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Approved Equipment Categories as found on the Application Form: To help you select which one will best fit your needs for barrier-free telephone access, click the box next to the telephone and it will provide you with the description and available features for that particular telephone:

AMPLIFIED PHONE CATEGORY:
  Basic Amplified Phone (includes corded only; up to
35 dB amplification)
 Basic Amplified Phone with Headset/Neckloop
 Enhanced Amplified Phone (includes corded-more
than 35 dB and cordless-more than 30 dB)
 Enhanced Amplified Phone with Headset/Neckloop
 Inline/Portable Amplifier

CAPTIONED TELEPHONE CATEGORY:
 Captioned Telephone (CapTelTM)
 Captioned Telephone with USB Port (can be hooked
up to an existing computer for large visual display)
 Captioned Telephone with Headset/Neckloop
 Captioned Telephone with USB Port and
Headset/Neckloop

HANDS-FREE SPEAKERPHONE CATEGORY:
 Voice Activated Speakerphone with Remote Control
 Voice Activated Speakerphone with Remote
Control, Accessories

HEARING CARRY OVER (HCO) PHONE CATEGORY:
 HCO with TTY

SPEECH AMPLIFIED PHONE CATEGORY:
 Speech Amplified Phone
 Speech Amplified Phone with Headset

TEXT TELEPHONE (TTY) CATEGORY:
 Braille TTY (Special Request)
 Non-Printing TTY
 Printing TTY
 TTY Software
 TTY with ASCII Code
 TTY with Large Visual Display (LVD)
 TTY with Wide Paper and Caller ID

VOICE CARRY OVER (VCO) PHONE CATEGORY:
 VCO Phone
 VCO Phone with Port with Portable Printer
 VCO with TTY

PHONE RINGER/SIGNALER:
 Loud/Flashing Ringer
 Tactile Ringer for Deaf-Blind


6925 Hickman Road • Des Moines, Iowa 50322 • Phone/TTY: 515.282.5099 • 800.606.5099 • Fax: 515.237.3917