Historical September 1982 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Did you know that a deaf person cannot use the telephone without special equipment and/or special help? CONTACT-St. Louis is seeking volunteers for its Telecommunications Service for the Deaf.
This volunteer-operated telephone ministry serves the St. Louis community by, providing a means of communication between deaf and hearing persons.
This service enables deaf persons to be independent and maintain their privacy by not having to rely on hearing friends and relatives to place calls for them.
A deaf person with teletype equipment can communicate with others who have similar equipment, but most hearing people and businesses are not so equipped. CONTACT volunteers serve as go-betweens, communicating with the deaf person by teletype and the hearing person by voice until the conversation is completed. CONTACT’s Telecommunications Service for the Deaf has been in operation since 1974 and is the only service of its kind in the St. Louis area. More than 2,500 calls are facilitated by CONTACT volunteers each month.
After a 10-hour training period, volunteers are asked to serve 8 hours per month.
For more information, please call 314-725-5719 Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Originally published in The Neighborhood Paper, September 1982.
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