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From: Stu.Turk@f26.n129.z1.fidonet.org (Stu Turk)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: Deaf and/or Hearing Impaired
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Date: 28 Feb 91 16:05:46 GMT
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[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]

Ann Stalnaker of 1:385/14 wrote to Chrissy Burns:
 AS>  When the service was first started (almost 3 years ago), the
 AS>  operators identified themselves by numbers, i.e., Operator 501,
 AS>  etc.  However, I've noticed that in the past year, the operators
 AS>  are using their names which to me is not very professional.  I

    In PA the relay operator (or Communication Assistant as I mentioned to
Chrissy) identify themselves as  "CA xx".  A couple of them have cut in in the
middle of a relay with "(CA 17 here, I can hear them talking in the
background)", or "(CA 17 here, they put me on hold again)".

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