Comments on: Deaf-Blind And VideoPhone http://blog.deafread.com/mishkazena/2006/11/30/deaf-blind-and-videophone/ Endless Pondering Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:17:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Adam P. Valerius, DSC http://blog.deafread.com/mishkazena/2006/11/30/deaf-blind-and-videophone/#comment-63686 Adam P. Valerius, DSC Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:44:55 +0000 http://blog.deafread.com/mishkazena/2006/11/30/deaf-blind-and-videophone/#comment-63686 I am so glad I found your blog smile. I am NOT a big fan of the videophone. I have Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) & due to it, I prefer tactile sign even though I can see & hear fully. I still have my TTY & love-it smile. I miss having friends to call on it though. I mostly use it for calling businesses that have TTY numbers. But I know-that the Deaf-Blind & speech-impaired still widely use TTYs & hope that the traditional TRSs continue to be offered as they always were before. Recently I contacted the FCC & expressed concern for the future availability of the traditional TRSs, which I use often. I must mention...I would like to participate in advocating for the Deaf-Blind to NOT be left behind due to technological advances. The Deaf-Blind are my good-friends smile. Please feel free to email-me & check out my autobiographical website. I am so glad I found your blog smile. I am NOT a big fan of the videophone. I have Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) & due to it, I prefer tactile sign even though I can see & hear fully. I still have my TTY & love-it smile. I miss having friends to call on it though. I mostly use it for calling businesses that have TTY numbers. But I know-that the Deaf-Blind & speech-impaired still widely use TTYs & hope that the traditional TRSs continue to be offered as they always were before. Recently I contacted the FCC & expressed concern for the future availability of the traditional TRSs, which I use often.

I must mention…I would like to participate in advocating for the Deaf-Blind to NOT be left behind due to technological advances. The Deaf-Blind are my good-friends smile. Please feel free to email-me & check out my autobiographical website.

]]> By: Jennifer http://blog.deafread.com/mishkazena/2006/11/30/deaf-blind-and-videophone/#comment-59120 Jennifer Tue, 29 Jan 2008 07:17:57 +0000 http://blog.deafread.com/mishkazena/2006/11/30/deaf-blind-and-videophone/#comment-59120 I am Deaf and my vision has recently became so bad that I am now legally blind in what used to be my good eye as well as the one I have always been blind, growing up I always used large print, so I don't know braille as of yet, and my vision is so bad on some days that I can't see anything these days are occurring more and more frequently therefore I can no longer use a vp or a TTY. I am stuck and unable to communicate with hearing people in real time on the phone. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thank you. I am Deaf and my vision has recently became so bad that I am now legally blind in what used to be my good eye as well as the one I have always been blind, growing up I always used large print, so I don’t know braille as of yet, and my vision is so bad on some days that I can’t see anything these days are occurring more and more frequently therefore I can no longer use a vp or a TTY. I am stuck and unable to communicate with hearing people in real time on the phone.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thank you.

]]> By: inirini http://blog.deafread.com/mishkazena/2006/11/30/deaf-blind-and-videophone/#comment-58903 inirini Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:31:01 +0000 http://blog.deafread.com/mishkazena/2006/11/30/deaf-blind-and-videophone/#comment-58903 I just came back from Deaf/Blind retreat as a partcipant, and I googled blogs with the search term "HKNC blog" because I wanted to find out more about HKNC and this was the first result on the page. I agree completely with you about the situation, and I didn't even know videophones existed. I don't sign, but I am learning ASL, but as I found out, it is hard for me to read signs as I have ushers. Also, I never personally used TTY for personal use (I have cochlear and raised with the oral method), I still fear that with the technology getting better with the years, the deaf/blind community is getting left behind. Since this was posted well over a year ago, maybe the technology improved now. I hope so, and I will research further. =) Thanks for bringing the issue up! I just came back from Deaf/Blind retreat as a partcipant, and I googled blogs with the search term “HKNC blog” because I wanted to find out more about HKNC and this was the first result on the page.

I agree completely with you about the situation, and I didn’t even know videophones existed. I don’t sign, but I am learning ASL, but as I found out, it is hard for me to read signs as I have ushers. Also, I never personally used TTY for personal use (I have cochlear and raised with the oral method), I still fear that with the technology getting better with the years, the deaf/blind community is getting left behind.

Since this was posted well over a year ago, maybe the technology improved now. I hope so, and I will research further. =) Thanks for bringing the issue up!

]]> By: Randall Pope http://blog.deafread.com/mishkazena/2006/11/30/deaf-blind-and-videophone/#comment-36612 Randall Pope Sun, 19 Aug 2007 19:02:51 +0000 http://blog.deafread.com/mishkazena/2006/11/30/deaf-blind-and-videophone/#comment-36612 As a DeafBlind individual like me, you have put the DeafBlind's situation in the proper perspective. The future does hold some good potential. But at the moment we are indeed being left behind in many areas. The DeafBlind most popular direct line TTY, Tele-Braille, has not been manufactured for over eight years which makes the situation much worse in communication with their friends via TTY. The good news is the Videos Phone providers are beginning to recognize our dire needs and working with the American Association of the Deaf-Blind (AADB), Helen Keller National Center (HKNC), and others. They still have a long way to go but our hopes are becoming a reality. The big question in most mind is when. Keep up the great work you are doing and again thank you for this great article. As a DeafBlind individual like me, you have put the DeafBlind’s situation in the proper perspective. The future does hold some good potential. But at the moment we are indeed being left behind in many areas. The DeafBlind most popular direct line TTY, Tele-Braille, has not been manufactured for over eight years which makes the situation much worse in communication with their friends via TTY. The good news is the Videos Phone providers are beginning to recognize our dire needs and working with the American Association of the Deaf-Blind (AADB), Helen Keller National Center (HKNC), and others. They still have a long way to go but our hopes are becoming a reality. The big question in most mind is when.

Keep up the great work you are doing and again thank you for this great article.

]]> By: Vonne Gulak http://blog.deafread.com/mishkazena/2006/11/30/deaf-blind-and-videophone/#comment-9509 Vonne Gulak Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:07:24 +0000 http://blog.deafread.com/mishkazena/2006/11/30/deaf-blind-and-videophone/#comment-9509 Thank you Christine!!! That is my husband's concern. He is becoming blind and said it is very hard for him to read deaf signing if the signer with grainy background, busy background, or signs too fast, etc. For him, written word is much, much easier. We want to join the DeafBlind Community. Vonne Gulak Thank you Christine!!! That is my husband’s concern. He is becoming blind and said it is very hard for him to read deaf signing if the signer with grainy background, busy background, or signs too fast, etc. For him, written word is much, much easier.

We want to join the DeafBlind Community. Vonne Gulak

]]> By: Vonne Gulak http://blog.deafread.com/mishkazena/2006/11/30/deaf-blind-and-videophone/#comment-9508 Vonne Gulak Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:02:45 +0000 http://blog.deafread.com/mishkazena/2006/11/30/deaf-blind-and-videophone/#comment-9508 How can I help? I want to contact Mark Hill of North Dakota about his work with DeafBlind. Vonne (Gulick) Gulak How can I help? I want to contact Mark Hill of North Dakota about his work with DeafBlind.
Vonne (Gulick) Gulak

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