Assistive Technology Equipment - Henrico, (TAP), Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
1602 Rolling Hills Drive, Suite 203, Richmond, VA 23229
American Sign Language
Self referral
VA
Description
The Technology Assistance Program (TAP) is dedicated to making technology available to eligible people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or speech disabled. Equipment is provided to qualified individuals on a Loan-to-Own (L2O) basis. This gives qualified individuals up to 30 days to decide whether to keep, exchange, or return the equipment. If following the 30-day period, the recipient feels the equipment enables him or her to successfully communicate over the telephone, he or she retains ownership of the equipment. Assistive technology available include: * TTY's (text telephones) * Amplified telephones * Voice Carry Over (VCO) phones *, Captioned telephones * Outgoing speech amplification phones * Signalers for the phone and door * Hearing Carry Over (HCO) phones * Other equipment available by special request Note: All equipment through TAP carry a one-year manufacturer's warranty, and training on how to use the equipment is available. TAP participants can apply for new equipment every four years.
What's Here
Providing organization
Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Offers programs to remove the communication barriers between persons who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families and the professionals who serve them.
