Reading For The Blind Volunteer

The talking books are circulated by the ohio library for the blind and physically disabled in cleveland.

Reading for the blind volunteer. Directory of producers of accessible reading materials may list other organizations that use volunteer narrators. Volunteers can either record from home or at our sacramento ca location in our studio. Until the early 1970 s there was no good way for people who were blind to access the contents of the daily newspaper. You and your sonorous voice are needed to read to the blind in your community.

A network of volunteer repair persons work with the staff of the talking book program to keep the equipment in good condition. Funding is provided by a combination of federal state and local funds. To maintain service and to keep these dedicated men and women safe we re transitioning from in studio readings by volunteers to at home recordings and live readings via telephone. Our first day on the air was november 17 1975.

You may contact a network library to see if they have current openings for volunteer narrators. There is no doubt that some loss of audio quality will occur under these less than ideal circumstances. Volunteers are the core of our ability to deliver service. Access news is a reading service that allows volunteers to record current news magazines circulars and other items of interest so that people who are blind low vision or cannot read conventional print can listen to these publications through the telephone.

If you are available during the earlier part of the day you could read the daily paper if not perhaps you can be a friendly visitor after work hours or on the weekend.