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IPAT Services
TEDS (Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Service)
The North Dakota Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Service (TEDS) is designed to provide free specialized telecommunications equipment to meet the needs of individuals who are communications-impaired and who might be otherwise disadvantaged in their ability to obtain such equipment.
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Eligibility
You are eligible if . . .
1) you are having difficulty using the telephone because of a severe hearing loss, speech impairment or physical disability, and
2) you have applied for or have phone service in your home, and
3) you are a North Dakota resident age 5 or over, and
4) you meet income limits, and
5) you are certified by a physician, audiologist, hearing instrument specialist, or speech language pathologist as unable to use a telephone readily purchased from a retail store.
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Examples of TEDS Equipment
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Various Types of Amplified Telephones
• Amplify incoming sound from 30dB to 55dB
• Bright ring flashers and super loud ringers
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JV-35
• Electronic voice announces each number as it is dialed
• Amplified phone
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Emergency Connect CL600
• By pressing the phone's wristwatch style remote control, 6 pre-programmed contact numbers are automatically called
• Pre-recorded message alerts your 6 contacts of an emergency
• Amplified phone
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Photo Phone
• Call friends and family with the touch of a photo
• 9 memory frames for photo inserts
• Great for people with low vision or memory difficulties
• Amplified phone
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RC 200
• Hands-free calling and voice activated answering
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Serene Innovations CL-65 Amplified Phone
• Amplifies incoming calls up to 55+dB
• Talking Caller ID and Call Waiting
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HCO (Hearing Carry Over)
• For person who cannot voice their call, but is able to hear the person being called, or calling
• Number pad of the telephone is a keypad to type message to the person on the other end of the line
• Place calls through toll-free relay service
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VCO (Voice Carry Over)
• Speak to the other party and read their incoming message on the phone's screen
• Place calls through toll-free relay service
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CapTel
• Receive both voice and written captions of what the other party says
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TTY
• Messages are typed and seen on the screen
• Record of phone calls can be printed
• Place calls through toll-free relay service or direct call to other TTY
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Accessories
There are many accessories available through this program to assist you in operating your phone, such as voice dialers, switches, headsets, ring signalers, amplified phone ringers, cell phone amplifiers, etc.
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