What is a textphone ?
Textphones for the deaf and speech impaired
Many people wonder what is a textphone most useful for. People who are speech impaired or have a hearing loss can use a textphone to access telephony. A textphone (sometimes called a Minicom like vacuum cleaners are called hoovers) is basically a keyboard bolted onto a modem cutting edge 1980s technology! In America a textphone is called a TTY. A textphone costs between £200 and £350 new.
What is a textphone?
Definition of a textphone: A telephone developed for use by people who have a hearing loss, with a small screen and a keyboard on which a message can be typed to be received by another textphone, or sent via a relay typist.
Natalya is deaf herself and an expert on disability access for people with a hearing loss. She has a wealth of knowledge which she has kindly agreed to share.
To read more, go to the full article Deaf and speech impaired people’s access to telephones
Reprinted with kind permission of Natalya Dell
Hi good evening
I would like to i ask you please help for me please
My textphone broken and blank spell not work …
I ask you new textphone please how much
But I am live Scotland ok but social work council closed now no money can’t be afforded..
I need new textphone ok
Thank you much
Hi Derek, try Connevans https://www.connevans.co.uk/page/index
Hi
I’m looking into ways to help my partially deaf mother who feels incredibly lonely at no longer being able to hear on a normal phone. She misses being able to talk to her friends who do not have hearing problems. Would a text phone help her?
Thank you
Hi Nikki
Yes it might be useful. Perhaps she could trial one if she contacts DeafPlus. Social media is also very good for people with a hearing loss, if she is open to that.
Has she considered joining a local lipreading class? These classes are good to meet others in the same boat and to get tips on managing a partial hearing loss. See https://atlalipreading.org.uk/directory-classes/
Also, have a look on Google for a local hearing loss group.
Do you have available Uniphone 1150 or other textphone please?
Hi Arlene, we don’t sell these. You can google and find a local supplier.