Bob,

I take it you posted this to ACOLUG as well?  I'll have Janet take the
survey, an get it out to our AT folks!

Thanks!

On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 6:41 PM, Bob Segalman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> The FCC is encouraging me to gather information on a new free telephone
> assistance service (except for the usual long-distance charges) especially
> designed to help people with speech disabilities, who use the telephone
> either with AAC or their own voice. Video-Assisted Speech-to-Speech (VAS)
> will allow you to go to a website and signal a Communication Assistant (CA)
> that you want to make a phone call. Your computer will need a microphone and
> a video camera. You and the CA will see and/or hear each other; s/he will
> watch you type on your device or be able to use visual cues from your  lips,
> facial expressions, etc. and will wait patiently, so that you will have
> plenty of time to type or speak. The CA will ensure that the other party
> waits until you signal "go ahead" and keep them on the line before they
> begin to respond. The advantage of VAS over traditional STS is the visual
> input that you and the CA receive from each other.
>
> Would you please answer the following survey to help the FCC determine how
> VAS can be best designed to best benefit the speech disability community?
>
> http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=t3HGpOp64VgVtqxeGqArQg_3d_3d
>
> Bob Segalman
>
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Kendall

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The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all
progress depends on the unreasonable man.

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