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Provides a mail order public library of audio books and Braille program for individuals who are unable to read standard print. 

Provides a free radio service for the blind and visually impaired of east central Illinois. Services include daily readings of local newspapers, magazines, books and other periodicals. Reception of the programming is provided through a special receiver that is free or on-line or through Amazon Echo.

Offers a reading service for individuals who are blind and visually impaired. Provides spoken word readings of newspapers, magazines, and national publications. Service of WSIU Radio and SIU Carbondale.

Provides free audiobooks, audio magazines, and braille through the mail to individuals with a visual or physical condition, or a reading disability which limits use of regular print. Eligible individuals can also download books and magazines from BARD online and BARD mobile to instantly access and download titles from the TBBS catalog.

From Broadway to ballet, RTBS volunteers provide live Audio Description for performances and community events. This service empowers attendees with a visual disability to join family and friends for an exhibit, performance, or event. Then, using a headset provided by RTBS, they listen to a trained audio describer relate the visual information in real time. This can include costumes and sets, artwork, the antics of a team’s mascot, animals in a zoo habitat, the spectacle of a parade, and so much more.