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Minnesota Relay 
Minnesota Relay is a program that provides access for people with hearing loss or a speech disability to communicate over the telephone.

About Minnesota Relay
Minnesota Relay Services
900 Pay Per Call services
911 Emergency Assistance
Captioned Telephone Service (CapTel)
Computer (ASCII) Users
Hearing Carry Over
International Calls
Internet Protocol (IP) Relay
Long Distance Calls
Miscellaneous Relay Services
Presentations and Training
Spanish Relay
Speech-to-Speech (STS)
Telephone Equipment Distribution Program
Using Minnesota Relay
Video Relay Service (VRS)
Voice Carry Over (VCO)
Relay User Support
Publications
Links
Commendations or Complaints
Telecommunications Providers
Business Partner Materials


Minnesota Relay Services
Learn about telecommunications services available for people with hearing or speech difficulties.

900 Pay Per Call services      
Dial the 900 access number to place a Relay call to a pay-per-call service. arrowmore

911 Emergency Assistance      
Dial 9-1-1 directly. arrowmore

Captioned Telephone Service (CapTel)      
Allows a person with hearing loss to receive word-for-word captions of his or her telephone conversation. arrowmore

Computer (ASCII) Users      
Computer (ASCII) users can access Minnesota Relay directly. arrowmore

Hearing Carry Over      
Allows a person who can hear but has very limited or no speech capability to make and receive phone calls. arrowmore

International Calls      
Place calls anywhere in the world. arrowmore

Internet Protocol (IP) Relay      
IP Relay is accessed using a computer and the internet. arrowmore

Long Distance Calls      
Explanations of different methods. arrowmore

Miscellaneous Relay Services      
A quick review of several options available through Minnesota Relay that are unrelated to the type of service being used such as Directory Assistance, Voice Mail and others. arrowmore

Presentations and Training      
To schedule a free-of-charge presentation or training. arrowmore

Spanish Relay      
Spanish Relay works the same way that the English speaking relay does. arrowmore

Speech-to-Speech (STS)      
Speech-to-Speech (STS) allows a poerson who has difficulty speaking or being understood on the telephone to communicate using hir or her own voice or voice synthesizer. arrowmore

Telephone Equipment Distribution Program      
The Telephone Equipment Distribution (TED) Program provides specialized telephone equipment at no charge to eligible Minnesotans. arrowmore

Using Minnesota Relay      
An overview of Minnesota Relay services. arrowmore

Video Relay Service (VRS)      
This service enables American Sign Language (ASL) users to "converse" with a hearing person over the telephone. arrowmore

Voice Carry Over (VCO)      
Voice Carry Over (VCO) is an option for people who can speak clearly, but have hearing loss significant enough to prevent them from hearing and understanding telephone conversations. arrowmore



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Relay Business Partner

MN Relay Business Partners

A listing of Minnesota businesses which have become partners of Minnesota Relay by taking training to be "relay friendly" for their customers.



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