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Free amplified phone to Illinois residents who are deaf, hard of hearing, late deafened, or speech disabled.
The Telecommunications Access Program (TAP) provides a wide array of adaptive equipment for telephone, internet and e-mail access.
Sorenso Video Relay Service: Assistive device helps give a variety of ways in which to communicate to those who are deaf and hard of hearing: Also, used to break down barriers as a tool for those who are not exposed to the deaf community to community with them.
Provides adaptive telephone equipment to individuals with disabilities.
Free, amplified telephone demo site for Illinois Telecommunications Access Corporation (ITAC). Staff do free demos at Audiology Clinic at Lincoln Park. Amplified telephones provided free to those who qualify.
The TAP program assists people seeking to obtain special phones designed to compensate for disabilities that prevent or hinder people from using a regular telephone. BAILS can help you obtain an amplified phone, one with large numbers, one that operates using just a breathe of air, TTY machines for those who have a severe hearing impairment, signaling devices that let you know when a call is coming in, and several combinations of all the above.

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Specialized Telecommunications Equipment
Provides adaptive telephone equipment, telephone signaling devices or adaptive computer equipment for individuals with disabilities.
Offers assistance with selecting and purchasing specialized assistive equipment for people who have a disability that would otherwise prevent access to the telephone system.
Provides specialized telephones to meet unique needs for persons with disabilities.
Provides free amplified phones for anyone with hearing loss who is unable to use standard telephones. Program funded by State of Illinois taxes on landlines and cell phones.
Once a person has their amplified phone voucher, they can come to the center and try out each of the phones and select their preference.

Services

Specialized Telecommunications Equipment
Offers a voucher program and loan program for specialized telecommunications equipment for individuals who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, speech-disabled, or deaf-blind. Voucher Program: The client owns the equipment. Equipment is covered under a 3-year warranty. Participants in good standing are eligible for a new voucher every 3 years. Loan Program: ITAC loans the equipment to the client and takes care of the normal upkeep of the equipment. Repairs and exchanges are covered under normal usage, wear, and tear. Equipment available includes: - Amplified phones. - Captioned phones. - Cell (loan program only). - Cell phone amplifier. - Speech equipment. - TTY, deaf iPhone/deaf iPad (iPhone and iPad are part of the loam program only).
Provides a relay operator and voice recognition software to translate an operator's spoken word to text.
Assistive Telephone Technology: Assistive telephone equipment is made available to individuals with disability related needs. Equipment includes voice activated, touch activated, large number keypad, amplified and TTY equipment for those with hearing loss. Will assist individuals with choosing the correct phone for their needs.
Provides access to basic telephone calling (both sending and receiving) for individuals with all types of disabilities. A full range of adaptive equipment is provided at no cost for those that meet the eligibility requirements. The program provides such equipment as text telephones, voice carry over phones, phones for hearing carry over, amplified phones, Braille phones, hands-free phones and photo phones.
Provides free amplified phones to individuals with hearing loss, and/or who are late-deafened, or deaf. Braille phones available to the blind. Cell phone amplifiers available. Voicebox amplification and other specialized equipment available for lease.

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Specialized Telecommunications Equipment
Free amplified telephones or CapTel phones.
Sorenso Video Relay Service: Assistive device helps give a variety of ways in which to communicate to those who are deaf and hard of hearing: Also, used to break down barriers as a tool for those who are not exposed to the deaf community to community with them.
Provides access to basic voice telephone calling for individuals with all types of disabilities by giving options of available equipment.
The local service site for the free phone distribution program offered to Illinoisians who are deaf, hard of hearing, late deafened, speech impaired, or deaf/blind. Provides amplifield phones, CapTel phones, and Braille phones to those individuals whose hearing loss can be verified by by physician.

Services

Specialized Telecommunications Equipment
A selection center for the ITAC Amplified Phone Program. Those that have trouble hearing on the phone may be eligible for a free amplified phone and/or cellular amplifier. Individuals can receive an application packet, test, and select the equipment they would like to order at LIFE CIL.

Services

Specialized Telecommunications Equipment
A selection center for the ITAC Amplified Phone Program. Those that have trouble hearing on the phone may be eligible for a free amplified phone and/or cellular amplifier. Individuals can receive an application packet, test, and select the equipment they would like to order at LIFE CIL.
Provides vouchers for accessible telephones to Illinois residents who are Hard of Hearing, Late Deafened, Deaf, Deaf-Blind or Speech-Disabled. This includes Amplified Phones, Captioned Phones and Cell Phone Amplifiers
Amplified Phones, Captioned Pones, Hard of Hearing iPhone and Cell Phone Amplifiers.
Provides adaptive telephone equipment, telephone signaling devices or adaptive computer equipment for individuals with disabilities.