Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc.

TDI

Founded	1968
Focus	Deaf issues, promote equal accessibility^[broken anchor]
Location	Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Area served	United States of America
Method	Donations and Grants
Key people	Eric Kaika, Chief Executive Officer Jan Withers, President
Website	www.TDIforAccess.org

TDI (originally known as Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Inc.) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland, and was founded in 1968. Its original purpose was to promote widespread distribution of telecommunications devices for the deaf (TTY) and publish a telephone directory of those that used TTY. The organization has evolved to serve as an advocate of equal access in telecom and media for deaf and hard of hearing people. In the 1990s and 2000s, this included encouraging pay telephone providers to incorporate TTY keyboards into pay telephones.^[1][2] The organization's advocacy efforts include lobbying the Federal Communications Commission for better and more intuitive caption display settings on a variety of devices and services.^[3]

References

1. De Witt, Karen (December 12, 1990). "Making Pay Phones Friendly to the Deaf". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
2. Jones, Chris (July 15, 2003). "Conference in Las Vegas Highlights Telecom Devices for Deaf". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
3. "ECFS".

External links

• Official site