Talking Magazines For The Blind

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Talking magazines for the blind.

Talking books are audio books provided by the national library service for the blind and physically handicapped nls. News and developments in library services for blind and physically disabled individuals. For over 75 years this division of the library of congress has produced talking books. Today thousands of books and current magazines are recorded each year and distributed through a network of lending libraries.

Magazines in special media is a descriptive listing of periodicals and newsletters available to people in the united states who are unable to use regular print materials. Recorded book customers usually receive talking book topics while braille readers most often subscribe to braille book review. Periodicals are produced in a variety of formats including digital audio digital download digital text ebraille large print and press braille. Talking book topics 6 issues year large print digital or online.

Nfb newsline reopened the world of newspapers and magazines to me. Announcements of talking books recently added to the nls collection. It provides national and regional talking newspapers and magazines in alternative formats for the blind visually impaired and the disabled who find it difficult to hold a newspaper. These catalogs are used to select and order reading materials.

Talking book topics is available in a variety of formats. Nfb newsline is a free audio news service for anyone who is blind low vision deafblind or otherwise print disabled that offers access to more than 500 publications emergency weather alerts job listings and more. A nonprofit organization that provides audio recordings of memorable articles stories interviews essays and poems from outstanding current magazines completely free of charge to blind visually impaired physically disabled or dyslexic adults. Talking newspapers and magazines are also being supplied on floppy disk to blind computer users.

Catalogs are mailed bimonthly to inform customers about new books and magazines added to the collection.