Paul Taylor (15 November 1939 – 11 January 2021)[1][2][3] was an American engineer, a pioneer in development of telecommunications devices for the deaf (also known as TTYs).

[5] Taylor earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology in 1962.

Taylor worked for 12 years in various engineering positions with McDonnell Douglas and Monsanto in St. Louis, Missouri.

[6] Taylor helped write regulations for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the process of implementing statewide telephone relay systems which were required by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA).

When the deaf couple were in their mid-60s, they decided to undergo cochlear implant surgery which could enable each to hear sounds for the first time; and their filmmaker daughter, Irene Taylor Brodsky, chronicled their experiences.