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The South Carolina Office of Regulatory Staff is moving to a new location. Although our telephone numbers and email addresses will remain the same, effective May 5, 2025, our new physical and mailing address will be 1901 Main St., Suite 1500, Columbia, SC 29201.

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SCEDP serves South Carolina residents who have a hearing or speech challenge. The equipment in our program includes enhanced phones and alerting devices. People who qualify for the program are provided equipment to use for as long as they remain in the state and have phone service.

People can apply to SCEDP by choosing a product that meets their needs, obtaining a professional certification of a qualifying disability, and submitting the required application materials. There are no income requirements. SCEDP reaches out to people who are deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind, blind/low vision with hearing loss, and speech challenged.

SCEDP products are funded by a surcharge on all South Carolina residential and business phone lines. The surcharge appears on everyone’s phone bill. Since everyone pays into the program, we encourage all eligible residents to apply.

Free Provider Network

We want to support our customers in finding a nearby professional certifier. That’s why we invite professionals to join our program and receive a free provider directory listing on our website. Members also get a free webpage to educate our customers about their services.

Who can join our Provider Network?

  • Audiologists
  • Physicians
  • Physician’s Assistants
  • Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
  • Speech-Language Pathologists
  • Hearing Aid Specialists

Free Alliance Program

We invite your organization to join us in a collaborative partnership. If your organization serves the same or similar audiences, we welcome the opportunity to enhance each other’s outreach and marketing efforts through a mutually rewarding partnership.

We reach out to people with hearing and speech challenges, to their families, and to the professional providers who serve them. If your organization is interested in exploring ways to better serve our shared audiences, please Contact Us.

Learn more about joining our Alliance Program.

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Webinar: Communications Assistance Programs in South Carolina

In this free webinar, learn more about two programs that provide assistance to South Carolinians living with disabilities, specifically highlighting communication assistance. SCEDP and the SC Assistive Technology Program will share how the programs began and what is offered to consumers. Each program provides resources for anyone who struggles with communication due to a disability.

View a recording of the webinar on the SCEDP YouTube channel


  • SCEDP Year at a Glance: 2020 (PDF)
  • SCEDP Year at a Glance: 2021 (PDF)

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