I have a question about a client of mine who is deaf-blind. Let me
describe his communication first. He communicates using his voice for
expression and reads Braille for reception. He uses an iPad with a
Braille display. he also has a TTY system so when he makes phone calls
out via a relay service, he reads what the relay person types yet he can
speak directly to the person he is on the line with. The relay person
then types what is said so he can read it in Braille.
Now onto my question. Is there a way that we can do this similar type of
communication using the iPad? I was thinking of using Skype because it
offers both audio and text chat. meaning, that we can connect with Skype
and that way he can talk and I can hear him talk. When I want to say
something to him I write what I say and he reads it via the Skype chat
text. The problem is that the current version of Skype doesn't work well
with Braille displays in iOS 7. So, I'm not sure if relay services which
use traditional landlines have iOS solutions which do similar but over
the Internet. Also, instead of using Skype, I thought of perhaps using
the Messages app and texting via iMessage from his iPad to one of my own
iOS devices. Then if possible doing a facetime call so I can hear what
he says. This seems like a cobbled solution though and in case there are
any apps specific for deaf-blind using some sort of relay services I
don't know of them. So, that's why I am writing here.
If there is another list I can ask about this, perhaps one more suited
to deaf-blind, please let me know as well.
Thank you.
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Raul A. Gallegos
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Sheldon Cooper
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