4 June 2012
Leonard Katz, Acting Chairman
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
Les Terrasses de la Chaudière
1 Promenade du Portage
Gatineau, QC J8X 4B1
Dear Mr. Katz:
On May 25, the CRTC announced in its website: “Text relay services available nationwide meet the needs of the vast majority of people with such disabilities (deaf and hard of hearing [italics mine]). However, people with disabilities who use a sign language as their first or primary language have submitted that video relay, a sign-language service, would better meet their needs. The CRTC has decided that further study is required to better understand the different projections regarding use and cost of the service.”
