Nebraska Specialized Telecommunications Equipment Program

About Us

The State of Nebraska is proud to present the Nebraska Specialized Telecommunications Equipment Program (NSTEP). The goal of this program is to provide monetary assistance to persons with disabilities. These persons will then use the financial assistance to aid in the purchasing of specialized telephone equipment such as amplifiers, signaling devices and TTYs.

Services

Vouchers can only be used to purchase specialized telecommunication equipment.

A voucher will be issued to approved applicants for the purchase of telecommunication equipment. The equipment can be purchased from any merchant selling the specialized devices. Coordinators for NEDP can provide a list of vendors distributing the specialized telecommunication equipment. The vendor can provide installation and training on the use of the equipment. Additional training assistance is available through the Nebraska Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

Equipment available are Captel, TTYs, Signaling devices, amplified phones, cordless amplified phones, VCO, speech impaired phones, computer conversion packages, LVD's tactile ring signalers and telebrailer.

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