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I know that most of you, know that I am from Australia but since I have gotten my interest about these VP and VRS technology in the United States of America, I have just watched SVRS website sucess stories videos online and I was impressed on how the company works for the deaf and HOH.
I really wish that in Australia would get these soon, but some topics has been running around in my mind lately, and was curious if it would be possible to expand one of these large VRS companies to expand overseas internationally, which would be interesting with the country's own interpreter service where they can get AUSLAN (Our language) interpreters to be working for VRS, and how this would work.
But for us, in Australia the deaf community is very different to what USA have, USA has more than 30 million deaf people all over the United States. In Australia, we have 6 million deaf people out of 21 million all over Australia.
I have recently attended the "teleconference" presentation night and I was impressed on how australia has improved the technology for everyone but for the deaf community and its people, I was quite disappointed on their delays - it has been delayed for 4 years about trying to get videophones for the deaf community but since there has barriers where it has impacted us, such as its instructure, networking, and other related stuff that makes the service to work and all. For me, and the other deaf people in australia would love to see this to appear very soon, but government is really -- I can't say it all -- I am not sure what to say it properly but you know what I mean.
Internet connections down here is no difference to USA, I know USA has better downloading and uploading and all these good things including costs. Internet connections is the main thing that deaf people with low income (no offense, Aussies but just resources) who can not afford broadband and also, I was not surprised with Telstra in its disability support section which supplies its techonology such as TTY --- they are suckers I have to say, and the law barriers us about the VP's too. (Meaning that VPs should add to the list to go along with so called old fashioned TTY's)
I have also found out that, one of the deaf services organisation in australia have these DVC - 1000 Videophones, but wonder why it wouldn't be coming out any time sooner, it would have been great, but come on, we can't wait that long. There must be a lot of resources that can help us to build the technology to a better generation for us, in Australia. We know that our technology in the use of TTY and NRS is very slow and sometimes not their type. For myself, I don't like using the NRS to call hearing people -- VRS would have been a great improvement to our techonology......but when?
If you think some resources from other countries would help us improve the techonology and excitement for the deaf community, please do give us the support!
if you have any resources that I would be interested and give to organissations who still researches about the techonology and its government. Please do.
I really wish that in Australia would get these soon, but some topics has been running around in my mind lately, and was curious if it would be possible to expand one of these large VRS companies to expand overseas internationally, which would be interesting with the country's own interpreter service where they can get AUSLAN (Our language) interpreters to be working for VRS, and how this would work.
But for us, in Australia the deaf community is very different to what USA have, USA has more than 30 million deaf people all over the United States. In Australia, we have 6 million deaf people out of 21 million all over Australia.
I have recently attended the "teleconference" presentation night and I was impressed on how australia has improved the technology for everyone but for the deaf community and its people, I was quite disappointed on their delays - it has been delayed for 4 years about trying to get videophones for the deaf community but since there has barriers where it has impacted us, such as its instructure, networking, and other related stuff that makes the service to work and all. For me, and the other deaf people in australia would love to see this to appear very soon, but government is really -- I can't say it all -- I am not sure what to say it properly but you know what I mean.
Internet connections down here is no difference to USA, I know USA has better downloading and uploading and all these good things including costs. Internet connections is the main thing that deaf people with low income (no offense, Aussies but just resources) who can not afford broadband and also, I was not surprised with Telstra in its disability support section which supplies its techonology such as TTY --- they are suckers I have to say, and the law barriers us about the VP's too. (Meaning that VPs should add to the list to go along with so called old fashioned TTY's)
I have also found out that, one of the deaf services organisation in australia have these DVC - 1000 Videophones, but wonder why it wouldn't be coming out any time sooner, it would have been great, but come on, we can't wait that long. There must be a lot of resources that can help us to build the technology to a better generation for us, in Australia. We know that our technology in the use of TTY and NRS is very slow and sometimes not their type. For myself, I don't like using the NRS to call hearing people -- VRS would have been a great improvement to our techonology......but when?
If you think some resources from other countries would help us improve the techonology and excitement for the deaf community, please do give us the support!
if you have any resources that I would be interested and give to organissations who still researches about the techonology and its government. Please do.
