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Special assistance is available for persons with disabilities.
If you are unable to complete your return because of a physical disability, you may obtain assistance from an IRS office, or VITA, the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program. For further information on available IRS services, refer to Publication 910, Guide to Free Tax Services. Telephone help for people with impaired hearing is available using TDD equipment, in either English or Spanish. Many hearing impaired people, however, do not have this equipment available in their own homes. They may be able to obtain access to it through local agencies for the hearing impaired.