Free Special Phone Program
Provides Free Special Phones are for people who have difficulty hearing, talking, seeing, thinking or moving. Some people start having trouble as they get older or after an accident. Other people have always had a disability. Disabilities include deafness, hearing loss, speech impairment, blindness or have visual problems as well as physical or intellectual disabilities.
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Physical Address
425 Wyoming Avenue, Scranton, PA 18503
Hours
Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 4:00pm
Voice
Application process
Call, email for to make an appointment and inquire about the referral process, services.
Fee
Free
Eligibility
Be a Pennsylvania resident with a disability or disabilities that prevent you from making and/or receiving phone calls independently; Be six years of age or older; have an individual gross income of 200% of the federal poverty level or less; Have a current home or mobile telephone service; and have the ability to learn how to use the requested device(s).
Service area
Bradford, PA Lackawanna, PA Luzerne, PA Monroe, PA Pike, PA Sullivan, PA Susquehanna, PA Wayne, PA Wyoming, PA
Agency info
United Cerebral Palsy of Northeastern Pennsylvania (UCP of NEPA)
Provide opportunities and resources to infants, children, adolescents, adults, and seniors with intellectual, developmental, and physical disabilities as they build and lead their lives in the community. Provides advocacy, home and community supports, and education. Additionally, 85 percent of the individuals we serve have disabilities other than CP.