Video Relay Service (VRS)
Video Relay Service (VRS) allows natural telephone communication through a qualified video interpreter via a desktop or laptop computer with a webcam. The other option is through a videophone that hooks up with any television. This service requires high-speed internet service such as DSL, cable modem, or mobile broadband card.
VRS requires:
- a computer (PC or laptop) or TV
- a webcam or video equipment
- high-speed Internet access (e.g., cable, DSL, T-1)
For more information:
List of VRS Providers

VRS with Voice Carry-Over
Video Relay Service (VRS) with Voice Carry-Over (VCO) allows a deaf or hard-of-hearing user who prefers to voice for himself or herself, to speak directly to the other person while a video interpreter signs what the hearing person is saying. A person with some hearing would hear the other person talking.