You are eligible to receive equipment from the Telecommunications Access Program (TAP) of KY if you meet the following criteria:

• You must be a legal resident of the Commonwealth of Kentucky for at least one year.



• You must be at least five (5) years of age (If you are under 18 years of age, your parent/guardian will assume full responsiblity for the equipment).



• You must be deaf, hard of hearing, speech impaired or deaf-blind, to the extent that you cannot use the regular telephone for communication without the use of adaptive equipment.



• You must be living in a home that is currently subscribing to a residential telephone line and paying the monthly telephone bills.



Equipment is distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Applicants may be placed on a waiting list in times of fiscal constraints. First time applicants have priority over those who have already received equipment and are reapplying for additional equipment. There is a limit of one STE per deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind or speech-impaired individual, per residential telephone line.