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NEWSLINE®

The NEWSLINE® service reads newspapers over the telephone to Oklahomans who are unable to read standard print due to blindness, visual impairment, a learning disability or the physical inability to hold or turn the pages of printed material.

The service provides newspaper text in synthesized speech. Using the keypad on a touch-tone phone, people with visual disabilities can speed up the reading pace, skip articles and sections, or reread articles. It is available 24 hours a day and is entirely free to eligible individuals.

The national NEWSLINE® was created by the National Federation of the Blind and is funded in Oklahoma by the Division of Visual Services.

For more information about NEWSLINE, contact the Oklahoma Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped at 405.521.3514 in Oklahoma City or 800.523.0288 toll free statewide.