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TTY RELAY SERVICE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-02-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Telecommunications
- Telephone Services
- Technical Aids for Persons with Disabilities
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- teletypewriter relay service
1, record 1, English, teletypewriter%20relay%20service
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- TTY relay service 1, record 1, English, TTY%20relay%20service
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A service that enables persons, whether they have a speech disorder or a hearing disability, or a combination thereof, to communicate over a distance with each other or with a person without a disability through the intermediary of a relay operator, who conveys the messages of one party to the other on a call by text or speech. 2, record 1, English, - teletypewriter%20relay%20service
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Télécommunications
- Services téléphoniques
- Aides techniques pour personnes handicapées
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- service de relais par téléscripteur
1, record 1, French, service%20de%20relais%20par%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9scripteur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- SRT 2, record 1, French, SRT
masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Service qui permet aux personnes, soit ayant un trouble de la parole ou un handicap auditif, ou une combinaison de ceux-ci, de communiquer à distance entre eux ou avec une personne sans handicap par l'intermédiaire d'un agent ou d'une agente de relais, qui achemine les messages d'une personne à l'autre lors d'un appel par écrit ou à l'oral. 3, record 1, French, - service%20de%20relais%20par%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9scripteur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-07-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Telephone Services
- Technical Aids for Persons with Disabilities
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- text-based relay service
1, record 2, English, text%2Dbased%20relay%20service
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An example of an accessible telecommunications service is teletypewriter(TTY) relay service, which is a text-based relay service that was first required in 1985. 1, record 2, English, - text%2Dbased%20relay%20service
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Services téléphoniques
- Aides techniques pour personnes handicapées
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- service de relais de messages textes
1, record 2, French, service%20de%20relais%20de%20messages%20textes
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le service de relais par téléscripteur (SRT), soit un service de relais de messages textes, est un exemple de service de télécommunication accessible. 1, record 2, French, - service%20de%20relais%20de%20messages%20textes
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2002-06-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
- Telephone Services
- Technical Aids for Persons with Disabilities
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Bell Relay Service
1, record 3, English, Bell%20Relay%20Service
correct, Canada
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- BRS 2, record 3, English, BRS
correct, Canada
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Bell Canada Relay Service 3, record 3, English, Bell%20Canada%20Relay%20Service
correct
- BCRS 3, record 3, English, BCRS
correct, Canada
- BCRS 3, record 3, English, BCRS
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Bell Canada. The Bell Relay Service(BRS) operator is available to assist in placing or receiving call to/from persons who use a TTY/Teletypewriter. The BRS operator will also assist in placing VCO(Voice Carry Over) and HCO(Hearing Carry Over) calls. 4, record 3, English, - Bell%20Relay%20Service
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
- Services téléphoniques
- Aides techniques pour personnes handicapées
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Service de relais Bell
1, record 3, French, Service%20de%20relais%20Bell
correct, masculine noun, Canada
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
- SRB 2, record 3, French, SRB
correct, masculine noun, Canada
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Bell Canada. Le Service de relais Bell permet, par l'entremise d'un téléphoniste, de communiquer avec une personne sourde qui utilise un ATS [Appareil téléscripteur], ou encore de recevoir des appels de cette personne. Il permet aussi les appels PSI (Parler Sans Intervention) et ESI (Entendre Sans Intervention). 3, record 3, French, - Service%20de%20relais%20Bell
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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