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Audio-Reader

Radio for the blind and print-disabled

This photo, taken shortly after the doors had opened and the throngs of eager shoppers had rushed in, shows a crowd of avid vinyl collectors and first timers alike sorting through the enormous collection of vinyl albums.

During our annual For Your Ears Only sale, in which all proceeds help keep Audio-Reader on the air, buyers search for that perfect gem to add to their vinyl collection.

The photo shows the lush, green sensory garden under the deep shade of mature cedar, hackberry, and golden rain trees on a lovely summer day. The smooth, red brick path - still shiny from a recent summer rain shower - leads the eye through the carefully tended garden of fragrant herbs and tender flowers and to the storied, red brick building in the background where the Audio Reader studios are located.

The Sensory Garden at KU’s Baehr Audio-Reader Center is a feast of stunning sights, sounds, smells and textures.

In this photo, two volunteer readers are sitting at a round, oak table and speaking into high-fidelity microphones. The two readers, both senior men, are holding newspapers and have looks of enjoyment and focus upon their faces.

Audio-Reader thanks our generous volunteers for reading the newspaper over the air.

The Audio-Reader Network is a reading and information service for blind, visually impaired, and print disabled individuals in Kansas and western Missouri. We read daily newspapers, magazines and best-selling books on the air and on the internet, 24 hours a day, and we offer automated newspaper readings by telephone. Services are offered free of charge to anyone in our listening area who is unable to read normal printed material.

Audio-Reader offers print-disabled persons the opportunity for greater personal independence by providing access to the printed word and visual information, via electronic media and other technologies.

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