Assistive Technology Center
Looking for a bed shaker, signaling device or other equipment? Or, having TROUBLE HEARING THE TV? CAN'T HEAR YOUR PHONE RING?
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“The staff are excellent, friendly, and efficient. ”
MEET WITH OUR TECHNOLOGY experts TO FIND THE AssisTIVE EQUIPMENT that meets your individual NEEDs in work, home, and social environments. Purchase online and in the store.
Laurie Flores
Laurie Flores is the Director of Outreach and Technology at HEAR Wisconsin and also leads outreach efforts for our hearing healthcare center. Besides the day-to-day operations of the retail space, Laurie provides training to individuals with hearing loss and assists them with their communication needs.
Outreach gives her the opportunity to represent HEAR Wisconsin’s mission at many resource and health fairs, conventions, senior living facilities, or wherever there is a need for hearing and communication services.
Pictured from left to right: Kristina Zubic, Abigail Lo, Laurie Flores, Erin Gardner, and Arcadia Correa,
Abigail Lo
Abigail is an Assistive Technology Center Associate. Abigail is from Milwaukee and has a bachelor’s degree in American Sign Language. She is well versed in the technology offered and provides training to hard of hearing and d/Deaf customers. Abigail understands the unique needs of each individual and has served customers with different types of hearing loss and ranging in age from four to 103-years old.
As new technology becomes available, Abigail is able to learn the ins and outs of it in order to provide customers with the best technology to meet their needs. Abigail is very passionate about her work and providing equal access for all who walk into the Assistive Technology Center.
How can we help?
Our center has a wide array of assistive technology devices such as caption phones, amplified phones, bed alarm shakers, visual fire alarm systems, and more to help people of all ages and all degrees of hearing loss. Our technology experts provide free consultation to determine best technology solutions for use in the home, work or in social environments.
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obtain equipment at little or no cost through TEPP*
Telecommunication Equipment Purchase Program (TEPP)
For over 25 years, HEAR Wisconsin has assisted individuals who are Deaf, blind, low vision, hard of hearing, or have a speech or physical disability utilize Wisconsin's Telecommunication Equipment Purchase Program (TEPP).
TEPP helps Wisconsin residents cover the cost of specialized equipment needed for basic telephone services, such as iPhones, Samsung Droids, iPads, captioned phones, sound alert devices, and amplified phones.
*Program is not income based.
Please Note:
HEAR Wisconsin only ships within the U.S. Shipping charges to Hawaii and Alaska may be slightly higher, if available.
All product descriptions indicate whether or not they are approved under the Wisconsin TEPP program** or not. The abbreviations correspond to the disability categories under which the item is approved.
HOH - Hard of Hearing
SHOH - Severely Hard of Hearing
D - Deaf
DLV - Deaf-Low Vision
**Orders paid for in-full or in-part by TEPP vouchers cannot be completed online. Please send your original voucher, with a copy of your order to HEAR WI for processing.
DB - Deaf-Blind
SP - Speech Disability
MOB - Motion/Mobility Disability
questions? Contact us today!
HEAR Wisconsin
10243 W. National Avenue
West Allis, WI 53227
Voice: 414-541-5465
VP: 414-395-2117
Email: info@hearwi.org