If you have any questions regarding Deaf-Blind resources, please contact Carol Manning at carol.manning@blind.state.ia.us or call (515) 601-3098.
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Relay Iowa is a telephone relay service that links deaf, hard-of-hearing, speech-impaired, deaf-blind and hearing users to each other for communication over the telephone. Relay Iowa is available 24 hours a day, 365 days per year and does not have restrictions on the length or number of calls. These calls can be placed by dialing 7-1-1. http://www.relayiowa.com/
The Iowa Equipment Distribution Program, administered by Telecommunications Access Iowa, helps individuals pay for specialized telephone equipment. Qualified individuals can receive a voucher for approximately 95 percent of the average cost of specialized telephone equipment. http://www.relayiowa.com
A grant-funded project whose mission is to build the capacity of families and service providers to improve the outcomes of children and young adults (birth - 21) who are deaf-blind. https://deafblindiowa.org/
Contact:
http://www.acb.org/iowa/ Ms. Carrie Chapman, Interim President 511 – 20th Ct., SW Altoona, IA 50009 (515) 657-1461 c.chapman657@yahoo.com
IRIS is a free radio reading service that reads print information aloud to over 11,000 print-disabled listeners throughout Iowa. Volunteers sit down in front of an IRIS microphone and read aloud from their local newspapers each day. The readings are heard on custom receivers that are provided to our listeners at no cost to them.
