Sorenson Communications

Sorenson Communications was another vendor at the 2009 Hearing Loss Association of America Convention at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center. They are a provider of industry-leading communication offerings including the Sorenson Video Relay Service (VRS) and Sorenson IP Relay (SIPRelay).

Two adorable customer service representatives from Sorenson Communications.

Sorenson Video Relay Service (VRS), a free service provided by Sorenson Communications, enables deaf and hard-of-hearing people to conduct video relay calls with family, friends, and business associates through a certified sign language interpreter, Sorenson videophone, TV, and a high-speed Internet connection. The deaf user sees an interpreter on their TV and signs to the interpreter, who then contacts the hearing user via a standard phone line and relays the conversation between the two parties. Hearing customers can also place video relay calls!

Another shot of the two adorable customer service reps from Sorenson Communications.

Sorenson IP Relay (SIPRelay), is another free service provided by Sorenson Communications, which enables deaf, hard-of-hearing, oral, and late deafened individuals to place text-to-speech relay calls from their mobile device (i.e., Sidekick, BlackBerry®, Treo™, and similar devices) or a personal computer (PC) to any standard telephone user in the U.S. Relay users simply instant message "siprelay" using AOL Instant Messenger (AIM®) or log on to www.siprelay.com to place a call.