Comments on: Text messaging: great method of communication for the deaf

By: pamela

pamela — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:31:36 +0000

hi,
I let you know I am deaf and I wish that I get text ph but I don’t have credit card for that but I wonder if I get free text excpt I have cerbal pasly of l side
thank you
pamela

By: Lynn Kurumaji

Lynn Kurumaji — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:51:25 +0000

I don’t spend much time on the computer, but was wondering if there were a product I could use with my deaf mother when we are together. Something we could use, like pencil and paper but more relative to our time. I would love to share my thoughts with her, but realize that as I am speaking she does not understand much of what I am saying. I see the frustration in her face and she probably sees the same in me. Looking for help!!!

By: Garland

Garland — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 22:38:29 +0000

Interesting topic. One thing though, how did you have a conversation with Bob’s mother if she is deaf? Just curious.

By: Christine M. Adolf

Christine M. Adolf — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:49:15 +0000

My mom is almost deaf and I have found text messaging, e-mail and IM to be great ways to communicate. When I was in high school and our family got our first mobile phones, I sent text messages to let my mom know where I was and if I would be late coming home from school, etc. IM has been a great tool as well. I lived abroad after college so I would use MSN Messenger to chat with my mom. We would do video calls and I would type out what I wanted to say and my mom would simply speak back to me. These tools have really enabled my family to keep in touch more effectively.

By: Ben

Ben — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 07:39:41 +0000

Going to school at the Rochester Institute of Technology, with a large deaf community, I saw this kind of thing constantly. They were always on their t-mobile sidekicks (i think that's what a lot used at the time).

By: Brian Kirk

Brian Kirk — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:57:28 +0000

I have used i711.com’s service for a project I was researching. They have a pretty slick & simple to use service & b/c it is government sponsored it is free to use their service.

By: Dave Zatz

Dave Zatz — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:18:05 +0000

At least a couple of the cell companies here have text/data only plans for folks with hearing impairments. e.g. http://www.wireless.att.com/about/disability-resources/hearing-aid-compatibility.jsp#tap

By: Gavin Miller

Gavin Miller — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:07:38 +0000

In the UK we've been texting like mad since 1999. However, the cost to send a text doesn't seem to reflect the true cost of sending such a tiny amount of data!

By: John in Norway

John in Norway — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:03:00 +0000

My wife is hard of hearing (especially when it comes to important things :)) but whenever I text her it can be hours before she sees the message. She doesn’t hear the phone even when it’s almost on top of her, and the vibrate function doesn’t make any difference.
I’m curious as to how they know when a text message comes in?

By: Jesper Priskorn

Jesper Priskorn — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 06:24:39 +0000

In Denmark the deaf community also adopted 3G Videophones as soon they were available. I wondered why until I saw some of my relatives calling each other and "talk" with sign language via the videophone. They also use texting a lot, but this gives them a 1:1 personal experience.