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Minds Eye Information Service brings printed words to life each day for thousands of people in the St. Louis Metro Area.
Since 1973, Minds Eye has provided free and verbatim readings of over 100 magazines, newspapers, books, and even retail ads to people who are unable to read them.
If you or someone you love is blind, has low vision, or has another physical disability that prevents them from reading like paralysis or Parkinson's Disease, then Minds Eye can help!
There are two ways to listen to Minds Eye, over the radio or over the internet through our podcasts and live stream. Please visit our Listener Site for an application and more information.
Minds Eye launches podcastsMinds Eye's archives section,or podcasts, is a great solution for the listener on the go. Using this option, listeners have on demand access to the newspapers, magazines, and books that they want to listen to. They can even download a show and put it on their iPod or computer to listen to later! A listener who is busy at 9:30 a.m. can hear the sports section of the Post Dispatch and Belleville News Democrat at 2:00 p.m., 2:00 a.m. or whatever time suits him. Like the rest of Minds Eye's website, the Listener Site has been designed to be screen reader and magnifier friendly. This way, people with visual impairments can navigate the website aided by software that either reads the screen to them or magnifies the screen to a large enough font so it can be easily read.
Please visit the Listener Site for more information and to sign up and listen. |
For a brief overview of Minds Eye thousands of listeners, Featured ProgramThe Weight Loss Show With the Weight Loss Show, listeners get a chance to hear tips and tricks from Shape, Fitness, and Weight Watchers magazines to help shape up and slim down. According to Lighthouse International, 38 percent of people with visual impairments report reducing their leisure activities because of their disability. Exercise gurus and those who tout their diets often don't understand the challenges that people with vision loss face when they try to lose weight. The Weight Loss Show offers helpful suggestions, exercise and eating tips, keeping ever mindful to offer practical advice that can be applied right away, easily. It airs every week on Minds Eye at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday and 11:00 p.m. on Thursday or anytime on Minds Eye's podcasts. |
While it is still new, Minds Eye's listeners are already sending in their thanks. One listener, Ryan from Belleville, liked the Listener Site so much that he sent back his radio, saying, "The sound is so much better, and I can easily listen at home or in my office. This is perfect for me."