Pedius is a four-month-old Italian startup that has an app currently available for Android that enables the deaf to make phone calls. The user texts a message, and that text translates to speech at ...

A dispute between the Illinois telephone industry and groups representing deaf residents threatens to further delay a state program to bring phone service to the deaf. The Illinois Commerce Commission ...

It has been nearly two years since Miracom sought Federal Communications Commission approval for an app designed to help the deaf use mobile phones. The app, known as InnoCaption, allows deaf users to ...

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In an effort to improve communication for the deaf, engineers at the University of Washington are developing software that transmits American Sign Language over cellular networks. I spoke last week ...

A federally subsidized telephone service uses the Internet to link deaf and hearing callers, but the service is plagued by pranksters and outright fraud. Even businesses are getting scammed. For ...

Taras Denis flipped on the TV, plopped himself down in front of it, and, aiming the remote, clicked on "dial." Within moments, his wife, Anita, appeared on the screen — and with hands balleting ...

Gah!<BR><BR>I've had to make yet another phone call through the ever wonderful phone relay services for the deaf (http://www.sprintrelayonline.com this time around ...

Got that? Good, because there are some who don't seem to grasp the meaning of the word "deaf," including Verizon, the phone company that gets your directory listing wrong each year. When I make a ...

Federal prosecutors have charged more than two dozen people with scheming to steal millions from a telephone program for the deaf. Authorities say a number of companies schemed to create phony calls ...

If you already own an Apple Watch, you can set it up so it alerts you with vibrations when your iPhone rings. Here's how to pair your Apple Watch with your iPhone: In order to ensure that the iPhone ...

Mozzeria is a 100 percent deaf owned and operated pizzeria in a crowded San Francisco restaurant scene. So to stay afloat, it relies on a remarkable technology. the old-fashioned way: beautiful sauce, ...