The innovative Internet
has done it again -- a free hearing test on the net!! It may be fun to try it
out, but QC SHHH highly and strongly recommends regular visits to a licensed and certified audiologist regardless of what
your internet hearing test may reveal!! The link for the free hearing test is:
http://www.freehearingtest.com/core.shtml
Ultratec
is moving forward with a captioned telephone project, called "CapTel". The unique
captioned telephone which limits the need for a relay service is currently being test marketed in several states, and
other states are constantly being added. It is expected to be available to the
general public during the summer of 2003. To learn more about this great new
device, visit the following site: http://qcshhh.tripod.com/madison.htm You can also visit the CapTel site at the following link: http://www.ultratec.com/info/CapTel.html Finally, you can learn more about CapTel from the Federal Communications
Commission at http://ftp.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/ultratec_petition.doc
The era of remote CART captioning
is upon us. Learn more about this innovative method of captioning a meeting or conference by visiting www.c-s-d.org. CSD is affiliated with Sprint Telephone Company.
Three (3) internet telephone relay services are now available
for use. Sprint Internet Relay can be found at www.sprintrelayonline.com AT&T is offering internet relay service at http://relay.att.com WorldCom, the first to offer internet relay can be found at www.ip-relay.com Give it a try!! They all work fairly well especially when
you do not have access to a TTY, but do have access to a computer with an internet hook-up.
Video Relay Service (VRS) is now available through Sprint Communications
and CSD. VRS can be found at www.usavsr.com The service does require that you have a high speed computer and a web
cam. It is also very helpful to be rather good in sign language if you intend to use the service.
