On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 2:30 PM, Matthew Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > * Teletypewriter (TTY) and Text Device for the Deaf (TDD) telephones > [citations recommended]
Consulted with some peers. TTY expansion to Teletypewriter -- OK, good idea. TDD is actually correctly "Telecommunications Device for the Deaf", but it is deprecated usage right now by most U.S. accessibility organizations, in favour of TTY. Europeans ofte use "textphones", and variants thereof. Also, the phrase "text telephones" is more compatible and self-explanatory with the European equivalent of TTY, "textphones". It's somewhat political behind the scenes in the various communities, so changes to this bullet will need to be done very carefully. I spent many hours rewording just the Introduction as a result. Mark Rejhon
