Telecommunication Equipment Distribution Program

TEDP is for people who are deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind or speech disabled or have difficulty communicating on the telephone. Special equipment is available at no cost to enhance telephone communication.

To be eligible for equipment:

• You must be a resident of South Dakota
• You must have difficulty communicating on the telephone because of a severe hearing or speech disability. (A severe hearing loss requires the use of a TTY or volume amplifier to communicate effectively on the telephone. Severe speech disability means a speech condition that requires the use of a TTY to communicate effectively on the telephone.)
• You have existing telephone service in your home.

To get an application & certification form for TEDP, click on the name of the city closest to you, and then mail the form to the return address on the form.