Silentwolfdog

That kinda suck since what if deaf person need a firefighter or need to go to hospital? Waiting for a cop to arrive and then have cop call for a appropriate service can waste deaf person's valuable minutes that could have make a difference. Sometimes communicate can make a big difference because person on other side could have told you what you have to do whether it's to save your life or others while you wait for someone to arrive.

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Well, that's likely to happen if you're traveling... use a pay phone.

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Silentwolfdog

Good luck finding one. >_>;

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Reba

Exactly.

dkf747

It's no different than dialing 911 on a regular phone, unless you use a TTY.

Can someone explain why the deaf community isn't fighting so hard for a 911 solution for cell phones or VRS? This situation we have now is unacceptable. It's time for 911 capabilities to catch up- with the times. Many deaf people don't use TTY's anymore, but that's the only real option that exists. (other than Sorensons solution, which stll needs improving, but is nice to know it's there.)

Silentwolfdog

Good point.

Umm, I still use TTY so I don't have a problem unless I am on road then I am pretty much screwed. I never use VRS. I am somewhere surprised you can't dial 911 and using VRS as communication form.

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Etoile

Sidekicks do not have GPS yet. That feature is supposed to be in Sidekick 4 but I have a Sidekick 3 and it does not have this feature. I have done research on this and it is not there in the Sidekick 3.

lumbingmi

Yup that s what I was wondering how do we deaf contact 911 if we need help when we are on the road. I m going to get cell phone that comes with gps which would be easier for operators to locate my whereabouts.

SuziMaria

I didn't know this either! Thanks for sharing this information.

Hear Again

I'm deafblind and had a similar situation in which I had to call 911 for my mother who needed immediate medical attention. I dialed 911, told the operator that I was deafblind, needed immediate medical help and kept the phone on the hook so the operator could hear what was happening in the background. Since I couldn't hear to tell when the operator answered the phone, I repeated myself several times before placing the phone down so the operator could listen to my end of the line.

In that circumstance, I had to call 911 from my mother's home. I have a TeleBraille (Braille TTY) that I could use if I needed to call 911. However, given how slow communication would be in terms of someone answering my call, me typing my emergency and the operator typing a response, I think the best option would be to dial 911, inform the operator that you are deaf, hard of hearing or deafblind and leave the phone on the hook so the operator can hear what is happening on your end of the phone line.

By the way, you can also inform emergency personnel ahead of time that you are deaf, hard of hearing or deafblind so they have this information available at the time of an emergency.

I also have an envelope attached to my refrigerator which contains all of my medical information (doctor contact information, medications, past/current health conditions, past surgeries, etc.) which can also be helpful to emergency personnel especially if/when communication is a barrier.

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Dixie

BUT when my mom purchased a cell phone a couple years back she had to turn in her old one and upgrade because now it is REQUIRED that all cell phones have GPS locators within them. since Sidekicks, BBs, Treos, and other QWERTY phones are still technically phones I am surprised with all whizz bang that comes with them they dont have something as simple as GPS embedded.

Or you could always carry a flare beacon in your purse, pocket. Then no one would have trouble locating you......

I think all the ADA and NAD need to have a meeting with the FCC about this. This could be serious in some situations.

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