The TTY was invented by in 1964 Robert H. Weitbrecht, James C. Marsters and Andrew Saks in 1964. The three used and old, bulky clacking teletype and converted it into what is now known as the TTY. The TTY can relay a typewritten …show more content…
There are TTY laws in almost every state that requires telephone companies to provide every deaf person with a TTY. The TTY represents the first time in history that the deaf people in the deaf community lives were changed with major technology help. The device excited deaf communities in many countries. On the more negative side, businessmen were having a huge influence on the telephone industry at that time and discouraged further use of the invention. Soon people wondered why there was no angry reaction from the deaf people to the upsetting news. One reason is that there was no organized public support movement as we enjoy