Yi, LongTucker, William David2013-01-302013-01-302008Yi, L. & Tucker, W. D. (2008). Kiara: an open source SIP system to support Deaf telephony. In D. Browne (ed.), Southern African Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference (SATNAC), pp. 537–538, Wild Coast Sun, Eastern Cape, South Africa978-0-620-41696-2http://hdl.handle.net/10566/523This paper describes Kiara, an open source SIPbased communication system that provides the building blocks to enable Deaf relay services. We have implemented a prototype that provides real-time text, voice and video to a variety of end user devices over a variety of networks. The work-in-progress concerns the addition of relay services for the Deaf.enCopyright Telkom. This file may be freely used for educational purposes, as long as it is not altered in any way. Acknowledgement of the authors and the source is required.Deaf telephonyInstant messagingSession Initiation Protocol (SIP)Voice over IPConference Proceedings