If you can speak but not hear, then Speak and Read is your best call option.
This type of relay call is best if you prefer to use your own voice. You speak directly to the other person - no typing! You then read their responses, typed by the relay officer, on your textphone/TTY.
How it works
The relay officer types everything the other person says to you for you to read, but you continue to talk knowing the other person can hear you directly.
True stories These are short documentaries about the lives of people who lost not only their hearing but the sense of connection and belonging that goes with being able to hear. Speak and Read relay calls through the NRS have helped these people rejoin the world.
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Speak and Read calls A4 factsheet. For those who have trouble hearing on the phone but who can use their own voice. See how to use the National Relay Service to make Speak and Read calls. view the PDF
I work in a law firm, but because I'm hard of hearing I have trouble using a normal telephone. The relay service makes using a phone easy. I don't know how I ever lived without it.
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