Telecommunications Equipment Program

FY2016

FUND 235 - PROJECT #1

Telecommunications Equipment Program

Is this a new, one time project, or a continuing project? Continuing

Administrative Unit: OKLAHOMA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF

Address: 1100 EAST OKLAHOMA AVENUE

SULPHUR, OKLAHOMA 73086

Phone: (580) 622-4900

Fax: (580) 622-4959

Contact Person (s): KaAnn Varner, Superintendent

Which Targeted group(s) will benefit from this project?

X Deaf X Hard of Hearing X Deaf/Blind X Severely Speech Impaired

Approximately how many members of the targeted group(s) will benefit or be served in some manner by this project?

200 Deaf 200 Hard of Hearing 25 Deaf/Blind 15 Severely Speech Impaired

AMOUNT OF FUNDS REQUESTED: $ 150,000.00

Project Narrative: This ongoing program provides telecommunications and assistive devices to individuals who are Deaf, hard of Hearing, Deaf/Blind and Severely Speech Impaired. Any citizen regardless of age, with a verified disability in one of the four targeted groups is eligible for equipment. A needs test is applied against family income, with consideration of family size. If the family income exceeds 200% of food stamp eligibility income, the individual makes a co-payment according to a sliding scale.

The Telecommunication Equipment Program supplies a variety of telephone devices (TTY’s, amplified telephones, in-line phone amplifiers, voice carryover telephones, hearing carryover phones, and captel phones) and home alerting devices (flashing/vibrating signalers for door knock/doorbells, for telephones, for baby cry alerts, for alarm clocks, for smoke alarms and for severe weather radios).