Subject: RE: AT ? for telephone assistance program renewal
From: Andrea Abrahamson (AndreaA@wpas-rights.org)
Date: Thu Jan 02 2003 - 15:55:36 PST
> Hello
>
> As you may be aware, the Washington Telephone Assistance Program (WTAP) is
> up for legislative renewal during the 2003 legislative session. This
> program allows adults who receive DSHS to receive basic telephone service
> at significantly reduced rates.
>
> Currently the legislation "limits reimbursement to one residential
> switched access line or one radio access line per eligible household, or
> one community service voice mailbox per eligible person." What other
> states have done is make an exception to the one-line limit for TTY users.
> Accordingly, Washington Protection & Advocacy System (WPAS) would like to
> propose language to the legislature to make an exception for more than one
> line as needed for those with special needs in Washington State.
>
> I am not entirely familiar with the technology available for phone line
> users, but have been working on some draft language, and would appreciate
> any suggestions or feedback you may have. What are your thoughts on adding
> the following phrase to the above sentence?
>
> ...per eligible person, unless a person's disability requires technology
> sufficient to enable access to TTY, TDD, internet or voice services via
> use of an additional residential switched access line.
>
> You can email me directly if you like at andreaa@wpas-rights.org. Thanks.
>
> Andrea
>
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> Andrea Abrahamson
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> Washington Protection and Advocacy System
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