THE ALABAMA RADIO READING SERVICE NETWORK
WHAT IS THE ARRS?The Alabama Radio Reading Service (ARRS), which began broadcasting on October 2, 1978, is a statewide audio service offering programming to blind and print impaired Alabamians. The service operates on a subcarrier of public radio 90.3 WBHM in Birmingham, AL and on subcarriers of other public radio stations throughout Alabama. Special audio receivers, which are available through the ARRS, are needed to hear the broadcasts. The service, which is funded by a grant from the EyeSight Foundation of Alabama and anonymous donors, with additional financial and in-kind support from WBHM, has one half-time employee who works with more than one hundred volunteers each year, to read newspapers, books and magazines for the blind and print impaired. The (ARRS) broadcasts programming 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Each week the ARRS broadcasts readings of a variety of magazines the sighted world enjoys, from the National Enquirer to the Reader's Digest and Modern Maturity. Every weekday morning volunteers read The Birmingham News, which is rebroadcast at various times throughout the day. Special programs are also broadcast throughout the week, covering such diverse topics as travel, cooking, cosmetics, exercise and finances, all geared for Alabama's blind and print impaired community. If you would like more information about the volunteer jobs available at the ARRS, or if you would like more information about availability of the special receivers to hear the ARRS, please call Philip Habeeb at 205-934-6576. Important phone numbersWBHM BIRMINGHAM(205)934-6576WLRH HUNTSVILLE(256)895-9574WHIL MOBILE(334)380-4699WTSU MONTGOMERY(334)670-3268WUAL TUSCALOOSA(205)345-3994Links to more informationYou can find additional information about services for the blind and print handicapped at these internet locations:International Association of Audio Information ServicesLibrary of Congress Service for Blind and Physically HandicappedAmerican Council of the BlindNational Federation of the Blind
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