| SERVICES | All Ages | SERVICE | ACCESS TO SERVICES |
| FOR | CATEGORY |
| PHONE |
| Maryland Relay Service | (800) 735-2258 |
| Voice/TTY |
| Telecommunications Access of MD | OTHER PHONE |
| 301 W. Preston St., Stuite 1008 | (800) 676-3777 |
| Baltimore | MD | 21201- | FAX | (410) 767-4276 |
| CONTACT PERSON | Nancy Seidman | or staff |
| TITLE | Public Relations Director |
| E-MAIL/WEB ADDRESS | www.mdrelay.org |
| CLASSIFICATION OF ORGANIZATION | Public (state of MD) & private, for profit (Sprint) |
| PURPOSE | To provide people with hearing &/or speech disabilities a way to communicate with |
| those without such disabilities & vice-versa. |
| SERVICES | Relays word-for-word telephone conversations and maintains confidentiality. Access by |
| OFFERED | phone or modem. Operator gender of choice. Voice carry-over for deaf speaker; |
| hearing carry-over for speech-impaired hearing person. |
| REFERRAL SOURCES | Self, phone company, other agency or person. |
| HOURS OF SERVICE | 24 hrs/day, 7 days/week, all year long |
| FEES FOR SERVICE | No additional fees or charges above regular calls. |
| WAITING PERIOD | No | WAITING LIST | No |
| HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE? | N/A |
| ACCOMMODATIONS FOR DISABLED? | TTY/TDD/voice at (800) 676-3777 or Customer |
| Service TTY at (800) 552-7724 |
| LOCATION OF | N/A. Services are available in the consumer's home. |
| SERVICES |
| TRANSPORTATION | N/A |
| ELIGILIBITY CRITERIA |
| AGES SERVED | All |
| GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERVED | Maryland statewide |
| INCOME GUIDELINES | N/A |
| DOCUMENTS REQUIRED | N/A |
| OTHER | Sprint is technical operator.Dept. of Budget & Management, Telecommunications Access |
| of MD, funds & manages service; other TTY is Customer Services. |
| VOLUNTEER | No | BROCHURE | Yes |
| OPPORTUNITIES | AVAILABLE? |
| DATE data verified: | 11/01/96 | DATE data updated: | 12/09/96 |
| ID# | 447 | Garrett County FAMILY SERVICES DIRECTORY - 1997 | Directory Page # | 13 |
