Does 8x8 support Captioned Telephone Service (CTS) phones with closed-captioning or speech-to-text display for the hearing impaired?
Question
Does 8x8 phone service support CapTel phones with closed-captioning or speech-to-text display for the hearing impaired, such as those from CaptionCall and Ultratec?
Applies To
- 8x8 Business Phone Services
- Desk Phones
- Captioned Telephone Service (CTS)
- CapTel
- CaptionCall
Answer
Yes, phones made for CTS like ones manufactured by Ultratec can be used on 8x8 business phone service through the use of an analog adapter, such as those sold by 8x8.
Conversation captioning services which allow for the display of speech text on-screen are controlled by the device and its connection to the CTS service.
8x8, on the other hand, provides the phone service connection over which the audio conversation can take place. 8x8 is not able to provide support for the functioning of CTS devices or the captioning service itself.
Additional Information
Click here for the National Association for the Deaf's page on CTS.