The internet company has created an instantaneous chat system that feels more like a spoken conversation for users who are deaf or hard of hearing.

That’s because the letters appear as they are being typed rather than waiting for you to press send.

It’s currently being tested in the US, where it was designed with help from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Washington’s Gallaudet University.

Tom Wlodkowski said the new software was a “big win” for AOL and the deaf community.

“The use of real-time text is receiving increased attention as a necessary equivalent to voice communication for consumers with disabilities,” Wlodkowski said in a real-time AOL statement.