AT&T Introduces Video Relay Service App for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Users
on the App Store
App Allows Users To Make Video Relay Service Calls With iPhone 4
DALLAS, Dec. 21, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — AT&T* today announced a new video
relay service (VRS) app for iPhone 4 that allows deaf and hard of hearing
customers to make VRS calls. The AT&T VRS app is available today on the App
Store.
AT&T VRS is a service that allows a person who uses American Sign Language
(ASL) to place a relay call to a hearing person by communicating through a
certified ASL interpreter. AT&T has offered video relay services to
customers for many years, but the new AT&T VRS app provides a more flexible
and convenient way for users to make VRS calls on the go. iPhone 4 customers
can make unlimited VRS calls using the AT&T VRS app at no additional cost.
“AT&T is committed to serving the deaf and hard of hearing communities, and
our new AT&T VRS app is one more way we’re enhancing our offerings,” said
Susan Johnson, senior vice president of AT&T Customer Information Services.
“Now our customers can make a VRS call at Wi-Fi hotspots using iPhone 4,
which makes VRS easier and more accessible for everyone.”
The AT&T VRS app is simple and easy to use. Users launch the app, log-in,
and then can either choose to place a VRS call by selecting someone from
their contact list or by manually dialing a number. The app contacts an AT&T
ASL interpreter who then initiates a FaceTime video call with the user.**
The interpreter will connect the ASL user to the hearing person they are
calling, and relays the conversation between the two parties through ASL.
In addition to the app, AT&T VRS also offers a free software download called
AT&T Video Link that turns a computer or laptop into a video phone.
This software works on certain Macs and PCs enabled with a web cam and a
broadband connection.
AT&T VRS will also provide users with a ten-digit telephone number and
supports all the FCC required 911 emergency capabilities.
The AT&T VRS app is available for free from the App Store on iPhone or at
http://www.itunes.com/appstore/ . For additional information about AT&T VRS,
please visit www.att.com/vrs, or access AT&T VRS via video phone at
ATTVRS.tv or 877-642-0877.
*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and
affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.
** FaceTime works over Wi-Fi.
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