Popularity of Videophones, Video Relay Service for Deaf Prompts Sorenson Communications to Build Six Additional Interpreting Centers.SALT LAKE CITY -- National Network of ASL ASL - Algebraic Specification Language Interpreters Who Use Videophones to Interpret for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Individuals Expands with New Interpreting Centers in Boston, Charlotte, Dallas, Milwaukee, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and Philadelphia Sorenson Communications(TM) today announced the opening of new Sorenson Video Relay Service A Video Relay Service (VRS) is a telecommunication service that allows deaf, hard of hearing and speech-disabled individuals to communicate over the phone with hearing people in real-time, using a sign language interpreter. In America, the service is regulated by the FCC. (R) (VRS (Video Relay Service) A communications service for the hearing or speech impaired. A VRS is the video counterpart of a TTY relay service, in which the user types on a terminal, and the relay operator speaks the messages to the recipient (see TDD/TTY). ) Interpreting Centers in six cities: Boston, Charlotte, Dallas, Milwaukee, New York, and Philadelphia. Sorenson Communications is adding these interpreting centers to help meet the growing demand for its popular service that connects deaf and hard-of-hearing people to the hearing world through American Sign Language American Sign Language n. The primary sign language used by deaf and hearing-impaired people in the United States and Canada. American Sign Language (ASL), n. (ASL) interpreters using videophones. "For deaf or hard-of-hearing individuals, placing a video relay service call has never been simpler," said James Lee James Lee is the name of:
With Sorenson VRS, a network of qualified ASL interpreters receive videophone calls from deaf or hard-of-hearing people and interpret conversations for them with hearing people. Dialogue flows spontaneously back and forth with the deaf or hard-of-hearing person signing ASL to the interpreter who speaks to the hearing individual over an ordinary telephone line. "We chose these six major urban areas for interpreting centers because they each have large populations of certified ASL interpreters available and excellent local interpreter training programs," said Chris Wakeland, vice president of interpreting at Sorenson Communications. "Adding these new centers will bring employment opportunities to the local economies and help us avoid wait time for our users." About Sorenson Communications Sorenson Communications (www.sorenson.com) is a pioneer of industry-leading communication services for the deaf and hard-of-hearing community. The company's offerings include Sorenson Video Relay Service (VRS), the line of high-quality videophones (VP), and Sorenson IP Relay Service(TM) (siprelay). Sorenson VRS (www.sorensonvrs.com) enables deaf and hard-of-hearing callers to conduct video relay conversations with hearing friends, business colleagues and family members through a qualified American Sign Language interpreter. The company's Sorenson VP-100 is the first consumer-based broadband videophone appliance specifically designed for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. Sorenson IP Relay Service (www.siprelay.com) allows users to place text-based relay calls from a PC or mobile device to any standard telephone user. (C) 2005 Sorenson Communications. All products and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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