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 ...

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 ...

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 FCC's June 2023 Report and Order clarifying the broad scope of video conferencing services that must be made accessible to persons with disabilities was published today in the Federal Register. As ...

America Online Inc. on Thursday launched AIM Relay Services, which allow users who are deaf, hard of hearing or speech disabled to connect to a telecommunications relay service and place relay ...

The limitations of telecommunication relay services are being addressed with the development of a new program that explores how to make deaf and hard-of-hearing users’ experiences with cellular ...

UK telecom and broadcasting regulator, Ofcom has mandated new requirements for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and phone companies to provide additional services for users with special needs. These ...

MCI announced Thursday that it has reached an agreement with America Online to allow deaf, hearing impaired and speech disabled individuals to access MCI’s IP-Relay.com services via AOL, AOL Instant ...

Meta's Portal devices are now much more practical for the deaf and hard of hearing. The social media giant has teamed with ZP Better Together to enable Video Relay Services (VRS) on Portal hardware ...