end

Equipment

New Jersey Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

The Division of Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DDHH) distributes assistive technology to qualified deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind and speech disabled New Jersey residents. The Equipment Distribution Program includes Text Telephones (TTY), Amplified and Voice Carry Over (VCO) telephones, Smoke Detectors, Carbon Monoxide Detectors, Baby Cry Alert Systems and Artificial Larynx Devices. These assistive devices allows people with hearing loss and speech disabilities to live and work independently.

To qualify for the Equipment Distribution Program, an audiologist or physician must certify that the applicant needs the equipment due to his or her degree of hearing loss or speech disability.

For information contact 800-792-8339 V/TTY or 609-984-0390 Fax.

DDHH's contact information: http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/ddhh/home/