14895 34 Ave
Surrey, BC V4P 0B5
May 15, 2013
To Whom It May Concern at the CRTC:
This is to support the creation and implementation of a permanent video relay
service (VRS) program in Canada for the benefit of ALL Canadians.
VRS is NOT for the deaf people or the hearing people who do not speak only. It is for
ALL. Hearing people will have a much more accessible opportunity to reach deaf
people as well as their hearing counterparts who do not speak., and vice versa. It benefits ALL
Your Paragraph 1 suggests that VRS is for those who are “impaired”. With due
respect to the CRTC, there is a need for a paradigm shiftwithin the CRTC regarding
the entire field of telecommunications. Telecommunications are for all Canadians
and must include anyone, technology permitting. Therefore, as an integral part of
the telecommunications field, VRS needs to be for ALL. There are no separate classes
of Canadians; we all are one people in this country.Again, with due respect to the
CRTC, please absorb, assimilate, and cherish this view presented in this paragraph.
