Deaf People Communicating via SMS, TTY, Relay Service, Fax, and Computers in Australia

Deaf people communicating via SMS, TTY, relay service, fax, and computers in Australia.

Despite the expansion of Deaf people's use of communication technology little is published about how they use electronic communication in their social and working lives and the implications for their concepts of identity and community. Australia is an ideal research base because the use of a range of technologies is widespread there. To gain access to a wide age range of people who identify as ...

Everyone here speaks TXT: deaf people using SMS in Australia and the rest of the world.

This article examines the extent to which Short Message Service (SMS) messages are breaking down communication barriers among deaf people and between deaf and hearing people. It is predicted that deaf texters will use SMS to increase the bonds between themselves in deaf communities, creating new opportunities to develop relationships, understanding, and intimacy with those not physically presen...

Overcoming Communication Barriers: Communicating with Deaf People

THERE deaf or hard-of-hearing person. Deaf and hardIS NO TYPICAL of-hearing patrons come from diverse backgrounds and use differing communication modes. Librarians can best communicate with and serve these individuals by learning and applying basic communication skills. Information on deafness and deaf people is presented, as are easily learned skills that are effective in communicating with de...

Computers, Fax Machines and Wages in Canada: What Really Matters?

Clock compensation in a data/fax relay system

In Data/Fax relay applications, one challenge is to overcome problems associated with having independent clocks in the system. Due to slight differences in the clock frequency of the relay system compared to the far modems (fax machines), the relay system is unable to transmit with the same rate that it receives data. Eventually, the system either starves for data or loses data due to under/ove...