The "Sanctioning of Touch Phone to Hearing Challenged – Speech Impaired" aims to provide touch phones to hearing and speech-impaired individuals who know sign language as per the Action Plan 2017-18. The Assistant Directors, Department for the Welfare of Differently Abled, distribute the touch phones.
Sanctioning of Touch Phone to Hearing Challenged – Speech Impaired - Introduction
The A.P. Differently Abled & Senior Citizens Assistance Corporation, Andhra Pradesh, "Sanctioning of Touch Phone to Hearing Challenged – Speech Impaired" under its action Plan 2017-18, aims to provide touch phones to hearing challenged – speech impaired individuals who know sign language. The touch phones are distributed by the Assistant Directors, Department for the Welfare of Differently Abled & Senior Citizens, and District Managers, A.P. Differently Abled & Senior Citizens Assistance Corporation.
Benefits
- Category I: Parent/Guardian income up to ₹15,000/- per month – full cost covered.
- Category II: Parent/Guardian income from ₹15,001 to ₹20,000/- per month – half of the cost covered.
- Category III: Parent/Guardian income above ₹20,000/- per month – full cost to be borne by the beneficiary.
Eligibility
- The applicant's age should be 18 years and above.
- The applicant should be hearing challenged and speech impaired.
- The applicant should know the sign language (can communicate directly with each other i.e., two persons).
- The applicant must be able to use video relay service (VRS) to facilitate communication with non-signing individuals, with an interpreter at VRS acting as the intermediary.
- The applicant should be any one of the following:
- Student.
- Self-Employed
- Un-Employed.
Application Process
- Step 01: The interested student needs to visit the apdascac.ap.gov.in.
- Step 02: Click on the "Online Applications" on the home page.
- Step 03: Select the category "click here to apply for differently abled schemes"
- Step 04: Now click on "Apply Online" respect to the scheme name.
- Step 05: And confirm your registration.
If applicant was not registered earlier
- Step 06: Answer the above registration question as "No".
- Step 07: Fill in your Aadhaar card name, Aadhaar number, Mobile number, email ID.
- Step 08: Create a new password for this application.
- Step 09: Click on "Register" After that get the registration number.
After the registration
- Step 10: Click here to Login.
- Step 11: Again, ask the same "Are you registered already: Yes/No Select "Yes".
- Step 12: Enter email/mobile number and password.
- Step 13: Click on "Login" and select the category again "click here to apply for differently abled schemes" .
- Step 14: Fill out the application form for personal employment and disability detail.
- Step 15: Click on "Submit".