CapTel Customer Service Director Pam Holmes has been appointed by President Obama and confirmed by the Senate to serve as a Member of the National Council on Disability (NCD). The NCD works to promote policies and practices that guarantee equal opportunity for all individuals with… Read More »Pam Holmes Appointed to National Council on Disabilities
Ultratec, Inc., joins with government agencies, private sector businesses, and individuals nationwide to recognize the 20th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which was signed into law on July 26, 1990. This landmark legislation made it possible for millions of… Read More »Ultratec Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act
The CapTel captioned telephone will be the focus of an upcoming edition of “The Profile Series”, an award-winning program on the Discovery Channel that examines advancements in technology. Hosted by Lou Gossett Jr., the program highlights comments from CapTel users including Bev Sudler of New… Read More »CapTel Featured on Discovery Channel Program
The national consumer advocacy organization TDI (Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Inc.) has named Ultratec Vice President of Engineering Kevin Colwell the recipient of the 2009 Andrew Saks Engineering Award. In presenting the prestigious award, TDI noted Mr. Colwell’s contributions to improving… Read More »TDI Honors Ultratec Engineer
Ultratec, Inc. today announced the new CapTel 800i telephone – the latest addition to the company’s Captioned Telephone line of products and services that help people with hearing loss use the phone. Designed specifically for use with high-speed Internet service, the CapTel 800i gives people… Read More »Ultratec Announces New IP-Based Captioned Telephone Option
As demand for telephone service continues to increase, some states are running out of available telephone numbers for their residents. Over the past two years, several states have introduced new telephone area codes to address the concern, with more planned in 2010. How do new… Read More »New Area Codes: How they Affect Your CapTel
Noted Wall Street Journal columnist Melinda Beck recently singled out CapTel in the September 16 issue of the paper as, “One of the niftiest advances in telephone technology.” Ms. Beck recommends CapTel and WebCapTel to people with hearing loss in her regular column on health-related… Read More »CapTel featured in Wall Street Journal
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today announced its approval of Internet-based captioned telephone technology for compensation from the Interstate Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) Fund. Today’s decision paves the way for people who have difficulty hearing over the phone to receive written captions of their conversations,… Read More »FCC Approves IP Captioned Telephone Service
CapTel, Inc., officially opened a new call center in downtown Milwaukee at a ribbon-cutting ceremony led by Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, Alderman Robert Bauman, and Wisconsin Department of Administration Secretary Michael Morgan. The new center, the company’s second center in Wisconsin, expects to employ several… Read More »CapTel Opens New Call Center in Milwaukee
For CapTel user, Helen Rizzi, it’s all about independence. “Before I had CapTel, I had to depend on other people to make and receive my telephone calls,” she explains, as her progressive hearing loss made it difficult to use the phone. “If I was not… Read More »Independence is Everything – CapTel user enjoys telephone calls on her own terms