CRIS Radio Search SEARCH AUDIO LIBRARY CRISKIDS™ CRISACCESS™ CRIS EN ESPAÑOL Previous Next CRIS Radio Welcomes You The Connecticut Radio Information System (CRIS), is Connecticut's only radio reading service. CRIS broadcasts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, from regional satellite studios in Danbury, Norwalk, Norwich, Trumbull, West Haven, and our broadcast center in Windsor. Read More... CRIS’ 24TH GOLF CLASSIC: WRAP UP The 24th CRIS Golf Classic was a huge success, raising money by gathering old friends and new for an afternoon of the ancient game. The money raised from the tournament allows CRIS to offer its service at no cost to people living in the community who are blind or unable to read due to learning, physical, intellectual, and emotional disabilities. JONATHAN’S DREAM PARK ENHANCES ACCESSIBILITY W/CRIS APP Press Release Jonathan’s Dream Park, an accessible and inclusive playground designed for all ages and abilities, is even more accessible now thanks to CRIS Radio’s GPS mobile app that helps guide visitors who are blind or have low vision through the park. State and … Continue Reading ›› FAMILY FAVS: “CRIS COOKS” Support CRIS Radio by purchasing “CRIS Cooks,” a cookbook with 125 recipes provided by our volunteers, donors, and other supporters that feature family favorites enjoyed at holidays, summer picnics, and weekday meals. Order “CRIS Cooks” online at CRISRadio.org through PayPal and select either the pick-up … Continue Reading ›› BRIGHT SPOT: NON-PROFIT IS HELPING KIDS IMPROVE THEIR LITERACY FROM HOME (WFSB) Click photo above to watch the video. (WFSB) – A local non-profit is helping kids improve their literacy from home. For 8 years now CRIS Radio (Connecticut Radio Information System) began to expand their services to students around the state. “Teachers came to us and said ‘Hey we have special needs kids that are not able to access classroom material. Can you do custom recordings?' So, we started doing that,” explains Diane Weaver Dunne, Executive Director of CRIS Radio. CONTINUE READING CRIS RADIO ANNOUNCES NEW MEMBERS TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS Press Release (pdf) CRIS Radio, a 42-year-old nonprofit and Connecticut’s only radio-reading service for people who are blind or print challenged, has added four new members to its board of directors. They are: Rosa Cassells, Carla Pariser, Benjamin Schimelman, and Gonmit Sehmbi. “We are pleased to announce the election of four new members to CRIS Radio’s Board of Directors, said CRIS Board Chair Paul A. Young. “These new members enhance the diversity and expertise of our organization’s work to improve access to print information." READ MORE CRIS GOES PLATINUM WITH GUIDESTAR CRIS Radio has received the coveted Guidestar Platinum Seal of Transparency, adding to your confidence that your contributions are used toward the mission of CRIS. You can check out the CRIS profile on Guidestar here. JI: PROJECT TO GIVE VOICE TO SUFFRAGE Journal Inquirer, August 29, 2020 Link to story Copy of story: JPG | PDF CRIS Radio and archivists from the Connecticut State Library, the Connecticut Historical Society, and Watkinson Library & College Archives at Trinity College are working together to bring to life 100-year-old documents – featuring human-narrated recordings available as podcasts — about the divisive debate over the passage of the 19th Amendment that was passed in August 1920. Read more. 100 YEARS: VOICES OF WOMAN SUFFRAGE CRIS Radio celebrates 100 years of success for woman's suffrage by collaborating with the Connecticut State Library, the Connecticut Historical Society, Watkinson Library at Trinity College and Hartford Public Library to bring Voices of Woman Suffrage to life. The project is made possible by a grant from the Pomeroy Foundation. The collection of items that CRIS has put into audio format for this project includes letters, essays, meeting minutes, leaflets and news articles. Click on the icon or link to the different categories of materials to be taken to the available resources. A list of resources that were used for this collection is available here. Press Release Suffrage Home Essays Newspapers Letters Leaflets Meeting Minutes CRIS PARTNERS WITH HARTFORD COURANT NEWS IN EDUCATION CRIS Radio is collaborating with the Hartford Courant’s News In Education program by making its lessons available in audio for students who struggle to read. Click HERE for more info. STATE CREATES RESOURCE CORONAVIRUS RESOURCE PAGE The state has created a webpage with a list of resources (agencies, technologies and services) to help people with disabilities address some of the challenges that the coronavirus is presenting. The page may be found by clicking HERE. While CRIS is observing limited offices hours in our Windsor studio, volunteers and staff are … Continue Reading ›› Serving all of Connecticut from six studios around the state. CRIS HOME NEWS IN EDUCATION VOICES OF WOMAN SUFFRAGE VOICES OF WWI LISTEN NOW LISTEN ON DEMAND NEWS IN 20 WHAT WE DO APPLY FOR SERVICE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM SCHEDULE DONATE ABOUT CRIS MAGAZINES CRIS Radio NEW AT CRIS CRIS’ 24th GOLF CLASSIC: Wrap up October 7, 2021 The 24th CRIS Golf Classic was a huge success, raising money by gathering old friends and … Jonathan’s Dream Park Enhances Accessibility w/CRIS App June 18, 2021 Press Release Jonathan’s Dream Park, an accessible and inclusive playground designed for all ages and … Bright Spot: Non-profit is helping kids improve their literacy from home (WFSB) May 19, 2021 Click photo above to watch the video. (WFSB) – A local non-profit is helping kids … CRIS Goes Platinum with Guidestar October 14, 2020 CRIS Radio has received the coveted Guidestar Platinum Seal of Transparency, adding to your confidence … CRIS Radio makes its programs available to individuals who are unable to read printed materials due to blindness or other disabilities, including visual, learning, physical, emotional or intellectual disabilities. Connecticut Radio Information System, Inc. 315 Windsor Avenue, Windsor, CT 06095 Office:(860) 527-8000 Proudly powered by WordPress