Telecommunications Device for the Deaf [Touchtalk TravelPro]

Object detail

Accession number

2013.288

Maker

ZiCom Technologies Incorporated

Production period

1980s

Description

Portable telecommunication device (or TDD) for the deaf or hearing impaired. Grey plastic rectangular box, hinged, opens to reveal black plastic interior with QWERTY keypad and small screen on one half, and a telephone docking station on the other. Powered by five 12V batteries. Black vinyl case with a Velcro-sealed flap and wrist strap. Owner's manual and pamphlet, grey with purple writing.

Brief History

The Touch Talk Travel Pro was the first product made by ZiCom Technologies, and was on the market by 1990 when the United States federal govenment was working to enact the Americans With Disabilities Act, which prohibited discrimination against disabled Amercians. At the time, devices using new technologies to assist those with disabilities tended to be made by smaller businesses such as ZiCom.

Marks

ZiCom Logo

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Synthetic/Plastic
Processed Material/Synthetic/Vinyl
Processed Material/Paper

Other name

TDD
TTY

Credit Line

ZiCom Technologies Incorporated. Telecommunications Device for the Deaf [Touchtalk TravelPro], 2013.288. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Teletype Teletypewriter TDD Tools & Equipment for Communication Telecommunication T&E Telecommunication Devices

Production place

China East Asia Asia

Collection type

Telecommunication Communications Technology

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