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Step 1: Do You Qualify?
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Step 2: Financial Qualifications
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Step 3: Choose Device
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Step 4: Complete Form
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Step 5: Upload Documents
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Do you (or someone you know) qualify for a FREE phone?
Let's find out! Please answer the following questions
How to qualify for a FREE phone
FTRI specialized telephone equipment is available at no cost. You must also provide proof of residency with one of the following:
- Florida Driver's License
- Florida Voter Registration Card
- Florida Identification Card
- Florida Vehicle Registration
- Florida Medicaid Card
- Letter from Social Security with your name and Florida address
How to qualify for a FREE phone
Only permanent Florida residents are eligible for FTRI services. Many other states offer specialized Equipment Distribution Programs similar to FTRI's.
To find them online, use search terms such as:
- "Hard of hearing phones Georgia"
- "Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Maine"
- "Amplified phones Maryland"
The Squareglow signaler does NOT connect to the ZVRS VP, cell phone, tablet, or computer
Application Not Complete
Your application is not complete until you submit the required documents.
If you need to reach FTRI, please email customercare@ftri.org, or call 800-222-3448 (voice) or 850-328-4243 (video phone for sign language).
Deafblind
FTRI is not able to offer suitable equipment for Deafblind consumers, due to limitations in the state law that governs the program.
Fortunately, the Federal iCanConnect program offers a wide variety of
software, wireless devices, computers, screen readers, etc. that can help. In
Florida, the program contact is:
Anindya Bhattacharyya or Janice Hanvey
HKNC SE office
Helen Keller National Center for DeafBlind Youth and Adults
P.O. Box 380
Concord, Georgia 30206
abhattacharyya@helenkeller.org
jhanvey@helenkeller.org
Phone: (516) 393-7733
Fax: (516) 393-7597