However, other magazines that arrive in plastic mailing boxes should be returned to the Talking Book and Braille Service. Now Open to All Print Disabilities Because of a change in national policy, any resident of Nebraska who is eligible for talking book service would also qualify for Newsline . Formerly, only blind or visually-impaired individuals were eligible. Through Newsline , individuals use telephone lines to access newspapers through synthetic speech. At the present time, individuals living outside of Lincoln would pay long distance rates for their Newsline calls.
Sponsors hope to expand free access to the service to other parts of the state.
Newsline applications are available both through the Talking Book and Braille Service and through the Nebraska Rehabilitation Services for the Visually Impaired. Here is a handy list of ideas to help you make better use of talking book service. Consider posting this by your phone or file it away for future reference. Provide complete name, address and phone number. Use for brief messages only.