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'''''Communications Assistant''''' is a general term for person who voices text and types speech (IP Relay or TRS) or who interprets ASL conversation between callers (VRS). "Communications Assistant” supersedes the term “TDD operator”. A communications assistant is an employee of the TRS (Telecommunications Relay Service) provider who transliterates conversation from text to voice and from voice to text between two end users of TRS.5. |
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'''''Qualified Interpreter''''' |
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An individual who interprets effectively, accurately, and impartially, both receptively and expressively, between American Sign Language and spoken English. [FCC 47 C.F.R. § 64.604 (a)(1)(iv)] |
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'''APCO/NENA ANS 3.105.1-2015''', Minimum Training Standard for TTY/TDD Use in the Public Safety Communications Center |
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Latest revision as of 18:26, 9 January 2024
Communications Assistant is a general term for person who voices text and types speech (IP Relay or TRS) or who interprets ASL conversation between callers (VRS). "Communications Assistant” supersedes the term “TDD operator”. A communications assistant is an employee of the TRS (Telecommunications Relay Service) provider who transliterates conversation from text to voice and from voice to text between two end users of TRS.5.
Related Terms:
Qualified Interpreter
An individual who interprets effectively, accurately, and impartially, both receptively and expressively, between American Sign Language and spoken English. [FCC 47 C.F.R. § 64.604 (a)(1)(iv)]
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