A REVOLUTIONARY new telephone service is to be launched next month in the borough which will enable deaf people to speak to the hearing. BT Textdirect is hoping to benefit more than 350,000 people affected by deafness or speech impediment after its launch on July 4. The new development will allow any person using a textphone - a landline telephone with a keyboard and screen - to make direct dial calls to hearing people for the first time.
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