I emailed them, nicely, and what I was told is the new text version is being 
worked on currently and is expected out by the end of the summer possibly 
sooner but by fall they'll be releasing the text with the new digital 
format.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gerry Leary" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, April 27, 2012 6:45 AM
Subject: Re: Will The New Digital Version Of QST Be Accessible?


> They are still working on it.  Not as of yet.  Maybe a little more 
> pressure.
> Also I am going to Dayton, so if we put a letter together I can present it
> to ARRL.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Glass" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2012 6:42 PM
> Subject: Will The New Digital Version Of QST Be Accessible?
>
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I know that many of us are wondering about this.
>> Here is info from the ARRL's faq page:
>>
>> The new digital edition is not currently formatted for Blind Readers. 
>> ARRL
>> is looking into a text-only version of digital QST with our vendor,
>> Nxtbook. We hope to launch it later in 2012. QST is currently available
>> through the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically
>> Handicapped (NLS) in
>> cassette format
>>
>> John