Relay Texas

05/28/2026

Make phone calls your way—with IP Relay.

If you are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or DeafBlind, IP Relay lets you make and receive phone calls—using text! Just fire up your browser on your computer or tablet, or launch the app on your phone. Type in the number you want to dial, and communicate over text!

ID: [A man uses IP Relay while riding in a subway car. “Make phone calls your way with IP Relay!”]

05/26/2026

Relay Conference Captioning (RCC) is a powerful accessibility solution for today’s virtual workplace.
From job interviews and onboarding to team meetings, presentations, trainings, and webinars, RCC ensures information and collaboration are accessible to people who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, DeafBlind, and/or have speech differences.
By providing real‑time captioning and communication support, RCC helps professionals participate confidently and equitably—without barriers.
Accessibility tools like RCC don’t just support compliance. They support career growth, inclusion, and professionalism, creating workplaces where everyone can contribute and succeed.
👉 Learn more about RCC and how it supports accessible professional environments: https://relaytexas.com/rcc/reservation/
ID: [An illustration of business people points towards a sky filled with stars. The stars include the Relay Texas logo, “Live captioning” and “No cost to use.” Text along the bottom reads, “RCC helps professionals participate confidently and equitably—without barriers.”]

05/24/2026

If you have a speech difference, IP Relay makes it easy to make and receive phone calls—using text! Just fire up your browser on your computer or tablet, or launch the app on your phone. Type in the number you want to dial, and communicate over text! It’s the perfect mobile solution for days when using Speech-to-Speech (STS) is too much.

ID: [Relay Texas logo. “IP Relay makes it easy to make and receive phone calls—using text!” An illustrated man texts on a cellphone.]

05/23/2026

5 ways STS empowers callers who have speech differences.

1. Reduces communication barriers.
a. STS helps callers communicate clearly on all their calls. Including calls with employers, doctors, and service providers.

2. Preserves the caller’s voice and keeps them in control.
a. STS users speak for themselves, while the relay operator only re-voices words when needed for clarity.

3. Supports a wide range of speech differences.
a. Relay operators are specially trained to understand a variety of speech differences caused by stuttering, apraxia, ALS, stroke, and more.

4. Allows for real‑time clarification.
a. Relay operators can repeat and clarify speech during calls reducing possible frustration and stress for the STS user.

5. STS service is available anytime and anywhere!

Learn more about STS by visiting https://relaytexas.com/traditional-relay/speech-to-speech/

Video Description: [5 ways STS empowers callers who have speech differences. 1. Reduces communication barriers. STS helps callers communicate clearly on all their calls. Including calls with employers, doctors, and service providers. 2. Preserves the caller’s voice and keeps them in control. STS users speak for themselves, while the relay operator only re-voices words when needed for clarity. 3. Supports a wide range of speech differences. Relay operators are specially trained to understand a variety of speech differences caused by stuttering, apraxia, ALS, stroke, and more. 4. Allows for real‑time clarification. Relay operators can repeat and clarify speech during calls reducing possible frustration and stress for the STS user. 5. STS service is available anytime and anywhere! The Relay Texas logo. Your calls. Your Way. Your STS. relaytexas.com]

05/21/2026

Tourette Syndrome can include motor or vocal tics that are often beyond a person’s control. While tics don’t define intelligence or professionalism, situations like phone interviews, virtual meetings, or other calls can feel especially stressful.
Relay Texas can help take the stress out of making important phone calls with services designed specifically for people with speech differences.

With Hearing Carry-Over (HCO), IP Relay, and Relay Conference Captioning (RCC) you have the option of typing out your message and having your words spoken on calls for you by a relay operator.

- IP Relay makes this calling option available on phones, tablets, or computers through the IP Relay app.
- HCO offers the same style of service but through a landline HCO device.
- RCC also allows a user’s written words to be voiced for them but on video meetings, webinars, and conference calls.

During Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month, we recognize that everyone deserves communication options that reduce stress and support confidence. Accessible tools help people show up as the professionals they are! Learn more about our relay services for people with speech differences by visiting relaytexas.com



ID: [A doctor holds up a hand with a phone icon floating above it. To her left is the Relay Texas logo. “Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month. We recognize that everyone deserves communication options that reduce stress and support confidence. Relay services help people show up as the professionals they are.”]

05/19/2026

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) often affects speech over time. Many people with ALS experience dysarthria, which can cause speech to become slow, slurred, quiet, strained, or difficult to understand. For most people with ALS, there comes a point when their communication needs change—and that’s where accessible technology matters.

This , we recognize that everyone deserves communication options that preserve dignity, independence, and connection. Accessible relay services help people with ALS stay heard—at every stage of the journey.

Learn more about ALS and how it can affect speech by visiting: https://alsnetwork.org/may-is-als-awareness-month/ and https://targetals.org/news/how-als-affects-speech/

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05/17/2026

Neurofibromatosis (NF) affects 1 in every 2,500 births, yet it’s often called “the most common disorder you’ve never heard of.” NF is a genetic condition that causes tumors to grow on nerves, often affecting the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves. These tumors can impact movement, coordination, and communication.

Relay services can support people with NF who experience speech differences or hearing loss by making phone communication more accessible. If you or someone you know needs assistance learning how to use relay services, send us a DM! We are always available to help.

This World NF Awareness Day, join the campaign to help spread the word—because accessible communication helps people with NF stay connected, informed, and understood.

. Learn more about NF by visiting: https://www.nfnetwork.org/fundraising/nf-awareness-campaign/

ID: [1] “relaytexas.com. World Neurofibromatosis (NF) Awareness Day. Accessible communication helps people with NF stay connected, informed, and understood.” [2] Informational poster about NF1 Body from the Neurofibromatosis Network with a diagram of human body with the nerve network and different symptoms listed out with icons. “Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1). Visual Impairment/Blindness. Optic Glioma. Lisch Nodules. Delayed Or Early Puberty. Speech Impairments. Scoliosis. Pseudoarthrosis. Bone Deformities. Short stature. Cafe-au-lait spots. Neurofibromas (tumors). Freckling in skin creases. Severe itching. Seizures. Headaches. Brain Tumors. Cognitive Differences. Brain Blood Vessel Defects. Macrocephaly (oversized head). Psychosocial burdens. High blood pressure. Digestive Issues. Chronic Constipation. Diarrhea or Vomiting. Cancer. Learn more by visiting nfnetwork.org. Note: It is critical that Neurofibromatosis be managed by an experienced NF Clinical team. Experienced NF practitioners can also partner with clinicians in the community with limited NF experience. see NF Clinical Care Options for more info.” [3] Informational poster about NF2-SWN Body from the Neurofibromatosis Network with a diagram of human body with the nerve network and different symptoms listed out with icons. “NF2 Related Schwannomatosis. (Formerly known as NF2). Blindness. Cataracts. Hearing loss and Deafness. Spinal Tumors. Meningioma and Balance problems. Bilateral Vestibular Schwannomas (Acoustic Neuromas). Schwannomas of the peripheral nerves and skin tumors. General muscle wasting can also be associated with NF2. Learn more by visiting nfnetwork.org. Note: It is critical that Neurofibromatosis be managed by an experienced NF Clinical team. Experienced NF practitioners can also partner with clinicians in the community with limited NF experience. see NF Clinical Care Options for more info.”

The Neurofibromatosis Network is the leading national organization advocating for federal funding for NF research and building and supporting NF communities.

05/16/2026

Hearing Carry-Over (HCO) can help take the stress out of making phone calls when you have a speech difference. With HCO you can make calls with the assistance of a relay operator (RO). Instead of talking on your calls you type what you want to say and the RO voices your written words on the call for you. Then, you listen directly to everything the other party says.

ID: [The Relay Texas logo sits in the top left corner of the image. Two hands reach out to each other. “HCO can help take the stress out of making phone calls.”]

05/14/2026

Apraxia of speech is a motor speech disorder that makes it hard for the brain to send the right messages to the mouth to form sounds and words. This can make speaking difficult. Relay services can help support communication over the phone with services such as Speech-to-Speech, Hearing Carry-Over (HCO), IP Relay, and Relay Conference Captioning (RCC).

Everyone deserves access to communication that works for them and Relay Texas offers no-cost options to support people with Apraxia and other speech differences.

Sign up for either an online or in-person presentation with one of our outreach specialists to learn more about which services would work best for your needs. relaytexas.com


ID: [Relay Texas logo. A woman with short hair holds up a tablet and pen. “Everyone deserves access to communication that works for them. .”]

05/12/2026

Huntington’s disease can affect movement, thinking, and speech, making phone conversations more difficult over time. No matter where someone is in their journey, relay services are here to help support accessible communication.

Services like Speech‑to‑Speech (STS), Hearing Carry-Over (HCO), IP Relay, and Relay Conference Captioning (RCC) give people with Huntington’s the flexibility to communicate in ways that work best for them—so their thoughts are shared clearly and confidently, even when speech differences arise.

This month, we raise awareness and reaffirm that everyone deserves to be heard and understood!

Video Description: [“4 Relay services for people with Speech Differences.” A woman looks around a bright sunny day. “1: (STS) Speech-to-Speech. Use your own voice on calls and a relay operator (RO) re-voices your words when needed for clarity. 2 (HCO) Hearing Carry-Over. Type your words. Then an RO voices them on the call for you. You Listen to what the other party says. 3 IP Relay. Type your words using the IP Relay app. an RO voices them on the call for you. The RO then types everything said on the call for you to read in the app. 4: (RCC) Relay Conference Captioning. Type your words. Then an RO voices them on the call for you. You listen or read the captioning for everything said during the video meeting, conference call, or webinar.” The Relay Texas logo over a timelapse of clouds rolling across a blue sky. “Learn more on relaytexas.com.”]

05/10/2026

TeleBraille relay services help people who are DeafBlind or Deaf with low vision stay connected by using TeleBraille devices to communicate over the phone—making conversation more accessible, private, and independent.

Now we want to learn from you:
1. Have you used TeleBraille?
2. What features make phone communication easier for you?
3. What do you wish more people understood about communicating accessibly?

Your experiences and voices help raise awareness and guide better access for everyone. Share your thoughts in the comments and help keep the conversation going.