A Movement is Born

1976 – 27,000 TTYs throughout the U.S.

    • Dissatisfaction with second class status grows

    • Creation of National Center for Law and Deafness

    • Some federal agencies install TTYs – Rehabilitation Act rules released

    • State efforts multiply

      • Petitions for lower toll rates

      • Successes in New York and Connecticut

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