Reading for Others
Jim Claussen, a volunteer from Topeka, and Peg Sampson, outreach coordinator, discuss a story in The Emporia Gazette.
The people at Audio-Reader are my heroes.
Audio-Reader is a reading service for the blind, visually impaired and print disabled.
I wrote a feature article for the Mature Living section in today’s Gazette. The Gazette doesn’t post stories from these special tabloids online, so I’ve posted it: Read all about Audio-Reader.
Filed under: life on the ground, on the radio on August 23rd, 2007
Very interesting and very well written. What a great service. Nina works in the basement of the college rerecording audio tapes for the blind and visually impaired. I forget what the name of the service is. I have often wondered how one got the job of reading the books and papers that are on those tapes. I read very well - in my head. But when I try to read outloud it never quit sounds the same and I find myself stammering and getting tongue tied. My mouth for once can’t keep up with my eyes. Usually my brain can’t keep up with my mouth!
When we lived in Elkhart, we always listened to KANZ out of Garden City. They had Radio Reader on everyday at 11:00 and we arranged our whole morning accordingly. I think it was Dick Estell (?) was the reader. The books he chose - or someone chose - were great. This is truly a wonderful contribution that these people give to be everyone. I admire them very much. Everytime I start to read out loud, I start yawning. It is quite a talent to be a reader for 30 min. to an hour - or even longer.
I guess you can’t edit these postings, can you?
Anyway, Cheryl I agree with you - “People at Audio-Reader are my heroes.”
Excellent!!!!!!!!!!! How wonderful -what a great service!!!!!!!!
I read the newspapers on line now—– because I’m now allergic to the news print & ink–etc/etc/etc———-those darn chemicals & scents again!!!!!!!!!!
Hubby subscribes to several newspapers—–& he will say to me—- did you read this or that–but they don’t put the whole newspapers online—-so no you miss several things!!!
This is a wonderful service!!!!!!!!
I use to read the Emporia Gazette to my MIL & several others at the care home each evening!!!!!!!
And I read the Chase County Leader News to them each week——& one lady was from Council Grove & I would read her local newspaper to her also—& any one else who wanted to listen——–but I didn’t read the whole newspapers!!!!!!!!!!
I picked & choose what I wanted to read——-or what they wanted to hear from the head lines!!!!!!!!!!
This is a really wonderful service——-& a great story Cheryl!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you!!!!!!!!!
You ought to sign up, Flips. Doesn’t cost you a thing. You can listen online. I’d love to listen - especially to the regional papers in the afternoon, but also the books.
Also, I didn’t want to pile on the information in this piece, but they also have a thing called Telephone Reader (invented by a staff member) that has the KC Star and Topeka Cap-Journal available in its entirety- and using phone buttons, you can skip ahead to the kind of stories you want to hear… news, sports, editorials, etc.
I always hate to take something /some one else can use as I always think there are always so many other people worse off than I am———& I never want to take something away from someone else———
but if it is a service that I can use online & not be taking somethng away from some one else——–I would truly enjoy it very much——-as when my health is really bad & I’m also so dizzy all the time——–it is very hard to read!
My MCS-effects my whole system——& my eye sight is not good at all—-when I’m really sick & dizzy so much of the time–that it is hard to function at all——
Thank you Cheryl——–this something I would really enjoy——
This is the simple application form. Easy schmeasy.
http://reader.ku.edu/audioreaderapplication.pdf
I think this is great! So……if you wanted to sign up to be a reader, you would have to travel to Lawrence?
Oops - I read your comment wrong, so I deleted my previous answer.
Yeah, if you want to be a reader/volunteer, you’d likely need to travel to Lawrence. Although Doris said that she may be able to start reading from home in Emporia.