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State of Rhode Island, Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing , Executive Department / Established in 1977. Restructured in 1992.

ATEL Hearing/Speech/Neuromuscular Lab

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Location: Hearing/Speech/Neuromuscular Lab, 40 Fountain Street, Providence, RI

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The Rhode Island Adaptive Telephone Equipment Loan (ATEL) Program provides landline/home telephones and wireless devices on loan to qualified individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, have a speech disability, or have neuromuscular damage or disease that hinders them from using a standard telephone.  You must be a RI Resident, have one of the above-mentioned disabilities, and meet one of the income qualifier criteria described on the application. The ATEL Program now offers a Hearing and Speech Lab which will offer iPad/iPhone training and have the following devices available for FREE demonstrations, as well as, many devices available for short term loans. Please contact Denise Corson at 462-7857, email denise.corson@ors.ri.gov, or, to find out more information about the available equipment, please click on the New Hearing Lab tab.

Lab is available for demonstration for 1-hour time slots for individuals that want to test or borrow devices from our lab. 



Registration is required. For more information, contact Denise Corson at 462-7857 or email at denise.corson@ors.ri.gov

Event Type: Statewide