Capalaba woman Shirley Edwards says axing of phone service is discriminating against hearing-impaired

Cheryl Goodenough
Updated September 5 2019 - 10:06am, first published August 15 2019 - 12:00pm
ACCESS: Shirley Edwards says the federal government's decision to axe support for the CapTel handset will mean thousands of people will be cut off from work, family and daily life. Photo: Cheryl Goodenough
ACCESS: Shirley Edwards says the federal government's decision to axe support for the CapTel handset will mean thousands of people will be cut off from work, family and daily life. Photo: Cheryl Goodenough

A CAPALABA woman fears that hearing impaired people will be unable to call for help in an emergency when the government stops supporting a telephone that displays text, allowing deaf people to read what a caller is saying.

Cheryl Goodenough

Cheryl Goodenough

Senior Journalist