The average age of a radio reading service listener is often near seventy. Many nursing homes and senior care facilities apply to get a radio receiver which they place in a common area where residents gather and can listen. However, this doesn't mean that the elderly are the sole listeners of this type of service.
Some teachers of blind or visually impaired students have used a radio reading service with their middle and high school age students. These teachers incorporate listening to the daily national news into the social studies curriculum of their students. A radio reading service can also be used by a person of any age who has been temporarily disabled by an accident or surgery.
How to Find Out If a Radio Reading Service Is Available Where You Live
To find out if a radio reading service broadcasts in your community, you can contact the International Association of Audio Information Services.
You can log onto their website at www.iaais.org and click on the "Service Locator" icon to see if a service broadcasts in your city or county.
You can reach them by phone at 1-800-280-5325.
You can help improve someone's quality of life by telling him or her about a radio reading service.