Communication Center - State Services for the Blind

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

What's Here

ADA Implementation Assistance Library Audiovisual Services Braille Materials/Collections Visual Impairments Assistive Technology Equipment Repair Assistive Technology Equipment Loan Braille Transcription Large Print Materials/Collections

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.