I feel really chuffed to actually answer an email from the list. The
National Federation for the Blind operates "Newsline" - the newspapers are
accessed via a touch tone telephone. I have used the service and suggest
that you use a speaker phone if you intend to listen to the whole paper.

Here is a link from NFB with more info - http://www.nfb.org/newsline1.htm

I have found that the service is used by public libraries to increase there
newspaper holdings or to make their newspaper holdings "accessible"

Simon Healey
Librarian II
Free Library of Philadelphia

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>Subject: Accessible Newspapers, etc.
>Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 11:27:42 -0700
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>I am writing for an acquaintance who is elderly and becoming blind.  He is
>not into technology, but would love to read newspapers.
>
>I seem to recall NFB or someone having a newspaper reading service by phone
>via an 800 number.
>
>Does anyone have info on this?
>Norm
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