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== Relevant NENA Documents ==
[http://www.nena.org/?page=TTY_TrainingStandard APCO/NENA ANS 3.105.1-­2015 Minimum Training Standard for TTY/TDD Use in the Public Safety Communications Center]


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Revision as of 23:28, 22 October 2020

A visual/gestural, non-written language with its own unique syntax and grammar based on hand shapes, body movements and facial expressions.

A language expressed through hands and body movements to express concepts rather than complete sentences. The grammatical structure is different than standard English.[1]


References

  1. This definition is used in APCO/NENA ANS 3.105.1-­2015 Minimum Training Standard for TTY/TDD Use in the Public Safety Communications Center which cites the source to be NENA Master Glossary of 9-1-1 Terminology NENA 00-001, Version 14, September 29, 2010

Relevant NENA Documents
Note: To find and download the document, copy the document number (like NENA-STA-010) from below and search the NENA Standards and Documents page.


APCO/NENA ANS 3.105.1-­2015 Minimum Training Standard for TTY/TDD Use in the Public Safety Communications Center