Sorenson Communications ® ( is a provider of industry-leading communications products and services for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. The trademarks used herein are property of their respective owners. Sorenson Communications' ntouch ® suite of products also includes ntouch ® Mobile and ntouch ® PC, mobile and portable SVRS options that empower users to conduct VRS calls while on the go and away from their videophones. We are pleased to provide this technology to Lexington." Today's students use it daily as part of their communication routine. "Over the last decade, video relay technology has revolutionized communication for the deaf. "Sorenson is pleased to present this creative videophone booth - and the empowering technology it contains, to the students of Lexington School for the Deaf," notes Dave Johnson, Sorenson Communications Vice President of Outreach. Her design, among other ideas, incorporated images of a red apple, the New York City skyline, the school, its logo and the American Sign Language sign for "I love you." Sorenson Communications presented Stephanie with the grand prize, an iPad ®2, and the five runners-up each with a Kindle Fire ®.Īs part of the unveiling ceremony, Stephanie placed the first two calls, using the Sorenson ntouch ® VP, to Queens Borough President Helen Marshall and to the award-winning Off Broadway star Russell Harvard from the hit show "Tribes." The five winning designs were reviewed and judges determined an overall winner: Stephanie, a graduating senior. Students voted to determine winning booth designs from each grade. The unveiling took place at Lexington School for the Deaf, part of the largest organization serving the deaf community in the State of New York.Įarlier this year, Sorenson sponsored a contest that invited Lexington students, grades nine through 12, to submit designs for a new videophone booth for their school. JACKSON HEIGHTS, NY-(Marketwire - May 30, 2012) - Today, Sorenson Communications unveiled a new student-designed videophone booth containing a Sorenson ntouch ® VP, a videophone that empowers deaf and hard-of-hearing people to communicate with hearing people.
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