Communication Center - State Services for the Blind
2070 College View Road East, Rochester, MN 55904
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MN
Description
Provides a communication center with the following services: - Braille and tape transcription services for textbooks, vocational, and leisure reading materials - Braille and tape transcription services for businesses and organizations fulfilling their ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) responsibilities (fee) - Dial-In News: A subscription service utilizing synthetic speech to read daily Twin Cities newspapers, accessed by touch-tone phone 24 hours a day (fee) - Lend and repair cassette Talking Book Machines, which are used to read books and magazines provided by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped through the Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped in Faribault - Newsline: A service utilizing synthetic speech to read national newspapers and selected local newspapers throughout the country, 24 hours a day - Radio Talking Book: A special radio network on air 24 hours a day, reading newspapers, magazines, and best-selling books to consumers throughout the state
Last assured
09/30/2025
Providing organization
State Services for the Blind
State Services for the Blind offers tools and training for employment, living independently, and accessing print. Provides assistance to Minnesotans who are blind, DeafBlind, losing vision, or who have a disability that makes it difficult to read print.