{"id":6755,"date":"2009-06-16T23:21:04","date_gmt":"2009-06-17T04:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=6755"},"modified":"2009-06-17T00:03:55","modified_gmt":"2009-06-17T05:03:55","slug":"the-z-introduces-888-888-1116-making-it-even-easier-to-use-vrs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2009\/06\/16\/the-z-introduces-888-888-1116-making-it-even-easier-to-use-vrs\/","title":{"rendered":"The Z Introduces 888-888-1116, Making It Even Easier To Use VRS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Z\u2122 Introduces 888-888-1116, Making It Even Easier To Use VRS <\/p>\n<p>CLEARWATER, Fla. [June 9, 2009] \u2014 Hearing, deaf and hard of hearing<br \/>\ncustomers who use ZVRS.TV or CSDVRS.TV for video relay services (VRS)<br \/>\nnow have the option of connecting through an 800 number. Effective<br \/>\nimmediately, callers using VP200s in both public and private settings<br \/>\ncan simply dial 888-888-1116.<\/p>\n<p>The Z\u2122, the country\u2019s leading VRS innovator, has responded to a<br \/>\ndesire for an easier way to link to ZVRS.TV and CSDVRS.TV,<br \/>\nparticularly when using public videophones. Callers who find it<br \/>\ncumbersome to manually enter an alphabetic address can now use the<br \/>\nnumeric alternative.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFeedback revealed that many VRS callers preferred the ease of<br \/>\ndialing numbers rather than typing out letters,\u201d said Tim Rarus,<br \/>\nCSDVRS vice president of sales. He emphasized, however, that the new<br \/>\ntoll-free number does not replace the ZVRS.TV or CSDVRS.TV addresses.<br \/>\n\u201cIt merely provides another option for our customers,\u201d Rarus said.<\/p>\n<p>Those who have ZVRS.TV or CSDVRS.TV stored in their videophone do not<br \/>\nneed to make any changes to their address book, because callers may<br \/>\ncontinue to connect to using either of the alphabetic addresses on<br \/>\nboth public and private videophones.<\/p>\n<p>About The Z\u2122<\/p>\n<p>The Z\u2122 is powered by CSDVRS, LLC, the first video relay services<br \/>\n(VRS) provider to offer 24\/7 availability, Spanish VRS, video mail and<br \/>\npersonal 800 numbers. Launched nationally in 2000, CSDVRS was<br \/>\ndeveloped by and for deaf and hard of hearing individuals based on<br \/>\nfeedback from the nation\u2019s deaf and hard of hearing community.<br \/>\nToday, the company remains dedicated to that same spirit of innovation<br \/>\nand commitment to excellence, continuing to set the industry standard<br \/>\nas the nation\u2019s premier VRS provider. For more information about The<br \/>\nZ\u2122, please visit zvrs.com. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Z\u2122 Introduces 888-888-1116, Making It Even Easier To Use VRS CLEARWATER, Fla. [June 9, 2009] \u2014 Hearing, deaf and hard of hearing customers who use ZVRS.TV or CSDVRS.TV for video relay services (VRS) now have the option of connecting&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2009\/06\/16\/the-z-introduces-888-888-1116-making-it-even-easier-to-use-vrs\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-deaf-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p752R-1KX","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3922,"url":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2008\/08\/19\/new-ten-digit-numbering\/","url_meta":{"origin":6755,"position":0},"title":"New Ten-Digit Numbering and Emergency Call Handling Procedures for Internet-Based Telecommunications Relay Services","author":"Grant Laird Jr","date":"August 19, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"TDI-L eNotes - August 19, 2008 In this issue: New Ten-Digit Numbering and Emergency Call Handling Procedures for Internet-Based Telecommunications Relay Services Beginning on December 31, 2008, persons with hearing and speech disabilities using Video Relay Service (VRS) or Internet Protocol Relay (IP Relay) - two forms of Internet-based Telecommunications\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;General&quot;","block_context":{"text":"General","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/category\/deaf-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":10664,"url":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2010\/05\/23\/deaf-link-vrs\/","url_meta":{"origin":6755,"position":1},"title":"Deaf Link VRS","author":"Grant Laird Jr","date":"May 23, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Deaf Link VRS SPECIAL NEWS RELEASE http:\/\/www.deaflink.com\/video\/deaflinkvrs\/player.html DEAF LINK HAS EXPANDED OUR SERVICES TO INCLUDE DEAF LINK VRS. 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