And around this time, a few police stations did get with the program and put in a dedicated TTY (with or without a dedicated line for it) that Deaf people could use. But often, these TTYs were unstaffed, and/or nobody knew how to use it. read more
So the deaf person would call the operator (or 911 directly, if their local 911 system supports TTY calls), would type that they had an emergency, and the operator would then dial 911 and relay what the caller was typing. read more
ANYways, even if she's lieing, I'd still like to know how a deaf person can contact the police. They wouldn't be able to speak properly and wouldn't be able to hear whoever's on the other line. read more