Hearing

Phone: (865) 546-6262

Website: www.knoxseniors.org/gift

Address: 2247 Western Ave, Knoxville, TN 37921

Provides eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dentures to qualifying individuals who cannot afford them otherwise (age 50+ for Sight & Hearing, and age 60+ for Dentures). Professional services are donated by ophthalmologists, optometrists, audiologists, dentists, and dental labs, which keeps the costs as low as possible. Services are subject to funding availability.

Main Line: (865) 579-0832

Video Phone: (865) 978-6051

Website: www.kcdtn.org/

Address: 3731 Martin Mill Pike, 37920

Sign language interpreting services, information and referral, public awareness, advocacy, outreach, technical assistance, peer counseling, independent living skills, and community center activities, including weekly senior citizens’ group.

Phone: (800) 342-3262

Video Phone: (615) 290-5211

Website: tndeaflibrary.nashville.gov

Address: 615 Church St., Nashville, 37219

A free public library program that provides information about all aspects of hearing loss, including deafblindness, to all Tennesseans. Services include a lending collection of books, media, and FM Assistive Listening Devices; a website that features a searchable TN Directory of Services for People who are Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing; events calendar; and
helpful links.

Phone: (301) 328-1328

Website: tdiforaccess.org/

Telecommunication for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Inc. Shapes America’s public policy in telecommunications, media, and information technology to advance the interests of all people who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Late-Deafened, Deafblind, and Deaf-Plus (with other disabilities). To contact TDI by video, text, or voice, visit tdiforaccess.org/contact.

Voice (hearing): (800) 342-8359

Voice/TTY: (888) 276-0677

Website: www.tn.gov/tpuc/telecommunications-devices-access-programs-tdap.html

TN Public Utility Commission
Distributes free telephone assistive equipment to people with significant hearing, hearing and visual, speech, or mobility impairments. Equipment includes amplified teletype, and large-button and hands-free phones. Recipients must be permanent residents of TN with a physician-verified disability.

Phone: (800) 342-3308

Website: sos.tn.gov/tsla/labm

Address: 1001 Representative John Lewis Way North, Nashville, 37219

Audio, braille, and large-print books and magazines loaned for free to eligible persons. Players available for use with audio materials.

All Calls: 711

Website: www.tn.gov/tpuc/relay-center-services.html

Voice Users: (800) 848-0299
TTY/PC Users: (800) 848-0298
Spanish (Espanol): (866) 503-0263
Speech-to-Speech Service: (866) 503-0264
Customer Service: (866) 503-0262

Provides free, statewide assisted telephone service to those who have speech and hearing impairments. Relays
telephone calls between voice and TTY customers. Speech-to-speech service allows speech-disabled individuals to use their own voice synthesizers rather than a TDD/TTY.

Phone: (865) 974-5453

Website: www.uthsc.edu/asp/

Address: 600 Henley St., Suite 213, 37902

Comprehensive hearing, balance, and speech-language services. Comparative hearing aid evaluations with medical referral. Proud sponsor of the 2025-2027 Aging Well Resource Directory.