Invitation-Sorenson VRS Unveils Nation’s First Videophone Booth at Gallaudet University

From: Gallaudet - Jan 28, 2004

For Immediate Release

January 28, 2004

Subject:

Invitation-Sorenson VRS Unveils Nation’s First Videophone Booth at Gallaudet University

Message:

Dr. I. King Jordan, President at Gallaudet University, and James Lee Sorenson, CEO at Sorenson Media, cordially invite you to attend the unveiling of the nation’s first videophone booth for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals to place video relay calls.

When:

Monday, February 2, 2004

10:30 am – 11:30 am: Ribbon-cutting ceremony

11:30 am – 12:00 pm: Reception

Where:

Gallaudet University

Student Union Building

800 Florida Avenue, NE

Washington, DC 20002

Parking:

Campus security will direct guests to a specific parking location upon entering the campus via the 8th Street andFlorida Avenue gate.

RSVP:

Mercy Coogan at Gallaudet University at 202.651.5727 or mercy.coogan@gallaudet.edu

Susan Weis for Virginia Relay at 410.296.0800 or sweis@devany.net

David Parkinson at Sorenson Media at 801.287.9472 or dparks@sorenson.com

The new videophone booths which will initially be available in leading schools and institutions make communication between the deaf and hard-of-hearing community with the hearing world easier than ever. Deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals enter a private videophone booth to place a Sorenson Video Relay Service (VRS) call. Using the exclusive Sorenson VP-100 videophone appliance connected to a TV, users place video relay calls to hearing friends, family, and business associates through an interpreter over a broadband Internet connection. The interpreter, who also uses a videophone and TV to sign to the deaf user, then contacts the hearing user via a standard telephone line and relays the conversation between the two parties.

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