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Dorset County Council’s ‘Sight & Hearing Services’
Dorset County Council Adult and Community
Services provide a range of services for people with a visual impairment or
who are Deaf (Deaf is a term used to cover all people with some type of
deafness and includes those who are hard of hearing, partially deaf or
profoundly deaf).
http://www.dorsetforyou.com/index.jsp?articleid=391368
TNTalk
A Yahoo! based newsgroup designed
specifically for people who produce articles for the blind. Whether you’re a Talking Newspaper reader,
recording technician, or if you’re just helping those who cannot see, this is
the newsgroup for you. Email subscription
is compulsory to read messages, which are sent. You can ‘un-subscribe’ at any time.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tntalk
British Wireless for
the Blind Fund
Their job is to try and supply radio and audio sets
to all registered blind and partially sighted people who are in need. This organisation commissions
special radio sets - they're not available commercially and are specially
made
for blind people.
http://www.blind.org.uk
ACB Radio
An American based website, which has pre-recorded articles
on just about anything! Even Soundings can be found here, all stored for the
world to hear.
http://www.acbradio.org
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BBC On-Line
The BBC have it all - really. Simply find what you're
after, and if it's not in audio format, print it out, and get a reader to
read it. Simple! Whether it's gardening issues, health, lifestyle, the weekly
recipe, interviews, or the latest on global warming, it's all on here! Take a
look for yourself just how much is available to you.
http://www.bbc.co.uk
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BBC Radio On-Line
BBC Radio stations has loads of audio material, which may
be of use. Don't forget, it's not just music on there you know, there are
some great interviews, shows, comedy snippets and articles of use for many an
hour. This however, should be listened to and perhaps thought about before
use. Whether it's the BBC World Service, or Radio 7, you'll find them all
here.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio
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Recipes On-Line!
Good heavens! Here you can choose almost any kind of
recipe. Simply print it out, or read it straight from the screen. Whether you
want a recipe for a specific dish, or from a specific programme. Perhaps you're
a really fussy blighter, and only a recipe from a specific chef will do?
Well, that's fine too! See for yourself, and never be without a recipe
again!!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/
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Royal Mail
The people who make our delivery service possible! On-line
postcode & address finder also available here.
http://www.royalmail.com
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Soundaround
An internationally available 'magazine style' presentation
specifically designed for blind or visually impaired people. Depending on
seasonality, this site sometimes contains articles, which may be downloaded
to use as magazine articles.
http://www.soundaround.org
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Soundings
The site where you can obtain what's known as the 'Data file'
for this month's edition of the soundings magazine. Audio versions of the
magazine, both current and archived are also available here.
http://www.soundings.org
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TNAUK
We're not worthy!! TNAUK stands for 'Talking Newspaper
Association of the United Kingdom'. Basically, they're almost like our 'Head
Office'. They're worth a look though
if you want to see what they're about. Also available here, is an on-line directory
of all the registered Talking Newspapers within the UK.
http://www.tnauk.org.uk
TNF (Talking News
Federation)
A section of their website is designed for members of local
Talking Newspapers and Talking Magazines to receive information about the
different aspects of managing a local Talking Newspaper. This section has a password and contains
details, which will be available to members only. This web site will continue
to grow and offer different ways to carry out the various tasks that are
needed to run a local Talking Newspaper.
http://www.tnf.org.uk
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UK Audio Network
A website similar to 'Soundaround'. Worth a look.
http://www.yrguk.com
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VIP On Air
TNAUK's first live On-Line radio station for blind and
visually impaired people in the UK. It's mostly Scottish accents, but there
is the rare opportunity to hear some more 'local' voices!
http://www.viponair.com
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