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Communication Center - State Services for the Blind

- Braille and tape transcription services for textbook, 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

03/21/2024

Physical Address

2200 University Avenue West, Saint Paul, MN 55114-1840

Hours

8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday

Fax

(651)649-5927

Application process

Call

Fee

Vary by service

Eligibility

Minnesota youth, adults or seniors who are blind, have a visual disability or physical disability that makes it difficult to access print

Service area

MN

Agency info

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.

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