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Communication Technology of the Deaf. Technology has been used throughout the years to bridge the communication gap between those that can hear and those.

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1 Communication Technology of the Deaf

2 Technology has been used throughout the years to bridge the communication gap between those that can hear and those that can not. Technology has been used throughout the years to bridge the communication gap between those that can hear and those that can not. Image found at: http://deaf411online.com/blog/?p=192http://deaf411online.com/blog/?p=192

3 The Past: Teletype Writer (TDD/TTY) Teletype Writer (TDD/TTY) Electronic device for text communication via Electronic device for text communication via a telephone line. Captioned Telephones Captioned Telephones It is a telephone that displays real-time It is a telephone that displays real-time captions of the current conversation. Image found at: http://www.weitbrecht.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/tty.jpg Image found at: http://dhharc.org/images-dn/equip-captioned-phone.jpg

4 The Present: Text Messaging Text Messaging Feature on a cell phone that allows one Feature on a cell phone that allows one to communicate with text instead of verbal speech. Video phone Video phone User can make telephone calls using sign User can make telephone calls using sign language instead of verbal communication Image found at: http://asktonyc.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/text-message.jpg Image found at: http://cseaperkins.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/jetsons-video-phone.jpg

5 The Future: “FaceTime” – Application software installed on the IPhone 4 Smart phone. “FaceTime” – Application software installed on the IPhone 4 Smart phone. This technology has changed the way that deaf population learns and communicates. In many ways it is just a smaller version of a Video Phone, with the added convenience of being houses on a portable device. This technology has changed the way that deaf population learns and communicates. In many ways it is just a smaller version of a Video Phone, with the added convenience of being houses on a portable device. Image found at: http://assets.gearlive.com/blogimages/facetime-iphone.jpg

6 References: Content: Different types of devices: http://www.assistech.com/deaf- communication.htm Content: Different types of devices: http://www.assistech.com/deaf- communication.htmhttp://www.assistech.com/deaf- communication.htmhttp://www.assistech.com/deaf- communication.htm Image: relay_cartoonC1.gif - http://deaf411online.com/blog/?p=192 Image: relay_cartoonC1.gif - http://deaf411online.com/blog/?p=192http://deaf411online.com/blog/?p=192 Image: tty.jpg - http://www.weitbrecht.com/blog/wp- content/uploads/2008/09/tty.jpg Image: tty.jpg - http://www.weitbrecht.com/blog/wp- content/uploads/2008/09/tty.jpghttp://www.weitbrecht.com/blog/wp- content/uploads/2008/09/tty.jpghttp://www.weitbrecht.com/blog/wp- content/uploads/2008/09/tty.jpg Image: equip-captioned-phone.jpg - http://dhharc.org/images-dn/equip- captioned-phone.jpg Image: equip-captioned-phone.jpg - http://dhharc.org/images-dn/equip- captioned-phone.jpghttp://dhharc.org/images-dn/equip- captioned-phone.jpghttp://dhharc.org/images-dn/equip- captioned-phone.jpg Image: text-message.jpg - http://asktonyc.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/text-message.jpg Image: text-message.jpg - http://asktonyc.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/text-message.jpg http://asktonyc.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/text-message.jpg Image: jetsons-video-phone.jpg - http://cseaperkins.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/jetsons-video-phone.jpg Image: jetsons-video-phone.jpg - http://cseaperkins.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/jetsons-video-phone.jpg http://cseaperkins.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/jetsons-video-phone.jpg Image: facetime-iphone.jpg - http://assets.gearlive.com/blogimages/facetime-iphone.jpg Image: facetime-iphone.jpg - http://assets.gearlive.com/blogimages/facetime-iphone.jpg http://assets.gearlive.com/blogimages/facetime-iphone.jpg


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