TOPEKA, Kan. (KCTV) – A brand new free audio information service is ready to be launched in Kansas and preserve those that are blind or print-disabled up-to-date on present occasions.
The State Library of Kansas and the Nationwide Federation of the Blind got here collectively on Friday, Jan. 19, to announce that the Kansas Speaking Books program is ready to supply the NFB-NEWSLINE® service within the Sunflower State.
“We’re delighted to companion with the Nationwide Federation of the Blind to supply NFB-NEWSLINE® to our Kansas Speaking Books patrons,” mentioned Ray C. Walling, the State Librarian of Kansas. “This service will improve their entry to info and leisure, and empower them to dwell the lives they need.”
The NFB-NEWSLINE is a free audio and Braille service that permits entry to greater than 500 publications – together with nationwide, state and worldwide newspapers. The service additionally consists of magazines, tv listings, retail advertisements, job listings and breaking information sources. It’s meant to make printed info accessible for many who are blind and print-disabled.
State officers famous that the Kansas Speaking Books program is a part of the State Library of Kansas. It offers free library providers to those that can not learn commonplace print because of a visible or bodily incapacity. It additionally presents a variety of books and magazines in audio and Braille codecs, in addition to playback gear and equipment.
“Over the previous thirty years, NFB-NEWSLINE® has turn into an indispensable useful resource for tens of 1000’s of blind and print-disabled Individuals who need to keep knowledgeable and related with their communities and the world,” mentioned Mark A. Riccobono, President of the Nationwide Federation of the Blind. “We’re proud to companion with the State Library of Kansas and the Kansas Speaking Books program to develop the supply of this service, created by and for blind individuals, all through the Sunflower State.”
With the addition of the brand new Newsline, state officers mentioned the Kansas Speaking Books program will allow patrons to entry present and dependable info via quite a lot of strategies resembling touch-tone phone, web site, iOS cell app and Amazon Alexa good audio system. Subscribes may also obtain publications to a digital talking-book participant or appropriate system.
For extra details about NFB-NEWSLINE®, click on HERE.
To join the brand new service, contact Kansas Speaking Books at 800-362-0699 or HERE.
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