Provides free public videophone use for Deaf and hard of hearing individuals. 
Videophones are used to connect with Video Relay Service and Video Remote Interpreting, or to make calls directly to other Deaf individuals or sign language users. 
Offers training for individuals or businesses on how to acquire and use videophones.

Public Videophone for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing offered by Hearing, Speech & Deaf Center in Seattle

Offers public access to a videophone to connect with Video Relay Service (VRS) or Video Remote Interpreting (VRI). Offers videophone training by appointment.

Programs that pay for or provide access to TTY equipment (also known as text telephones, TDDs and telecommunication devices for the deaf), or other specialized telecommunications devices such as voice carry-over telephones, amplified telephones, telebraillers, voice-activated telephones, captioned telephone, sip-n-puff telephones or large visual displays for use at home or in the office by people who are deaf or hearing impaired, have speech disabilities or physical limitations, or need to communicate with a person with a hearing impairment or speech disability. Included are programs that pay for or loan such equipment to people with disabilities or organizations serving them, or which operate sites where such equipment is available for use by the public.

Specialized Telecommunications Equipment

Programs that allow people who are deaf or have a hearing impairment and feel more comfortable expressing themselves through American Sign Language (ASL) to conduct video relay calls with family, friends or business associates through a certified ASL interpreter via a broadband Internet connection and a computer equipped with a video camera. The video interpreter signs the telephone conversation with an ASL user and voices to a hearing person via a standard telephone allowing the participant to see expressions and gestures during the call.

Video Relay Services

Provides individuals who are both deaf and blind with access to videophones (VP) and video relay services (VRS) via a skilled signer who copies sign language from the on-screen caller into either tactile or close-version sign language.  
This service can be in-house or mobile and also offers a professional side (PCF) for VP interviews related to employment, higher education, and DVR & DSB counselors.  
Deaf-Blind Service Center additionally has an office in Yakima.

Communication Facilitator Program offered by Deaf-Blind Service Center

Provides individuals who are both deaf and blind with access to videophones (VP) and video relay services (VRS) via a skilled signer who copies sign language from the on-screen caller into either tactile or close-version sign language.

Provides a resource and service center which includes an ASL/deaf culture resource library, special equipment store, public video phone, internet/computer access, and hosts events, workshops, presentations, and a monthly legal clinic. Also offers a variety of services through their community programs, including deaf senior citizen social groups, education and training, business meetings, ASL classes, craft classes, workshops, and case management which includes advocacy, communication assistance, peer counseling, and housing assistance.

Community Program and Information and Referral offered by Tilikum in Vancouver

Offers varied programs and services to individuals, families, friends, co-workers, and community partners of deaf and hard of hearing.

Mutual support groups whose members are people who have a disability, illness or other health condition, their families and friends. The groups meet in-person, by telephone or via the Internet; and provide an opportunity for participants to share information, resources, practical tips for daily living and encouragement about issues related to the disability or health problem.

Health/Disability Related Support Groups

Programs that allow people who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech impairments to communicate through a communications assistant with people who use a standard telephone or the Internet. The communications assistant relays TTY (text telephone or telecommunications device for deaf and hard of hearing individuals) to the telephone user and types that person's response back to the TTY user. Three options when using a telephone relay service are voice carry-over (VCO), hearing carry-over (HCO) and speech-to-speech (STS).  VCO allows a person with a hearing impairment to speak directly to the other party and then read the response typed by a communications assistant. HCO allows a person with a speech impairment to hear the other party and relay the TTY response back to the telephone user through the communications assistant. STS provides assistance for people with speech disabilities who have difficulty being understood on the phone. STS communications assistants are specially trained in understanding a variety of speech disorders, which enables them to repeat what the caller says in a manner that makes the caller’s words clear and understandable to the called party. The relay service allows individuals with communication disorders to communicate with all telephone users. Telecommunication relay services can be reached by dialing 711.

Telecommunication Relay Services

Programs that develop plans for the evaluation, treatment and/or care of individuals who, because of age, illness, disability or other difficulties, need assistance in planning and arranging for services; which assess the individual's needs; coordinate the delivery of needed services; ensure that services are obtained in accordance with the case plan; and follow up and monitor progress to ensure that services are having a beneficial impact on the individual. Case management is a collaborative process characterized by communication, advocacy and resource management to promote high quality, cost-effective interventions and outcomes.

Case/Care Management

Programs that provide instruction in visual/manual communication systems that use hand shapes, facial expressions, and other body movements as alternatives to oral and written communication, particularly within the deaf community. Included are programs that teach preverbal infants and toddlers to use sign language as a way of communicating their needs.

Sign Language Instruction

Programs that maintain information about community resources that are appropriate for a specific target group or human services sector (for example, youth programs or addiction services) and which link individuals who are in need of specialized services with appropriate resources and/or which provide information about community agencies and organizations that offer specialized services.

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Public Videophone for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing offered by Hearing, Speech & Deaf Center in Seattle

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Public Videophone for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing offered by Hearing, Speech & Deaf Center in Seattle

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