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Sorenson Communications' VP-200(R) Videophone Wins TDI Engineering Award
Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Inc. (TDI) has presented the Andrew Saks Engineering Award to Sorenson Communications™, the nation’s leading provider of Video Relay Services (VRS) for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals who use American Sign Language (ASL) to communicate. TDI, a long-time national advocate for equal telecommunications access for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals, honored Sorenson Communications for its VP-200® videophone on Saturday at the 17th Biennial International TDI Conference in San Mateo, Calif.
The TDI award, given every two years, recognizes an outstanding design, electronic, or engineering accomplishment that improves access to telecommunications for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. The VP-200 videophone delivers crisp video images and smooth hand movements, essential for ASL users who depend on quick finger spellings and subtle facial expressions to communicate.
“We are extremely pleased to present the Andrew Saks Engineering Award to Sorenson Communications,” said Claude L. Stout, TDI executive director. “We commend Sorenson Communications for coming up with state-of-the-art video technology in its VP-200 videophone that makes its VRS services and peer-to-peer communication functionally equivalent and consumer-friendly for deaf and hard-of-hearing Americans who use sign language.”
Sorenson Communications was the first company to design a videophone to meet the specific needs of the deaf community. Using the VP-200 videophone, a television, and a high-speed Internet connection, deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals connect to a nationwide network of ASL video interpreters who contact hearing individuals for them and then relay conversations between the two parties.
“We are grateful to TDI for acknowledging the engineering success of our VP-200 videophone,” said Pat Nola, president and CEO of Sorenson Communications. “The VP-200 is the most deaf-friendly communication tool yet offered for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. Our goal is to level the playing field so that deaf callers enjoy the same easy and convenient access to the highest-quality telecommunications services that hearing callers have had for years.”
Sorenson Communications provides VP-200 videophones free-of-charge to deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals who use ASL and who have a high-speed Internet connection. Sorenson Communications installs the videophones and provides ongoing technical support to users. The VP-200, Sorenson Communications’’ second-generation videophone, includes a LightRing™ (a visual caller ID), Call Waiting, and a pan-tilt-zoom feature. More information on the Sorenson VP-200 can be found at Sorenson VRS.
About Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Inc. (TDI)
TDI was established in 1968 originally to promote further distribution of TTYs in the deaf community and to publish an annual national directory of TTY numbers. Today, it is an active national advocacy organization focusing its energies and resources to address equal access Issues in telecommunications and media for four constituencies in deafness and hearing loss, specifically people who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, late-deafened, or deaf-blind.
Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Inc. (TDI) has presented the Andrew Saks Engineering Award to Sorenson Communications™, the nation’s leading provider of Video Relay Services (VRS) for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals who use American Sign Language (ASL) to communicate. TDI, a long-time national advocate for equal telecommunications access for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals, honored Sorenson Communications for its VP-200® videophone on Saturday at the 17th Biennial International TDI Conference in San Mateo, Calif.
The TDI award, given every two years, recognizes an outstanding design, electronic, or engineering accomplishment that improves access to telecommunications for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. The VP-200 videophone delivers crisp video images and smooth hand movements, essential for ASL users who depend on quick finger spellings and subtle facial expressions to communicate.
“We are extremely pleased to present the Andrew Saks Engineering Award to Sorenson Communications,” said Claude L. Stout, TDI executive director. “We commend Sorenson Communications for coming up with state-of-the-art video technology in its VP-200 videophone that makes its VRS services and peer-to-peer communication functionally equivalent and consumer-friendly for deaf and hard-of-hearing Americans who use sign language.”
Sorenson Communications was the first company to design a videophone to meet the specific needs of the deaf community. Using the VP-200 videophone, a television, and a high-speed Internet connection, deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals connect to a nationwide network of ASL video interpreters who contact hearing individuals for them and then relay conversations between the two parties.
“We are grateful to TDI for acknowledging the engineering success of our VP-200 videophone,” said Pat Nola, president and CEO of Sorenson Communications. “The VP-200 is the most deaf-friendly communication tool yet offered for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. Our goal is to level the playing field so that deaf callers enjoy the same easy and convenient access to the highest-quality telecommunications services that hearing callers have had for years.”
Sorenson Communications provides VP-200 videophones free-of-charge to deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals who use ASL and who have a high-speed Internet connection. Sorenson Communications installs the videophones and provides ongoing technical support to users. The VP-200, Sorenson Communications’’ second-generation videophone, includes a LightRing™ (a visual caller ID), Call Waiting, and a pan-tilt-zoom feature. More information on the Sorenson VP-200 can be found at Sorenson VRS.
About Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Inc. (TDI)
TDI was established in 1968 originally to promote further distribution of TTYs in the deaf community and to publish an annual national directory of TTY numbers. Today, it is an active national advocacy organization focusing its energies and resources to address equal access Issues in telecommunications and media for four constituencies in deafness and hearing loss, specifically people who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, late-deafened, or deaf-blind.