Specialized Phone Program
Keeping families, friends, and communities connected.
Our Specialized Phone Program is helping unleash the power of clear communication. Whether you struggle to hear the phone ring, constantly have to ask for repetitions, or have a hard time seeing the screen or buttons, our program is here for you. We provide specialized phones and equipment tailored to address hearing, visual, and cognitive challenges at no cost to qualifying individuals. The Specialized Phone Program empowers individuals, ensuring they no longer miss important moments that connect them to loved ones and their communities.
Eligibility
The Specialized Phone Program is available for North Dakota residents facing challenges using the telephone due to severe hearing, speech, or physical impairments, including vision and cognitive difficulties. Applicants must currently have or be in the process of obtaining landline or cellular phone service and meet the income criteria.
For those residing outside North Dakota, similar programs exist in each state. Contact your state’s Aging and Disabilities Resource Center to explore the specialized phone program available in your area. Keep in mind that eligibility requirements and equipment provisions vary among states, so connecting with your local resource center is essential for tailored assistance.
Equipment & Devices
Discover the freedom of using a cell phone that’s customized with accessible features to match your unique needs. Whether it’s an amplified landline phone with extra-loud ringers or a phone with large buttons and photo dialers, our Specialize Phone Program opens doors to effortless communication. We’re here to make technology work for you, ensuring every conversation is accessible with ease.
Eligible Devices and Solutions
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- Is responsive to the consumer
- Includes persons with all disabilities and across all ages in every aspect of the program
- Seeks meaningful consumer involvement at all levels of the project
- Provides statewide access to assistive technology and services
- Addresses assistive technology issues involving all settings (home, work, school, community, and play)
- Collaboratively develops a long-range statewide plan for assistive technology in North Dakota
Eligible Devices
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- Hearing
- Amplified landline phones with extra-loud ringers, corded or cordless
- CapTel captioned phones. Please see our FAQ Sheet about CapTel phone line and internet requirements.
- TTYs (text telephones)
- Cell phone amplifiers
- Ring signalers, such as lamp flashers and bed shakers
- Speech
- Landline phones with outgoing speech amplification (for users with soft voices)
- TTYs
- Electrolarynx phones
- Physical
- Switch-activated phones
- Voice-activated phones
- Cell phones with built-in accessibility features that have been customized to meet an individual’s functional needs
- Vision
- Large-button landline phones with talking keys
- Memory dialers
- Voice dialers
- Cell phones with built-in accessibility features that have been customized to meet an individual’s functional needs
- Large-screen mobile devices
- Cognitive/ Memory
- Photo dialing
- GrandPad by Consumer
- Cellular
- Amazon Echo Show
- Hearing
Bridging the
communication gap
Apply for the Specialized Phone Program
Interested in our Specialized Phone Program? Please complete and submit
an application!
The application can be completed and submitted online or can be downloaded from this page. Please choose whichever format you prefer, but only submit one application. If you would prefer to receive an application by mail or fax, please contact us. Individuals must complete the Condition of Acceptance form included with the application.
For any questions, concerns, or if you need assistance, please contact us.
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800.895.4728 |
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TEDS@ndassistive.org |
Ignore
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- Is responsive to the consumer
- Includes persons with all disabilities and across all ages in every aspect of the program
- Seeks meaningful consumer involvement at all levels of the project
- Provides statewide access to assistive technology and services
- Addresses assistive technology issues involving all settings (home, work, school, community, and play)
- Collaboratively develops a long-range statewide plan for assistive technology in North Dakota