Resource: Fact Sheet: Accommodations in Telecommunications for Incarcerated People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

This Fact Sheet provides an overview of the need for accommodations in access to telecommunications for incarcerated people who are deaf and hard of hearing. It describes the specific accommodations required for deaf and hard of prisoners generally, with a focus on communications with people outside of prison. It then describes limitations of current telecommunications technology and the impending obsolescence of the TTY (teletypewriter) system, litigation efforts to expand access to videophones and related technology in prisons, and the legal framework for these efforts.