Sorenson Video Relay Service (SVRS) provides high-quality, professional interpreters and a broad range of products in video communication for the deaf with a high-speed Internet connection. Using a videophone, computer or mobile device, Deaf individuals place SVRS calls to hearing people on a standard phone. Interpreters fluent in American Sign Language and spoken English or Spanish relays the conversation between the two parties. If you do not have access to a Sorenson videophone, you can still use SVRS by calling 1-866-327-8877 from any videophone. The service is available 24/7 and is free of charge. For more information on the service and equipment, visit the SVRS website or call 1-801-386-8500 (Videophone) or 1-866-756-6729 (Regular Telephone). For persons with disabilities registered with RCDS, contact us to access video relay services in our office.

Resource Center for Disability Solutions is committed to providing safe, reliable, efficient, and accessible service to its customers. To ensure equality and fairness, RCDS will make reasonable modifications to policies and procedures to ensure that individuals with disabilities have equal access to all of its services.

RCDS defends that no person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.

A Special Needs Shelter is a place to go during a hurricane when there is no other sheltering option. It is a shelter of last resort and should only be used as a back-up to a personal sheltering plan. When evacuating to a shelter there are many details to consider, particularly for persons with disabilities.

For a Special Needs Shelter Application or additional information, please call: