Recent Examples on the WebThe Lifeline has offered teletypewriter, text and chat tools that are accessible for deaf and hard-of-hearing people, but Wesolowski noted that some of those options may not feel as personal for some users.—Kelly Livingston, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2023 The teletypewriter process is burdensome, especially if both parties don’t have access to one, Robertson said.—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2019 For example, a deaf inmate trying to talk with a deaf person outside must first type a message into the teletypewriter.—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2019 Baudot’s teletype machine, also called a teletypewriter, used a five-key keyboard, write Froehlich and Kent.—Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 11 Sep. 2017
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