The DoveFax-TTY Modem is a full-functioning text telephone (TTY) that can place and receive calls. It is also a standard fax modem capable of communicating with on-line services and sending and receiving faxes.

The Dovefax-TTY, a 2400-baud, Hayes compatible modem that also serves as a TTY. Although the company that developed the product is now out-of-business, you can still get this modem, while quantities last, at The Apple Computer Disability Solutions Store. Call 800-795-1000-voice, 800-755-0601-TTY for more information.

Also, recent changes in the telecommunications industry may mean that future modems will incorporate a standard that allows them to communicate with TTYs. Called the v.18 standard, this set of specifications is winding its way through various electronic industry boards for approval and authorization. If this standard gets approved, modems in the near future may have TTY-compatibility built-in.

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NICD (National Info Center on Deafness) 202-651-5051 (V) or 5052 (T). or contact the Gallaudet Research Institute on the same campus and see if Norman Wilson has updated the product report on TTY/Computer modems.

Author: Mike Birkmire
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