Caption Call is a special telephone service that allows the hearing impaired to view a callerís message via a screen.A handset is attached to the screen, which provides a written transcript of the callerís words. When a hard-of-hearing person answers the phone, the callerís words are immediately displayed on the screen and continue to appear throughout the conversation. The transcript can be saved and recalled at a later time.ìIt is a service and a phone,î said Alicia Veillon of Caption Call.The service is for those who struggle to hear, Veillon said. There is no minimum age for the service, and a medical verification is not required. Caption Call does not charge for the special handset or caption service; however, the user must have either a landline or a cell phone and pay the appropriate charge for that service.According to the website captioncall.com, Caption Call is federally funded from Title IV of the Americans with Disabilities Act.For more information, visit https://captioncall.com. Anyone interested in signing up for the service should call Veillon at 719-358-3798.
