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On 20th Anniversary of ADA, Sorenson Communications Vows Continued Progress toward Fulfilling Mandates of the ...Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 10:00AMSALT LAKE CITY----On the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act , Sorenson Communications reaffirms its commitment to the principles of the ADA, which include providing “functionally equivalent” communications services for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.

CSD contract could bring 60 jobsWednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 5:36AMA nearly $15 million contract for Sioux Falls-based Communication Service for the Deaf will create 60 new jobs here and help improve technology use for an estimated 200,000 deaf and hard of hearing individuals across the United States. CSD announced Tuesday it has been awarded a $14.9 million contract during the next two years with the Department of Commerce which will enable the company to ...

First Mobile Video Relay Application for DeafTuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 2:01AMIWRelay Launches First Mobile Video Relay Application for Deaf Communication On-the-Go

Alaska ride to benefit causeSaturday, July 17, 2010 @ 11:11PMMost people dream of a trip of a lifetime. Elkton resident Mike Tuccelli takes one every year. On Saturday morning, he and some fellow riders roared out of St. Augustine on motorcycles headed "North for Alaska," as he bills the trip. Riders will go up through the U.S. to Alberta, Canada, and then west to British Columbia via the Trans-Canadian highway to the final destination of Hyder, Alaska ...

Sparking conversation with new video phoneMonday, July 12, 2010 @ 4:59PMHutt City Council has installed a video phone to help deaf and hearing impaired residents take advantage of the government’s free Video Relay Service (VRS) trial.

Relay service for deaf in jeopardyTuesday, June 29, 2010 @ 8:26PMThe Federal Communications Commission is weighing a decisionthat could have a major effect on South Dakotans with hearing andspeech disabilities.

Sorenson Communications Responds to FCC's Interim VRS RateTuesday, June 29, 2010 @ 10:45AMSALT LAKE CITY----Sorenson Communications has developed the most advanced, user-friendly Telecommunications Relay Services and is the industry-leading provider of Video Relay Service in the United States.

After years of pain and frustration, Laura Greaney enters the hearing worldSunday, June 27, 2010 @ 2:30AMLaura Greaney watches as Audiologist Regina Presley updates the sound processor of her cochlear implant at the Cochlear Implant Center at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center Thursday, February 18, 2010. Once the implant is hooked up to Presley's computer it can be updated or changed based on the range of tones Greaney can hear and personal preferences.

Ex-workers' suit against deaf services company pendingFriday, June 25, 2010 @ 3:52AMAs a trial in the federal criminal fraud case involving John T.C. Yeh and Joseph Yeh, executives with Rockville deaf services company Viable, has been delayed until the fall, a class-action lawsuit involving 140 former Viable employees seeking back wages has been active with motions to delay proceedings.