| 词条 | Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc. |
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| name = TDI | logo = TDI_logo_color.png | founded_date = 1968 | founder = | location = Silver Spring, Maryland, United States | origins = | key_people = Sheila Conlon-Mentkowski, President Jan Withers, Vice President | area_served = United States of America | focus = Deaf issues, promote equal accessibility | method = Donations and Grants | revenue = | endowment = | num_employees = | owner = | Non-profit_slogan = Shaping an Accessible World | homepage = www.TDIforAccess.org }}TDI (originally known as Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Inc.) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland and was founded in 1968. Its original purpose was to promote widespread distribution of Telecommunications device for the deaf (TTY) and publish a telephone directory of those that used TTY. The organization has evolved to serve as an advocate of equal access in telecom and media for deaf and hard of hearing people. In the 1990s and 2000s, this included encouraging pay telephone providers to incorporate TTY keyboards into pay telephones.[1][2] Today, TDI is an advocacy organization which publishes the TDI World quarterly magazine and the TDI National Directory and Resource Guide. They are funded through donations and memberships. Mission statement"TDI provides leadership and advocacy in achieving equal access to telecommunications, media, and information technologies for deaf, hard-of-hearing, late-deafened, and deaf blind people."AwardsEvery other year, TDI issues industry awards to recognize individuals, organizations and corporations for their efforts to promote equal access to telecommunications, media and information technologies.[3][4] H. Latham Breunig Humanitarian AwardThis award is given biennially to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the program or activities of TDI. Previous Recipients
James C. Marsters Promotion AwardThis award is given biennially to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to improving accessibility to telecommunications and media in the United States through efforts in promotion, marketing, or public relations. Previous Recipients
Andrew Saks Engineering AwardThis award is given biennially to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to improving accessibility to telecommunications and media in the United States through efforts in design, electronics or engineering. Previous Recipients
Karen Peltz Strauss Public Policy AwardThis award is given occasionally to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to improving accessibility to telecommunications, media and information technology in the United States through efforts in public policy development. Previous Recipients2007 – Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) 2009 – Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) and Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Massachusetts) 2011 – FCC Commissioner Michael Copps Robert H. Weitbrecht Telecommunications Access AwardThis award is given biennially to an individual who has made outstanding contributions by any means to improve accessibility to telecommunications and media in the United States. Previous Recipients
I. Lee Brody Lifetime Achievement AwardThis award is given biennially to an individual who devoted significant time and energy over an extended number of years to improving accessibility to telecommunications and media in the United States. Previous Recipients
References1. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/12/12/garden/making-pay-phones-friendly-to-the-deaf.html |title=Making Pay Phones Friendly to the Deaf |last=De Witt|first=Karen|date=December 12, 1990|work=The New York Times|accessdate=7 March 2010}} 2. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-6973094_ITM|title=Conference in Las Vegas Highlights Telecom Devices for Deaf |last= Jones |first=Chris |date=July 15, 2003 |work= Las Vegas Review-Journal |publisher=Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News |accessdate=7 March 2010}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=https://tdiforaccess.org/about-tdi/awards/ |title=TDI Awards}} 4. ^{{cite web |url=https://tdiforaccess.org/about_tdi.aspx?key=About%20TDI%28Awards-Past%20Recipients%29&select=AboutTDI |title=Past recipients of TDI Awards |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510210106/https://tdiforaccess.org/about_tdi.aspx?key=About%20TDI%28Awards-Past%20Recipients%29&select=AboutTDI |archivedate=2012-05-10 |df= }} External links
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