Access through Technology (ATT) Program is sponsored by Connecticut Department of Aging and Disability Services. Provides free assessments, equipment, and training to eligible Connecticut residents who are DeafBlind to enhance communication access.

Access Through Technology (ATT) - CT Tech Act Access through Technology We can provide a full assessment, a range of equipment and training to eligible individuals who have a combination of Deafness & Blindness (low vision and hearing loss) and meet the income requirements.

​ The FCC has selected the CT Tech Act Project as the Certified Program the National Deaf Blind Equipment Distribution Program to provide equipment needed to make telecommunications, advanced communications, and the Internet accessible to low-income individuals who have both significant vision loss and significant hearing loss. ​ There is no cost to eligible individuals to receive assessments, equipment and training.

​ Significant vision loss is defined as having at least one of the following conditions: Visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with corrective lenses A field defect such that the peripheral diameter of the visual field is no greater than 20 degrees Progressive visual loss with a prognosis leading to one or both of above condition.

Significant hearing loss is defined as having at least one of the following conditions: Chronic hearing disabilities so severe that most speech cannot be understood with optimum amplification Progressive hearing loss having a prognosis leading to above condition Household income within 400 % of federal poverty level. Income guidelines for the current year can be found on the National iCanConnect website.

View and download CT Access Through Technology Application Information on the national program, visit www. icanconnect.

org National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program (NDBEDP) certified programs shall permit, without reprisal in the form of an adverse personnel action, purchase or contract cancellation or discontinuance, eligibility disqualification, or otherwise, any current or former employee, agent, contractor, manufacturer, vendor, applicant, or recipient, to disclose to a designated official of the certified program, the NDBEDP Administrator, the TRS (Telecommunications Relay Services) Fund Administrator, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission), or to any federal or state law enforcement entity, any known or suspected violations of the Communications Act or Commission rules, or any other activity that the reporting person reasonably believes to be unlawful, wasteful, fraudulent, or abusive, or that otherwise could result in the improper distribution of Equipment, provision of services, or billing to the TRS Fund.

You may report your concerns to: The iCanConnect program in your state ( www. icanconnect. org ) The NDBEDP Administrator at the FCC ( NDBEDP@fcc.

gov ) The TRS Fund Administrator ( AnonymousFWA@RolkaLoube. com ) Any federal or state law enforcement agency The whistleblower protection rule is located at: 47 CFR § 64. 6219 .

§ 64. 6219 Whistleblower protections.

(a) NDBEDP certified programs shall permit, without reprisal in the form of an adverse personnel action, purchase or contract cancellation or discontinuance, eligibility disqualification, or otherwise, any current or former employee, agent, contractor, manufacturer, vendor, applicant, or recipient, to disclose to a designated official of the certified program, the NDBEDP Administrator, the TRS Fund Administrator, the Commission, or to any federal or state law enforcement entity, any known or suspected violations of the Communications Act or Commission rules, or any other activity that the reporting person reasonably believes to be unlawful, wasteful, fraudulent, or abusive, or that otherwise could result in the improper distribution of Equipment, provision of services, or billing to the TRS Fund.

(b) NDBEDP certified programs shall include these whistleblower protections with the information they provide about the program in any employee handbooks or manuals, on their websites, and in other appropriate publications. The Connecticut Tech Act Project (CTTAP) operates out of the CT Department of Aging and Disability Services.

We help people with disabilities, family members, employers, educators and other professionals with access to Assistive Technology devices and services.