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Icanconnect / I Can Connect | Federal Communications Commission

Provides equipment needed to make telecommunications, advanced communications and the internet accessible to low-income individuals who are deaf-blind or have both significant vision loss and significant hearing loss. In addition to equipment, assessments of specific accessibility needs, equipment installation, training, and other technical support are also available.

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Assistive Listening Devices
Braille and Tactile Aids
Hearing Aids
Specialized Telecommunications Equipment
Low Vision Aids
Computer Input Aids
Computer Display/Output Aids

Sound Advice - Assistive Listening Devices | Cleveland Hearing And Speech Center

Provides a display of devices which can assist an individual to hear speech and environmental sounds. Includes amplified telephones, streaming devices, infrared for the television, vibrating alarm clocks, etc. Visitors can try out the devices and discuss individual needs with professional staff. Devices can also be purchased.

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Assistive Listening Devices
Alerting Devices
Closed Caption Decoders
Specialized Telecommunications Equipment
Assistive Technology Information

Emergency Tty Service | Ohio State Highway Patrol

7-1-1 is assigned nationwide for access to Telecom Relay Services (TRS). TRS allows persons with a hearing or speech disability to use the telephone. These consumers use special telephone devices known as a text telephone (TTY) or a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD). If you want to call someone who uses a TTY/TDD, pick up your phone, dial 7-1-1, and you will be automatically connected to the TRS operator. The operator will connect you to the TTY/TTD user and read aloud the text typed by the TTY/TDD user. When a TTY/TDD user dials 7-1-1, an operator places the call to the voice user, and then relays the conversation by transcribing spoken content for the TTY user and reading text aloud for the voice user. If in an emergency situation, call 9-1-1 and they will connect caller to 7-1-1 services.

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Specialized Telecommunications Equipment

Community Services For The Deaf | Family Services Association

Offers a variety of services for Deaf, including mental health assessment, counseling, case management and other support services. .

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Sign Language Instruction
Specialized Telecommunications Equipment
Audiological Evaluations
Family Counseling
Individual Counseling

Emergency Tty Service | Ohio State Highway Patrol

7-1-1 is assigned nationwide for access to Telecom Relay Services (TRS). TRS allows persons with a hearing or speech disability to use the telephone. These consumers use special telephone devices known as a text telephone (TTY) or a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD). If you want to call someone who uses a TTY/TDD, pick up your phone, dial 7-1-1, and you will be automatically connected to the TRS operator. The operator will connect you to the TTY/TTD user and read aloud the text typed by the TTY/TDD user. When a TTY/TDD user dials 7-1-1, an operator places the call to the voice user, and then relays the conversation by transcribing spoken content for the TTY user and reading text aloud for the voice user. If in an emergency situation, call 9-1-1 and they will connect caller to 7-1-1 services.

What's Here

Specialized Telecommunications Equipment