Use TigerChat to communicate with DHH people at RIT. TigerChat was designed to help make communication easier as vocal information and visual cues are more difficult to relay when wearing a mask. TigerChat App is a way for RIT community members to use speech recognition to chat with deaf and hard of hearing individuals.
TigerChat was designed to help make communication easier as vocal information and visual cues are more difficult to relay when wearing a mask.
o Can be added to your laptop or mobile screens – no download required
o Go to: tigerchat.app
o Or select the app icon on the RIT Mobile app
· Must use your RIT G Suite username to log in (ex. abc1234@g.rit.edu)
o If you have not yet opted into RIT G Suites go to start.rit.edu and choose Google Preferences
· Contact the team at tigerchat@rit.edu or follow on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/ntidcat/ )
This information is from the National Association of the Deaf, specifically prepared for the Coronavirus pandemic to assist DHH and DB individuals.
For face-to-face communication, you may want to consider supplemental speech-to-text options for understanding hearing people. You also may want to consider options for typing text back as a backup option. Some tools can translate between different languages.
Video Interpreting
Speech to Text
Typing Back
For phone calls[3], you may want to consider having more than one video relay service (VRS) provider’s app on your phone, in case your provider of choice experiences technical difficulties. You also may want to consider text-based relay services if you can’t get a reliable internet connection.
Text-based fallback options for phone calls
With face-to-face communication tools, you may want to consider speech-to-text options for understanding hearing people. You also may want to consider options for typing text back, as an emergency back-up option, even if you feel comfortable speaking. Some tools can translate between different languages.
Text-based fallback options for phone calls
In addition to the tools above, DeafBlind people may want to load an application that can display text in large type.