TTY

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TTY

abbr.
teletypewriter
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TTY

teletypewriter.
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Spain-based PharmaMar has signed an exclusive license and commercialisation agreement with TTY Biopharm, a company engaged in the development and marketing of oncology and anti-infective generic drugs worldwide.
If the person you're contacting doesn't have a TTY device, you can transmit messages via the Telecommunications Relay Service, which utilizes specially trained relay agents to complete calls and stay on-line to relay messages either by TTY, or verbally to hearing paries--check with your phone service provider for details of its relay service.
The message is then transmitted via text to the receiver, who also must have a TTY device.
AT&T TTY Relay Service, offered since 1987, uses a special device that connects to a standard phone line and includes a keyboard and screen to display messages.
A dedicated toll-free TTY telephone number: 800 533 1305, is answered by a Sprint relay agent who then connects to a Southwest Airlines customer service representative and relays information between the customer and the airline.
Specify which news release when placing your request at 202-693-7828 / 202-693-7755 (TTY).
The customer, using a teletype (TTY) operator reserved for those with disabilities, had called Mountain Hot Tub to order 20 500-watt swimming pool lights and cords.
For further assistance contact GrantsInfo at 301-435-0714 (telecommunications for the hearing impaired: TTY 301-451-0088) or by e-mail: GrantsInfo@nih.gov.
A TTY is a keyboard device that allows a person who is unable to hear over the telephone the ability to place calls to anyone with the assistance of a relay operator.
In October 2004, DSHS announced that it has upgraded the TTY accessibility of its hotlines for reporting abuse or neglect of a child or vulnerable adult, thus making it easier for people with hearing loss or speech disabilities to report suspected abuse or neglect.
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