Mayor announces assistance for hearing impaired

Mayor White, along with the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities Executive Director Michelle Colvard and Connectivity Source Director of Marketing and Development Richard Saler announced yesterday a new program to provide hearing impaired Houstonians with cell phones. The phones use updated technology that provides better sound quality and is less likely to interfere with hearing aids.

Connectivity Source has committed to providing people with hearing disabilities with the right technical features compatible with the hearing technology they may be currently using. The company will provide phones free of charge with high quality microphones and components that assist people with hearing impairments and reduce noise and interference for people who require hearing aids. Clients will pay only for the service.

This service is extremely important as cell phones are more and more becoming a staple of everyday life, said Scott Aronstein, President of Connectivity Source. Mayor White said that it is "important to let Houstonians know that there are products and services that bring to the hearing impaired community the same conveniences most of us take for granted every day."

Qualified Houstonians can pick up the new phones at any of these locations.