Telecommunications Device for the Deaf also known as TTY and TDD enables both hearing and speech impaired individuals to connect any phone utilizing one of the local MRC (Message Relay Centers). In addition to telephone equipment, specialize software is now available to enable use of computers as a communication device. CaregiverPA Resources - Assistive Technology
A device, attached to a telephone handset, allowing deaf people to communicate by typing messages to each other.
A device that allows persons who are deaf to talk on the telephone by typing messages.
A telephone system that allows deaf or hard of hearing individuals to communicate by typing and receiving messages through a monitor.
TTY and TDD enable both hearing and speech impaired individuals to connect any phone utilizing one of the local MRC (Message Relay Centers). In addition to telephone equipment, specialized software is available for converting computers to communication devices for the hearing and visually impaired.
A device which enables someone who has a speech or hearing impairment to use a telephone when communicating with someone else who has a TDD/TTY. TDD/TTYs can be used with any telephone, and one needs only a basic typing ability to use them.
A telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) is an electronic device for text communication via a telephone line, used when one or more of the parties has hearing or speech difficulties. Other names for TDD include TTY (telephone typewriter or teletypewriter, although TTY is also a term used for teletypes in general), textphone (Common in Europe), and minicom (United Kingdom).
