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ERIC Number: EJ291649
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
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DEAFNET--The Word's Getting Around: Local Implementation of Telecommunications Networks for Deaf Users.
Middleton, Teresa
American Annals of the Deaf, v128 n5 p613-18 Sep 1983
The background and impact of DEAFNET, a computer based telecommunications network for the deaf, are describd. Current efforts focus on local implementation of the system, which includes features of electronic messaging, and bulletin boards. DEAFNET's projected audience is explained to include hearing friends and family members as well as deaf persons. (CL)
Descriptors: Communication Aids (for Disabled), Computer Programs, Deafness, Electronic Equipment, Information Networks, Technology, Telecommunications
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: DEAFNET