If you or someone you know
is hearing-impaired, free telecommunications equipment
could be available through
Florida Telecommunications
Relay, Inc. (FTRI). The Florida
Relay provides a 24-hour
communication link between
people who use standard telephone equipment and people
who use text telephones (TTY)
and other telecommunication
devices.
To be eligible to receive free
telecommunications equipment,
you must:
- Be a Florida resident
- Be 3 years of age or older
to receive the volume-control
phone for the
hearing-impaired (VCPH);
in-line amplifier (ILA);
audible-ring signaler (ARS);
or visual-ring signaler (VRS)
- Be 5 years of age or older
to receive a TTY
- Be certified as having one of
the following impairments:
- Deaf —You must have
permanent hearing loss
and be unable to recognize
speech sounds during telephone conversations with
or without amplification.
- Hard of hearing —You
must have permanent
hearing loss severe enough
that you have to use amplification devices to recognize
speech sounds during
telephone conversations.
- Deaf/Blind —You must be
deaf and blind or have both
permanent hearing and
visual impairment.
- Speech-impaired —You
must have a permanent
speech impairment so that
you cannot use a standard
telephone.
(800) 222-3448 (voice)
(888) 447-5620 (TTY)
(850) 656-6099 (Fax)
Mon.– Fri., 8:30 a.m.– 5 p.m.
