Hello everyone! Please sign this change.org petition to have the phone companies to allow deaf customers to have an unlimited data plan.
Here’s why:
Many states still don’t have a 911 text option. So that means if us deaf people want to make emergency calls, we’d have to use video relay service (which basically works like ft with ASL interpreters who interprets the calls for both deaf and hearing callers). The problem is that video relay service uses up so much data. What if us deaf people are in area that don’t have Wifi and we have to make important life saving calls? We’d end up having to pay extra charges for going over our data plan.
Also, since many of our first language is ASL, we deaf people heavily rely on video chats to connect with our family and friends. Some of us including myself live in an isolated area where there are so few deaf people around. I use video chats/facetime all the time to be able to have human contact, socialize, feel less lonely, and maintain our mental health. It’s not fair that we cannot have as much call hours as hearing people do.
So, please, take just 5 seconds of your time to sign this very important life saving petition for the deaf and hard of hearing people.
Thank you.
Holding the Bowl 