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Assistive Equipment

Free assistive technology for Georgians who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, DeafBlind or have a speech disability.

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In their words

What the equipment changes

“I Can Hear Better With The Quattro Pro Than With My Hearing Aids. I Like This A Lot.”
Alvin
“Okay I just got a new phone, because my old one died. I’m not used to this new one yet, but I loved my old one until it died. But my husband had a speaking problem, he’s deceased now. They gave him a microphone thing where he could have a headset and…”
Sheron
“iCC consumer, Phuong receives her equipment from our DeafBlind program, iCanConnect. She’s with our iCC trainer Jackie (in purple)”
Jackie
“Anthony Reed came to Georgia Center of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing for assistance with an important application. The Community Coordinator, Andrea Alston, aided in American Sign Language which is Anthony’s primary language. Satisfied with the help he…”
Anthony Reed
“Peggy Richardson received her I-12 with eye gaze and rolling mount via the Georgia Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program. The eye gaze allows consumers to communicate by pinpointing what they're looking at on their tablets.”
Peggy Richardson
“Think about this. Have you ever interacted with a product for a very short time and almost immediately fell in love with it? This is what happened when I unboxed and began using the focus display Monday night back in Jackson. The device worked smoothly…”
Jake
“Thank you so much for providing our son, Samuel who is deafblind, with an iPad which we loaded his AAC software on. This gift has made a big difference in his daily life. He’s experiencing less frustration when trying to communicate, which has reduced…”
iCanConnect Customer's Parent

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