Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steven covers accessibility and assistive technologies. At a high level, video relay service is effectively FaceTime for phone ...

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) says it will continue the search for a sustainable solution to the telecom needs of Canadians with hearing and speech ...

A service that helps people who are deaf and hard of hearing make phone calls is being mistaken for a telemarketing service, resulting in slammed down phones and cut lines before the person has a ...

of more than $2.5 million, according to the Justice Department. The Video Relay Service program is an online video translation service that allows people with hearing disabilities communicate with ...

Now this is pretty cool: A company called Hands On Video Relay Service is offering free service for the deaf that allows them to place telephone calls to hearing individuals, with an operator ...

“America's current public warning and emergency communication systems get a failing grade from deaf, hard of hearing, late-deafened and deaf-blind individuals. There are too few effective options for ...

AT&T now offers a new video relay service application for iPhone 4 users, which allows deaf and hard-of-hearing customers to make calls. The application allows people who use American Sign Language to ...