Telecommunications Device For The Deaf (TDD)
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Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD)
In 1963, Robert Weitbrecht developed a large acoustic coupler.
This device has helped with breaking down the communication barrier between
the Hearing and Deaf communities. This device today is called the TTY,
which is short for Teletypewriter. Today, ....
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.... call. This light serves as a signal that they have a
telephone call. The receiving person puts his telephone receiver on the
cradle of his TDD machine and both parties begin communicating. While
one party types the other party reads. Unfortunately, TDD machines only
have half-duplex capabilities. This means that only one person at a time
can type. On that account, people who use TDD machines use letters that
represent word-signals, which aid in the process of keeping the
conversation ....
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