TORONTO — Montreal-based voice-over-IP provider babyTEL is displaying its ROAMbaby Access adapted softphone for Canadians with disabilities at the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC) 2016 Conference, being held in Toronto this week.
“We are excited to showcase ROAMbaby Access for Canadians with disabilities at ISAAC 2016,” Stephen Dorsey, CEO of babyTEL, said in a news release. “With over 3.8 million Canadians living with a disability, we have developed an adapted softphone that can be used by disabled persons to stay connected with their friends and families.”
babyTel points out in its news release that most current communication devices require the use of hands and fingers, and therefore are not designed for people with disabilities. Although there are adapted solutions on the market, they can be costly, the company said. Many disabled Canadians already have access to a laptop or PC, so babyTEL developed ROAMbaby Access to work with the user’s current adapted devices.
The ROAMbaby Access adapted softphone works on PC, Mac, iOS and Android phones and tablets. Users can control the softphone via an adapted keyboard and mouse, using keyboard shortcuts and four different scanning modes, allowing people with disabilities to make and take phone calls.
Founded in 1991, babyTEL develops and customizes in-house, advanced communication services, including SIP Trunking, Cloud Business Phone, Home VoIP, T.38Fax and Desktop Fax.
The ISAAC 2016 Conference is being held at the Westin Harbour Castle Hotel in Toronto from August 6 to 13.
www.isaac-online.org/english/conference-2016/
