For the purpose of this documentation, one-to-one communications refers to the process of using the computer keyboard to communicate information to another person. WintextCom allows a person with sight and hearing impairment to easily and fluently read in Braille what another person is typing on the keyboard, at their own reading speed without restriction on the speaker's typing speed. The hearing- and sight-impaired person can either speak back or themselves type on the keyboard or their Braille display unit, if it supports typing.

This process is also known as keyboard communication or keyboard interpreting, because it allows for the proceedings of a meeting to be typed (interpreted) to the Braille reader. It is similar to using the telephone in Braille, except that there is no remote connection. The feature is described in the keyboard communication section of the Braille telephone tutorial, chiefly in the context of providing person-to-person communication. The following chapter discusses the capability from the interpreting perspective.

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One-to-one Communications