Telecommunications Relay Services and Assistive Technologies
Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) is a telephone service that allows persons with hearing or speech disabilities to place and receive telephone calls. There are several forms of TRS, depending on the particular needs of the user and the equipment available. For an explanation of each of the different types of services listed below please go to the FCC website.
For a list of companies that provide access to each type of relay service please click on the appropriate link below.
Text-to-Voice TTY-based TRS (“Traditional” / 7-1-1 / Tennessee Relay Service)
(Includes Voice Carry Over, Hearing Carry Over Services, and Speech-to-Speech (STS) Relay Services)
T-Mobile Relay Services
Speech-to-Speech (STS) Relay Services:
Hamilton Relay
T-Mobile Speech-to-Speech Relay
Shared Non-English Language Relay Services
CSDVRS Video Relay Service
Global VRS
Hamilton Relay - Spanish Relay
Purple Communications Video Relay Service
Sorenson Video Relay Service
T-Mobile Spanish Relay Service
Captioned Telephone Relay Services
CaptionCall
CaptionMate
ClearCaptions
Hamilton CapTel
Innocaption
Olelo
Sprint CapTel and Web CapTel
Video Relay Service (VRS)
Convo Relay
Global VRS
LifeLinks Video Relay Service
Purple Communications Video Relay Service
Sorenson Communications Video Relay Service
ZVRS Video Relay Service
Assistive Hearing Technology Companies
Advanced Bionics- Cochlear Implants
Cochlear Americas- Cochlear Implants
Accessible Wireless Devices
Speech to Text Apps
- AVA (iOS, Android)
- Big Text (iOS, Android)
- Live Transcribe (Android)
- Microsoft Translator (iOS, Android, Windows)
- Otter.ai (iOS, Android, Chrome Web Browser)
- Web Captioner
Video Messaging Apps
Sound Apps
- SoundPrint (iOS)
