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Speech and Language Tools

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  1. Speech and Language Tools

Speech and language tools enable individuals with limited or no speech to communicate. For people who also have poor visual skills, there is technology with speech output that converts writing to speech. Phone companies provide assistive technology devices and services that enables those with speech limitations to communicate by using a computer, cell phone, or regular telephone. Below are links to companies that provides these services.

Hawai'i Communication Access Board
Hawai'i has a speech to speech relay service. This service allows individuals with speech limitations to use their assistive technology device (voice synthesizer, electro larynxes, etc.) when using the telephone.

Relay Hawai'i 

Relay Hawai'i Flyer

Relay Hawai'i Booklet 

Captioned Telephone Hawai'i

About TTY
TTY allows individuals with hearing loss to use the telephone for communication. This site explains how to use a TTY.

Last Updated on 9/21/2017