Radio Reading Services
This quotation from Audio Vision Radio Reading Service for the Blind in California explains well this type of service.
"Now, through Audio Vision Radio Reading Service for the Blind, many people once caught in this information void have 24-hour, seven-days-a-week access to the local and national news and information that shapes our lives. Everything from the front-page stories to the grocery store advertisements is read by volunteers and is broadcast over what is called a "sub-frequency" of a public FM radio station. The broadcast can be heard only through the use of a special radio receiver. For the blind and print handicapped, this service is as big a part of their lives as breakfast, lunch and dinner. Anyone who cannot read due to blindness, impaired vision or physical handicap can request the Audio Vision service by simply calling or writing Audio Vision for an application form. Special access receivers are required for anyone to pick up our broadcast. They are available through Audio Vision, free of charge; how ever, we do ask for a $90.00 contribution from anyone who is financially able to assist us. This contribution enables us to purchase more special access receivers."
In some cases, the programming may be received through the SAP channel on newer television sets and videocassette players.
The radio signals used by most radio reading services cover a fairly small area. Look for a station local to you, whether in your state or in a neighboring state.
The services below are listed under headings for the states of the U.S.A. Services from other countries are listed under the country's name.
Alabama
Alabama Radio Reading Service Network
location: Birmingham, AL U.S.A.
internet: http://www.wbhm.org/ARRS/
voice: 205-934-6576
WHIL Radio Reading Service
location: Mobile, AL U.S.A.
internet: http://www.whil.org/rrs/
Arizona
Sun Sounds
location: Phoenix, AZ U.S.A.
internet: http://sunsounds.rio.maricopa.edu/
Arkansas
Arkansas Radio Reading Service for the Blind
location: Little Rock, AR U.S.A.
internet: http://pages.prodigy.com/blindnet/
voice: 663-4540, 800-645-8125
California
Audio Vision Radio Reading Service for the Blind
mail: 35242 Yucaipa Blvd., Suite C, Yucaipa, CA 92399 U.S.A.
internet: http://www.fortunecity.com/business/marshalls/268/
voice: 909-797-4336
KPBS Radio Reading Service
location: San Diego, CA U.S.A.
internet: http://www.radioreadingservice.com
Canada
National Broadcast Reading Service, The
location: Toronoto, ON CANADA
internet: http://webhome.idirect.com/~nbrs/
Colorado
Radio Reading Service of the Rockies, Inc.
mail: 5290-G Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder, CO 80303 U.S.A.
internet: http://www.rrsr.org/
fax: 303-939-8013
voice: 303-786-7777
"We offer access to printed materials not available through another resource, via 'information on demand' (phone), specially tuned receivers, local cable providers, SAP setting on TV or VCR and soon to be back up on the web through live streaming audio."
Connecticut
Connecticut Radio Information Service
mail: 589 Jordan Lane, Wethersfield, CT 06109 U.S.A.
internet: http://www.cslnet.ctstateu.edu/cris/
voice: 860-956-3579
Florida
FSU Radio Reading Service
mail: 1600 Red Barber Plaza, Tallahassee, FL 32310-6046 U.S.A.
internet: http://www.fsu.edu/~wfsu_fm/rrs.html
voice: 850-487-3170
WLRN Radio Reading Service
location: Miami, FL U.S.A.
internet: http://www.wlrn.org/fm/rrs/index.htm
e-mail: info@wlrn.org
WUFT-FM Radio Reading Service
location: Gainesville, FL U.S.A.
internet: http://www.afn.org/ht-free/rrswhat.html
Georgia
Georgia Radio Reading Service
mail: 260 14th Street, Atlanta, GA 30318 U.S.A.
internet: http://www.galinks.com/garrs/
voice: 404-685-2820
Illinois
Radio Information Service of WIUM/WIUW
mail: Memorial Hall 504, Western Illinois University, 1 University Circle, Macomb, IL 61455 U.S.A.
internet: http://www.wiu.edu/users/miris/wiu/
voice: 309-298-2403
WUIS Radio Information Service
mail: University of Illinois at Springfield, Springfield, IL 62794-9243 U.S.A.
internet: http://www.uis.edu/~wuis/radio.htm
voice: 217-206-6516
International
International Association of Audio Information Services
internet: http://iaais.org/
Kansas
Kansas Audio-Reader Network
location: Lawrence, KS U.S.A.
internet: http://www.ukans.edu/~arnet/
Louisiana
WRBH Reading Radio
mail: 3606 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA U.S.A.
internet: http://www.wrbh.org
voice: 504-899-1144
Maryland
Radio Reading Network of Maryland
mail: 2901 Liberty Heights Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21215-7807 U.S.A.
internet: http://www.netgsi.com/~crclark/lions/radio.htm
voice: 410-462-8580, 800-455-5605
Massachusetts
Audio Journal
location: Worcester, MA U.S.A.
internet: http://www.ziplink.net/~ajournal/
voice: 508-797-1117
Talking Information Center
mail: P.O. Box 519, Marshfield, MA 02050 U.S.A.
internet: http://www.ticsite.com
voice: 800-696-9505
Michigan
Detroit Radio Information Service
mail: 4600 Cass Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201 U.S.A.
internet: http://www.wdetfm.org/dris.html
voice: 313-577-4207
Mississippi
Radio Reading Service of Mississippi
mail: 3825 Ridgewood Road, Jackson, MI 39211 U.S.A.
internet: http://www.etv.state.ms.us/rrsm/index.html
voice: 601-982-6301
Nebraska
Radio Talking Book Network
location: Omaha, NE U.S.A.
internet: http://net.unl.edu/radio/talking.html
voice: 800-290-6850
New Zealand
New Zealand Radio for the Print Disabled, Inc.
mail: P.O.Box 360, Levin 5500 NEW ZEALAND
internet: http://www.radioreading.org/rrs.htm
e-mail: nzrpd@xtra.co.nz
fax: 64-6-368-7290
voice: 64-6-368-2229
North Carolina
North Carolina Association of Radio Reading Services
location: NC U.S.A.
internet: http://www.ncarrs.org/
This organization is a consortium of six service in North Carolina.
Radio Reading Service of Eastern North Carolina
mail: Post Office Box 20555, Greenville, NC 27858 U.S.A.
internet: http://www.publicradioeast.org/community/reading.html
voice: 252-758-4683
Triangle Radio Reading Service
mail: Six Forks Common, 211 Six Forks Road Suite 103, Raleigh, NC 27609-7743 U.S.A.
voice: 919-832-5138
Ohio
Central Ohio Radio Reading Service
mail: 2955 West Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43204 U.S.A.
internet: http://www.corrs.org/
voice: 614-274-7650
Cleveland Radio Reading Service
internet: http://clevesight.org/radiored.html
voice: 216-791-8118
Radio Reading Service of Greater Cincinnati
location: Cincinnati, OH U.S.A.
internet: http://www.rrscincinnati.com/
Words Radio Reading Service
mail: Talbott Tower Suite 340, 131 North Ludlow Street, Dayton, OH 45402 U.S.A.
internet: http://www.words.org/index.html
voice: 937-341-5210
Pennsylvania
Radio Information Center
mail: Associated Services for the Blind, 919 Walnut Street 2nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107 U.S.A.
internet: http://www.libertynet.org/asbinfo/ricb1.html
voice: 215-627-0600 x 3208
Radio Information Service
mail: Suite 140 Birmingham Towers, 2100 Wharton Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203 U.S.A.
internet: http://www.readingservice.org/
voice: 412-488-3944
Tennessee
WYPL
location: Memphis, TN U.S.A.
internet: http://www.memphislibrary.lib.tn.us/wypl/wyptop.htm
Washington (state)
Evergreen Radio Reading Service
location: Seattle, WA U.S.A.
internet: http://www.spl.org/wtbbl/ERRS.html
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