Voice carryover relay service (VCO) can be done over a landline with a VCO phone that displays text,
or with a smartphone or computer and an IP (Internet) relay service to
place or make the call.
Either way, the deaf person can speak to the other party and read the
person's response as text. The text is provided by a communications
assistant.
Relay services are provided free by the FCC, telephone companies and
other providers. Costs are covered by surcharges on local phone bills.
Sprint offers an IP relay service with VCO capability and a mobile app for iPhones and select Android phones. Purple's IP-Relay for iPhone and Android works like an instant messaging chat.
Deaf persons who are proficient at sign language opt for video relay
services. VRS allows a person to sign with a communications assistant,
who then speaks to the other caller. Conversation flows faster and more
naturally than with text-based relay services.
With Purple VRS for iOS and Android, you can make VRS, voice-to-video and point-to-point calls over 3G, 4G and Wi-Fi.
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Challenges...
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- patient safety should trump all other values; corporate concerns about liability and intellectual property ownership may be valid but should not over-ride all other considerations;
- transparency and a commitment to patient safety should govern vendor contracts;
- institutions are duty-bound to provide ethics education to purchasers and users, and should commit publicly to standards of corporate conduct; and
- vendors, system purchasers, and users should encourage and assist in each others’ efforts to adopt best practices.