The author is the board secretary of the International Association of Audio Information Services (IAAIS) and coordinator of volunteers for the Audio-Reader Network in Lawrence, Kan. IAAIS commentaries ...

WKAR Radio Reading Service listener Roberta McCall, with a WKAR RRS radio receiver. On October 1, 1973, WKAR Radio at Michigan State University launched a special audio service to provide news, ...

CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) – The first thing you notice about the special radio is it has knobs, but no numbers or dials-you turn one knob left or right for the volume, the other for the tone. The radio ...

WKAR’s Radio Reading Service (RRS) is celebrating 50 years of operations. The community service, which helps people with visual impairments, hosts volunteers who read newspapers, books and even ...

Current’s recent article on KPBS’ decision to reduce its reading service for blind and visually impaired listeners stopped short of reporting the whole story. By claiming that visually disabled ...

Got those mid-winter blues? Here’s some engaging reading to precede your long winter naps. “How can I magnify a Mac screen?” “Where did my lost image file go?” “How can I avoid shutter lag when taking ...

The volunteer radio service that reads local newspapers to blind people in the Davenport area had to slash its efforts due to the pandemic. Just one person remains who reads the papers aloud for a few ...

Correspondent photo / Bill Koch Mike Muder, a native of Hubbard Township who now lives in Boardman, is the manager of the Youngstown Radio Reading Service, which has been housed at Goodwill Industries ...

As far back as Robert Lewis can remember, he has been fascinated by what he heard on the radio — he would even sneak a receiver under his pillow when he was younger so he could listen to music late at ...

Cheektowaga, NY - For Sunday morning Daybreak we take you a Unique Place in Western New York which really provides a valuable service for the blind and visually impaired residents of our region. 2 on ...

The visually impaired of the Jamestown area now have access to radio broadcasts that feature readings of local and national news. The recent implementation of an additional signal allows the Niagara ...