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Thomsen Young January 14, 2017

Should VRS companies stop announcing calls for their clients?

Thomsen Young January 14, 2017

Since the conception of videophones in the Deaf Community, VRS users have always announced calls for their clients. “Announcing” calls is when the VRS interpreters let the person on the other side…

silentgrapevine July 5, 2016

#NAD2016 Delegates are angry about SSN for VRS.

silentgrapevine July 5, 2016

Not only is there ongoing issues with the NAD President and CEO as we mentioned in the last post, apparently, many current registered delegates are still upset with the current FCC policy…

Thomsen Young June 24, 2015

CODA Brothers pokes fun of Interpreters Fashion etiquette

Thomsen Young June 24, 2015

Written by Thomsen Young and you can follow him @ The CODA brothers uploaded a new video recently that pokes fun of interpreters. Or rather, interpreters lack of fashion. They call it…

Thomsen Young September 5, 2014

BREAKING NEWS: Sorenson announces that Sorenson’s Videomail will be Interoperable

Thomsen Young September 5, 2014

Sorenson Communications officially announces that all Sorenson ntouch products will “soon be interoperable with all standard VRS videophones and apps”. According to Sorenson, after the testing phase is complete, all VRS will…

Thomsen Young August 30, 2014

ZVRS responds back to Sorenson’s employee

Thomsen Young August 30, 2014

ZVRS posted a video on their Facebook page which counteracts what Sorenson’s employee, Bryan Leeper advocated about #‎VRSInteroperabilityNOW‬. ZVRS posted an official statement in response and use similar format to counteract their statements…

Thomsen Young August 29, 2014

An employee of Sorenson responds to #VRSInteroperabilityNOW.

Thomsen Young August 29, 2014

Byran Leeper, an employee of Sorenson, makes an unofficial video response on the issue of #VRSInteroperabilityNOW. While he is an employee, his response does not represent the company. However, it is interesting…

silentgrapevine July 28, 2014

Global VRS discusses their explosive growth with TSG!

silentgrapevine July 28, 2014

Global VRS, previously known as Gracias VRS, is one of the fastest growing video relay service providers for the Deaf. With several call centers across North America, Global VRS has grown to…

Thomsen Young May 4, 2014

UPDATE: Purple Responds to FCC Charges and Allegations

Thomsen Young May 4, 2014

Purple has finally officially responded to the FCC press release, that was posted on May 2, 2014. This story was officially reported by DSTidbits.com. Now, Purple is counter-attacking the FCC saying that…

Thomsen Young May 2, 2014

What is Neutral Platform? #SHARE

Thomsen Young May 2, 2014

A very simple video that explains what Neutral Platform is about. For more detailed information about Neutral Platform, check out these latest articles TSG wrote. Ed Bosson Shares Important Information About FCC…

Thomsen Young March 7, 2014

Upcoming: Open Dialogue with Convo Relay about FCC and VRS industry

Thomsen Young March 7, 2014

The Silent Grapevine is committed to bringing you more information about what’s happening within the VRS industries and we have just learned that Jeff Rosen of Convo will be having an open…

Thomsen Young June 10, 2013

Electronic Lifeline: How Cell Phones Are Improving Deaf Communication

Thomsen Young June 10, 2013

Electronic Lifeline: How Cell Phones Are Improving Deaf CommunicationBy: Sara Collins A form of technology that was once irrelevant to deaf and hearing-impaired users is today in the process of becoming one…

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