Textphones

Some deafblind people find that textphones are a great help to communication. A textphone is simply a telephone with a keyboard attached and messages appear as text in a display. The conversation is typed, rather than spoken.

You can also communicate with someone without a textphone using TypeTalk and TextDirect. Visit the TypeTalk website for more information about this system.

More information

• Ricability have a guide sbout buying a textphone. Click here to view the guide.

• The RNID produces a factsheet about textphones, including information about the rebate scheme.