Cellcos failing deaf people, says charity

Ofcom has come under fire from the RNID ((The Royal National Institute for Deaf People) - the charity which represents nine million deaf and hard of hearing people in the UK - for failing to enforce legislation that would improve the lives of disabled people, reports The Register.

"As a result, the charity claims, deaf and hard of hearing people are being treated like second-class citizens and are being excluded from mobile service.

... According to the RNID, only one operator - Vodafone - currently has a system in place which is of any real practical benefit for people with hearing problems. Vodafone's service is based on a Nokia Communicator 9210i which includes a built-in keyboard.

emily | 9:40 AM | SMS for Deaf/Disabilities |
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