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Text with 9-1-1 rolls out in Toronto


TORONTO - Members of the deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired (DHHSI) community now have the ability to reach 9-1-1 services in the city of Toronto through the Text with 9-1-1 service (T9-1-1), Toronto Police Services said Monday.T9-1-1 is a service that allows members of the DHHSI community to call 9-1-1 during an emergency, and converse with a 9-1-1 call-taker by text message.  A special application allows the 9-1-1 call-taker to recognize the call as coming from a registered cell phone associated with a DHHSI member, and enables the call-taker to text with the caller to deal with the...