Ron:

I'm sorry if I mis-interpreted your original question.

I guess the only answer I have at this time is to check with Handihams.

They make a very concerted effort to keep as up-to-date as they can,
especially when it comes to accessible ham radio study materials.

The matter of accessible manuals is quite another issue, as you know.
Sometimes, I actually have had to resort to scanning the original print
manual, converting it to a text file, and hoping for the best.

This sometimes works very well, but in other cases, depending on how the
original manual was produced, the results are not as positive.

Perhaps others on the list will have other suggestions I'm not thinking of
at this time.

Tom Behler: KB8TYJ


-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Dr. Ronald E. Milliman
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2014 10:01 AM
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Subject: Re: Getting manuals and ham related materials recorded

Tom,

I am aware of all the resources to which you referred, and I have given
those sources, along with a couple of others, to the fellow here who wanted
to get some manuals recorded. I told him there was no sense in recording
materials if they are already available in an accessible format. However,
what I asked, and still don't have a good answer to, is if the manuals he
wants are not available in an audio or accessible format, where can he send
them to get them recorded. There was a time when Recordings for the Blind,
later named Recordings for the Blind and Disabled, and now, called Learning
Alley, did that type of recording, but I don't think they do anymore; I
think they focus entirely on recording textbooks and materials for students.
That has always been their focus, but I believe today that is all they do.
There used to be some individuals and small recording studios around the
country that would record a book or manual for us, but I don't think very
many of them exist anymore either, but I could be wrong. I just don't know
of any.

So, that is what I was asking; that is, if the materials this fellow wants
recorded are not currently already recorded and available from such sources
as Handihams, I can do This Thing, etc., then, where can he send the
materials to have them recorded or put into some accessible format?

Ron, K8HSY