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Hearing Impaired Accessibility Features
Accessibility features for the hearing impaired are supported on the Cisco Unified IP Phone 8961,
9951, and 9971.
6. Standard 12-Key
Layout and
Grouping of
Functions
Cisco Unified IP Phone keypads provide standard
key layout, which enables users to use existing or
familiar key positions (including a nib on Key 5).
Standard on all
phones; no set up is
required.
Third-Party
Accessibility
Applications for
the Vision
Impaired
Cisco Unified IP Phones provides an interface for
third-party accessibility applications such as
Tenacity accessaphone and the IPblue VTGO
508-Compliant softphone.
• Tenacity accessaphone (AAP) is an assistive
technology to the Cisco Unified IP Phones.
Through the telephony application
programming interface (TAPI) and the
computer technology integration (CTI) plug-in,
AAP enhances the ability to monitor and
control the functions of the Cisco endpoint.
Core enhancements are full access through the
keyboard and text-to-speech. AAP provides
audible notification of the incoming caller ID,
full access of call history information, status of
the phone and more. Information about
Tenacity is available at the following URL:
http://www.accessaphone.com
• IPblue Virtual Telephone/Global Office
(VTGO) 508-compliant softphone is a
standalone software endpoint that integrates
speech application programming interface
(SAPI) and which provides audible notification
(text-to-speech) of the core functions and
features of the Cisco Unified IP Phones. VTGO
is also compatible with assistive techno logy.
Information is available at the following URL:
http://www.ipblue.com/
For more
information about
third-party
application, see your
system administrator.
Accessibility Feature Description Set Up Requirements