Texting for the Deaf

Text messaging or short messaging service is now considered the most favored communication tool in this century. With over a billion users, text messaging had become a craze not only for the teenagers who are considered to be the most texters but also for the adult generation.

Through texting, a person can conveniently get in touch with friends and loved ones in far away places; do business transactions and even join contests for entertainment. A normal person would take the benefits and conveniences derived from texting a matter of course. However, a disabled person would be greatly thankful for this technological innovation.

In the midst of hearing and seeing people, a visually impaired and hearing impaired person would feel at a loss because of the inability to interact. It is a fact that sign language is a big help for the deaf, not everybody though would easily understand the signs.

A disabled person should be treated just like any other normal person. The disability should not stop him or her from having access to information; news and events. They too should be able to enjoy and receive the benefits of modern technology.

Interacting with family and friends would be easy since in most probability they understand and know sign language. The problem lies if a disabled person would want to communicate with other people. A deaf person who wants to interact with a stranger would only have to show his message on his mobile phone. Texting his message would not require him to act what is on his mind.

Hearing impaired people would be ever grateful for the development of software that enables them to talk or converse by sending text messages. With the use of a relay service, the disabled person would call and give his message to the operator who would turn the voice message into text.

Normal people have taken for granted the benefits reaped from these technological innovations. Hearing impaired people though would be especially grateful because with texting, deafness is not a disability.

Posted in Text Messaging  on April 6, 2008 - 11:04 am by admin  |