Access for 9-1-1 and Telephone Emergency Services

Some Helpful TTY Abbreviations:

ASAP - As soon as possible

CD or CLD - Could

GA - Go ahead, your turn to talk

GA or SK - Go ahead or Goodbye

HCO (Hearing Carry Over) - TTY user will use his/her hearing during call

HD or HLD - Hold, Please

MSG - Message

NBR or NU - Number

PLS - Please

Q or QQ - Question mark

R - Are

SHD - Should

SKSK - Stop Keying, means end of conversation

TMW - Tomorrow

TTY - Teletypewriter

U - You

UR - Your

VCO - (Voice Carry Over) TTY user will use his/her voice during the call

XXXX - Error, Erase