[Athen] TTY numbers -- still a thing?

[Jeffrey Dell]

Our campus police department was required to keep theirs to pass the
accreditation they go through.  If we had a specific request we would
provide them but we haven't had any requests for having a TTY device
in the past 8 years.  the only request we have had since we stopped
making TTY available is for video phones which we do have.
Jeff
Cleveland State

On 4/28/16, Maria Bohn <mbohn at bergen.edu> wrote:

> Also there are a lot of service organizations who still have TTY’s to

> communicate – think police stations etc.

>

> Maria Bohn

> Senior Resource Accommodation Specialist

> Assistive Technology

> Office of Specialized Services

> Bergen Community College

>

> From: Kathleen Cahill <kcahill at mit.edu<mailto:kcahill at mit.edu>>

> Reply-To: Access Technology Higher Education Network

> <athen-list at u.washington.edu<mailto:athen-list at u.washington.edu>>

> Date: Thursday, April 28, 2016 at 10:17 AM

> To: Access Network

> <athen-list at u.washington.edu<mailto:athen-list at u.washington.edu>>

> Subject: [Athen] TTY numbers -- still a thing?

>

> Hi Colleagues,

>

> We recently had a discussion with our Telecommunications staff who were

> trying to track down the former sites of all TTY devices that were on

> campus.  A lot of them have been disconnected and or gotten rid of since

> they are an older technology.  However, I would like to ask how your

> university is handling this issue.  Do you have any TTYs on campus?  Are

> they advertised on the university contact page?  I know that Video Relay is

> much more in use as well as email by deaf/HOH users but I would like to know

> if there are any good reasons to retain TTYs, perhaps for consumers who have

> older technologies they still use for communication.

>

> Thanks

> Kathy

>

> Kathleen Cahill

> MIT Assistive Technology Information Center (ATIC)

> 77 Mass. Ave. 7-143

> Cambridge MA 02139

> (617) 253-5111

> kcahill at mit.edu<mailto:kcahill at mit.edu>

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