We know that using the phone can be difficult for Minnesotans who live with hearing loss and speech disabilities. It can be harder to do many important things over the phone, like activating a bank card, scheduling a doctor's appointment, calling a repair service or staying connected with friends and family.

The Telephone Equipment Distribution Program can help!

The TED Program provides FREE assistive phone devices to eligible Minnesotans who have difficulty using a typical phone due to a hearing loss, speech or physical disability.

Devices for people with hearing loss include:

• Amplified phones that allow the user to increase the volume and adjust the tone of the other person's voice. Amplified phones are available in landline and cell phones.
• Captioned phones that caption what the other person says and displays the text on a large screen. Captioned phones also have adjustable volume control.

Devices for people with a speech disability include:

• Electrolarynx devices, which create vibrations the person can use to generate speech sounds.
• Voice amplifiers to amplify soft voices.
• Cell phones to use text and other phone accessibility apps.

TED Program applications are available in six languages!

• TED Program application in English
• TED Program application in Hmong
• TED Program application in Russian
• TED Program application in Spanish
• TED Program application in Somali
• TED Program application in Vietnamese

Questions? Contact us