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For release: 01-14-2010
Relay Service Empowers Deaf Graduates to Compete for EmploymentSALT LAKE CITY (Jan. 14, 2010)- Sorenson Communications®, the leading provider of Video Relay Service (VRS) for deaf individuals who use sign language to communicate, today announced the launch of a new career training program for deaf and hard-of-hearing high school students.
Sorenson Communications Vice President of Community Relations, Ron Burdett, visits deaf schools across the country teaching high school students how to be more effective when searching for a job. Using his Career Training Program, he shares the following principles:
- Students should leverage mobile technology to their advantage when seeking a job interview. Nearly all high school students carry cell phones or personal digital assistants (PDAs), such as Blackberry®s. Pairing mobile communication devices with mobile relay service, such as Sorenson Communications' SIPRelay®, empowers deaf students searching for employment to be contacted by potential employers when they are away from their home videophones. Students should list their SIPRelay number as well as their local-10-digit VRS numbers on their resumes.
- When a hearing person calls the local 10-digit SIPRelay number listed on a graduate's resume, the call is answered by a Sorenson Communications Assistant (CA). The CA relays the hearing individual's message, via text, to the deaf individual's mobile device using AOL Instant Messenger™ (AIM) or to their Blackberry®. The deaf individual can either return a text message suggesting a time for a follow up VRS call with the potential employer, or can establish the job interview time and date on the spot.
- If the first interview of the employment process is to be a telephone interview, deaf students might consider requesting that it be conducted using SVRS. For some students, using VRS is the preferred form of communication, empowering the deaf student to respond to the potential-employer's questions confidently, creating a positive first impression.
- If the student is offered the job, he or she can request that the employer install a videophone in his or her workplace so communication with hearing contacts and associates in distant locations is easy and "functionally equivalent" to hearing individuals' communication with a telephone. There is no cost to the employer, and using VRS in the workplace can significantly increase productivity for deaf employees. See how a professional moved ahead in her career using Sorenson VRS (SVRS) in her workplace at www.svrs.com/Joanne
Technology is ushering in a new era of functional equivalency for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. Taking advantage of these tools can empower deaf individuals. To learn more about SIPRelay and SVRS, visit www.sorensonvrs.com
About Sorenson Communications
Sorenson Communications™ (www.sorenson.com) is a provider of industry-leading communications services and products. The company's offerings include Sorenson Video Relay Service (Sorenson VRS®), the highest-quality video interpreting service; the Sorenson (VP-100® and VP-200®) videophones; Sorenson IP Relay™ (SIPRelay), enabling text-to-speech relay communication; and Sorenson Video Remote Interpreting™ (VRI), a fee-based remote interpreting service.
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