In Wisconsin
WI Telecommunications Equipment Purchase Program (TEPP)
Individuals of any age and income who are Wisconsin residents and who have difficulty using basic telephone service due to hearing loss or a speech or mobility impairment may apply for TEPP, a program of the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin. TEPP helps to pay for specialized telecommunications equipment such as amplified phones, visual signalers, speech amplifiers and voice-activated telephones. UniversaLink is an approved TEPP vendor.
Department of Workforce Development
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) is the state agency charged with building and strengthening Wisconsin's workforce. DWD offers a wide variety of employment programs and services, accessible at the state's 78 Job Centers, including: securing jobs for the disabled.
Family Care – Wisconsin
Family Care is a comprehensive and flexible long-term care service system in Wiscosnin, which strives to foster people's independence and quality of life, while recognizing the need for interdependence and support.
WisLoan Program
The WisLoan program offers low-interest loans for assistive technology. The loans help people buy equipment such as hearing aids, modified vehicles, wheelchairs and ramps. The program is open to Wisconsin residents of all ages who have a disability.
Wisconsin Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ODHH)
ODHH is a program within the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services that provides information and referrals, advocacy and support services to Wisconsin residents who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Wisconsin Lions Foundation
The Wisconsin Lions Foundation, Inc. (WLF) is a charitable non-profit Wisconsin Corporation organized and maintained by the Lions of Wisconsin. The WLF Hearing Project helps Wisconsin’s needy individuals who are hard of hearing, cannot afford to purchase a hearing instrument, and do not qualify for any existing state-funded financial assistance programs.
Outside Wisconsin
Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program Assoc. (TEDPA)
TEDPA is a national membership organization formed to support programs involved in statewide, or jurisdiction-wide, distribution of specialized telecommunications equipment for persons with disabilities. Includes links to financial assistance programs throughout the US.
Lions Club Foundation
The Lions Club’s Affordable Hearing Aid Project is making available low-cost, quality hearing aids to people who could not otherwise afford them. The Lions Affordable Hearing Aid Project is for low-income people both in developing nations such as India and developed nations such as the United States.
Starkey Hearing Foundation “Hear Now” Program
Hear Now is a national non-profit program committed to assisting deaf and hard-of-hearing persons with limited financial resources who permanently reside within the United States.
CNI Center for Hearing
CNI's Center for Hearing is committed to helping provide patients with cochlear implants, BAHA hearing devices and rehabilitation.
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