Missouri Telecommunications Access Program

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The Telecommunications Access Program, mandated by S.B. 721, includes the Telecommunications Access Program for Telephone (TAP-T) and Telecommunications Access Program for Internet (TAP-I). The Missouri Assistive Technology Advisory Council administers both programs. While both programs have many similarities in their administration, they are intended to provide different types of equipment.

Services

The Telecommunications Access Program for Telephone (TAP-T) provides access to basic voice telephone calling (both sending and receiving) for individuals with all types of disabilities through the delivery of adaptive telephone equipment. The program provides such equipment as text telephones, voice carry over phones, phone for hearing carry over, amplified phones, Braille phones, hands-free phones and photo phones.

The TAP-T program is not designed to provide access to other types of telecommunications, such as two-way radio, alphanumeric paging, etc. The program is also not designed to assist individuals resolve face-to-face communication disabilities; thus the program does not provide devices such as hearing aids and augmentative communication devices.

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