AT&T Announces New iPhone Plan For Speech And Hearing Disabled

AT&T has announced a new plan for the iPhone for people who are deaf or have a speech or hearing disability. It's the Text Accessibility Plan (TAP), which offers iPhone users unlimited texts, web browsing, and easy mail access with no voice minutes for $40/month. The new plan is available to all new and current iPhone users who have a speech disability or are deaf, so that they can use the iPhone to communicate in ways besides voice calls.

"Our Text Accessibility Plan allows customers who are deaf or have hearing or speech disabilities to literally tap out their communications on the go," said Carlton Hill, vice president of Product Management, Voice Products and Affiliate Marketing for AT&T's wireless unit. "Now with TAP for iPhone, users can tap, flick and pinch the innovative Multi-Touch touch screen for a completely new world of functionality."

Users with qualifying disabilities can sign up for the new plan through AT&T's National Center for Customers with Disabilities (NCCD). To qualify, users must fill out the following form: http://www.wireless.att.com/about/disability-resources/text-accessibility-plan-for-iphone.jsp.

The activation process involves signing up and activating the iPhone in the usual method with a standard voice and data iPhone plan through iTunes. Afterward, users can submit their eligibility form back to the NCCD via email, fax or mail to change their plan to the TAP for iPhone.

If you have any questions, you can contact the NCCD at 866-241-6568 for voice calls or 866-241-6567 for TTY calls.