Vol. 2, Issue 1, January 1997Radio Reading Services for the Visually ImpairedRadio reading services provide immediate and convenient access to printed material for thousands of people who are visually impaired. They combine the depth and details of print with the immediacy of radio.Radio reading services help people who are visually impaired combat the isolation that often results from a disability. They also heighten the listener's potential to live an independent and productive life. Programming is varied and includes such publications as local newspapers, national magazines, popular books, the New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal. "Medicare Cares" is sent to each of the reading services every two months. A special receiver is needed to listen to the radio reading service. One can be obtained by contacting one of the services and asking for an application. You can borrow the receiver for as long as you wish, free of charge. Radio reading services available in New York State include: IN TOUCH Networks Read-Out 15 West 65th Street Radio Reading Service New York, NY 10023 P.O. Box 2400 Tel. (212) 769-6270 Syracuse, NY 13220-2400 or (800) 456-3166 Tel. (315) 453-2424 Niagara Frontier Radio RISE Reading Service % WMHT-FM P.O. Box 575 P.O. Box 17 Buffalo, NY 14225 Schenectady, NY 12301 Tel. (716) 668-8888 Tel. (518) 356-1700 Northeast Radio Reading Service WXXI Reachout Radio 59 Leonard Avenue 280 State Street Plattsburgh, NY 12901 Rochester, NY 14618 Tel. (518) 562-1954 Tel. (716) 325-7500 Radio Vision-Ramapo Catskill Library System 619 North Street Middletown, NY 10940 Tel. (914) 343-1131 or (800) 327-7343 |
