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A free reading service for the blind and low-vision community
ReadThisToMe is a free reading service for blind and low-vision people, powered by volunteers and Internet collaboration.
ReadThisToMe allows blind and low-vision people (clients) to have printed documents read to them over the phone. All a person needs is a phone line and a fax machine (no computer is required.) Here’s how it works:
The client faxes the document to be read to the ReadThisToMe toll-free fax number: 1-877-333-8848. The first page of the fax needs to be a cover page that includes the client’s first name and callback (voice) phone number. The document itself can be just about anything: a handwritten letter, a bill, a can of food, a multi-page magazine article — just about anything that can be faxed.
One of ReadThisToMe’s volunteer readers will call the client back — usually within an hour — and read the document.
That’s it!
The service is available throughout the U.S. and Canada and is absolutely free (though donations are gladly accepted).
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