Redwood Assistive Technology Center at 71 Orphanage Road in Ft. Mitchell opened in June for Kentucky residents to stop in and test a variety of telephones, including amplified phones, signaling devices and hands-free phones that are free to qualified applicants. Redwood is one of seven sites throughout the state where you can see and test the equipment.
The demonstration site is open from Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. For more information about the Ft. Mitchell location, contact Christine Siegrist at 859-331-0880 ext. 228.
TAP, administered by the KCDHH, is a statewide effort to provide residents of Kentucky, who are deaf, hard of hearing, speech impaired or have both a hearing and vision loss, with landline or wireless equipment to make communication on the telephone more accessible.
The other TAP locations are in Frankfort, Lexington, Louisville, Owensboro, Paducah and Pikeville.
For more information on the TAP program, please contact Wilma Wright at KCDHH (502-573-2604 or wilma.wright@kcdhh.ky.gov) or visit http://www.kcdhh.ky.gov/ifyky/.