{"id":12575,"date":"2010-12-10T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-12-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=12575"},"modified":"2010-12-22T13:04:08","modified_gmt":"2010-12-22T18:04:08","slug":"csd-launches-contact-center-to-qualify-dhh-for-sustainable-broadband-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2010\/12\/10\/csd-launches-contact-center-to-qualify-dhh-for-sustainable-broadband-program\/","title":{"rendered":"CSD Launches Contact Center to Qualify D\/HH for Sustainable Broadband Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT<\/p>\n

Release Date: December 6, 2010<\/p>\n

Contact: Derric Miller
\nCSD Communications Office
\nPhone: (605) 782-1036
\ndsmiller@c-s-d.org<\/p>\n

CSD Launches Contact Center to Qualify Deaf\/Hard of Hearing for Sustainable
\nBroadband Program<\/strong><\/p>\n

Deaf\/hard of hearing consumers can qualify for a Dell 11Z notebook and 12
\nmonths high-speed Internet access \u2014 all for only $230.<\/p>\n

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dec. 6, 2010) \u2014 Today, CSD has opened a new contact
\ncenter and is starting to qualify deaf and hard of hearing consumers from
\naround the nation for Project Endeavor. What is Project Endeavor? Back in
\nJuly, CSD announced it had been awarded a $14.9 million grant from the
\nNational Telecommunications and Information Agency as part of the American
\nRecovery and Reinvestment Act. This grant enabled CSD to implement a
\nnationwide initiative to provide discounted equipment (a Dell 11z notebook),
\nhigh-speed Internet access, and life-skills training, for low-income,
\nunderserved deaf and hard of hearing people. CSD has named this two-year
\ncampaign Project Endeavor.<\/p>\n

Project Endeavor is qualifying deaf and hard of hearing people starting
\ntoday. The program offers a video-configured Dell 11z notebook, which comes
\nwith a mobile broadband card, for $230. The retail price of the notebook is
\n$500, meaning consumers save over 50 percent to start with. For the cost of
\nonly $230, consumers receive the new notebook computer along with a 12-month
\n3G\/4G wireless Internet access plan \u2014 at no additional cost. The 12-month
\ncoverage is a $700 savings to the consumer, if not more, depending on where
\nthey live in the United States. The notebook is theirs to keep even after
\nthe two-year project reaches completion.<\/p>\n

CSD pursued these funds because as the nation\u2019s largest deaf and hard of
\nhearing service organization, it understood that many deaf and hard of
\nhearing Americans simply don\u2019t have the same level of access to
\nbroadband\/high-speed Internet services in their homes (or mobile) as their
\nhearing counterparts. In some cases, deaf and hard of hearing people do not
\nhave the same financial resources; generally speaking, the deaf and hard of
\nhearing community are more economically disadvantaged than the mainstream
\nhearing community. Project Endeavor changed that concept for deaf and hard
\nof hearing people, and with the 3G\/4G wireless plan, consumers will have
\naccess not just in their homes, but everywhere they take their notebook
\ncomputer.<\/p>\n

\u201cOver the past 35 years, CSD\u2019s has continually operated with the concept of
\ncreating new channels of access for deaf and hard of hearing people \u2014 to
\nfill those communication gaps hearing Americans rarely experience and quite
\npossibly, do not understand,\u201d said Ben Soukup, CSD chief executive officer.
\n\u201cFrom being able to stream or download the news, to honing job seeking
\nskills, to using a videophone to keep up with family and friends \u2026 Project
\nEndeavor achieves all of this, and so much more. CSD is proud to offer this
\nunique and solely deaf and hard of hearing-centered program to our
\nconsumers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Deaf and hard of hearing consumers, who can verify a bilateral hearing loss
\nof 40db or greater, are encouraged to call the Project Endeavor contact
\ncenter today. The contact center can be reached in a numbers of ways,
\ndepending on the consumer\u2019s preferred mode of communication. The contact
\nnumbers are 877-NETME77 (voice), 877-403-4596 (TTY), 605-550-4056 or
\n605-644-7399 (VP), and 605-782-8446 (FAX). The contact center can also be
\nreached via e-mail at info@projectendeavor.com.<\/p>\n

For more information on Project Endeavor, go to<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.projectendeavor.com<\/a><\/p>\n

About CSD \u2014 CSD (a.k.a. Communication Service for the Deaf, Inc.) was
\nestablished in 1975, primarily to provide sign language interpreting
\nservices to deaf and hard of hearing adults in South Dakota. Today, CSD
\nemploys over 1,500 individuals in offices across the nation, providing a
\nbroad continuum of social and human services programs, as well as
\ntelecommunications relay services. CSD is a private nonprofit agency
\ndedicated to providing quality services; ensuring public accessibility; and
\nincreasing awareness of issues affecting the deaf, hard of hearing and
\nindividuals with speech disabilities. For more information, please visit:
\nhttp:\/\/www.c-s-d.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT Release Date: December 6, 2010 Contact: Derric Miller CSD Communications Office Phone: (605) 782-1036 dsmiller@c-s-d.org CSD Launches Contact Center to Qualify Deaf\/Hard of Hearing for Sustainable Broadband Program Deaf\/hard of hearing consumers can qualify for a Dell 11Z…<\/p>\n

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