as they speak. These words appear on a bright, easy to ...

Associate Communications Minister David Cunliffe and Disability Issues Minister Ruth Dyson today announced the release of the proposed service description for the Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS ...

WASHINGTON (CN) – The Federal Communications Commission issued two regulations meant to tackle misuse of government-funded communication services used by the hearing and speech-impaired.

TRS enables individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind or have difficulty speaking to communicate with friends, family members and businesses over the phone. Traditional TRS call types ...

A deaf person with a craving for a late-night pizza can order it over the phone without having someone else do the talking, thanks to a special service aimed at helping 1.5 million Floridians. The ...

At 24, Davelis Goutoufas wished he didn't have to rely on his mother to make his phone calls. But for Goutoufas, who has been deaf since early childhood, a family member's help was a necessity if he ...

Hamilton Relay first opened a Relay service call center in Frostburg, Maryland after receiving the initial award in 2007. Hamilton then expanded its workforce again in 2012 in Frostburg as they began ...

A federally subsidized telephone service uses the Internet to link deaf and hearing callers, but the service is plagued by pranksters and outright fraud. Even businesses are getting scammed. For ...

What’s the news: T-Mobile will provide telecommunications relay services in the state of Texas for people who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, DeafBlind, Low-Vision or have a Speech Disability, building on ...

Birmingham-area merchants are being targeted by scam artists using a new Internet-age twist on an old scheme, according to merchants and a credit card processing company. Scam artists are trying to ...