Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Read this to Me Read this to me "is a free reading service for blind and low-vision people, powered by volunteers and Internet collaboration. ReadThisToMe allows blind and low-vision people (clients) to have printed documents read to them over the phone. All a person needs is a phone line and a fax machine (no computer is required.) Here's how it works: The client faxes the document to be read to the ReadThisToMe toll-free fax number: 1-877-333-8848. The first page of the fax needs to be a cover page that includes the client's first name and callback (voice) phone number. The document itself can be just about anything: a handwritten letter, a bill, a can of food, a multi-page magazine article -- just about anything that can be faxed. One of ReadThisToMe's volunteer readers will call the client back — usually within an hour — and read the document. That's it! The service is available throughout the U.S. and Canada and is absolutely free (though donations are gladly accepted). Because the reading is done by people, this service can handle documents that electronic reading hardware and software cannot, such as handwritten documents, documents with complex graphics, etc." For more information visit their website. (Found via the Librarian in Black Blog.) 2:17:50 PM

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