Multimedia Telephony standard includes real-time text Stockholm/Oslo 02. April: Major telecommunications companies pick up technology originally developed for deaf people’s communication. Telecommunication features of essential value for deaf, hard-of-hearing, deaf-blind and speech-impaired people have been incorporated in a recently approved mainstream standard for 3G and Next Generation Networks. "This is a big step towards the goal to make mainstream telecommunications useable for all", says Gunnar Hellström, CEO at the accessible information technology company Omnitor, and...