 Our weekly news digest, on one and a half hour tapes (C90) is sent completely FREE to visually impaired people living in the Mid-Essex area which, for us, stretches from Halstead in north to Burnham in the south and from Dunmow in the west to Coggeshall, Kelvedon and Feering in the east.
You qualify if you are registered blind or partially sighted with close up vision of N12 or less quality. Approaches can be made to us direct by the would-be listener, their family, friends or social worker. Clubs or county librarians who work with the visually impaired through alternative reading formats can also be involved.
Formalities are minimal. We simply need confirmation details of sight condition, name, address and telephone number. Tell us too if a tape player is needed and whether the applicant is experienced in handling tape material.
For those who own their own cassette player, mailing can start immediately. If a machine is needed, we offer one FREE on loan and a volunteer will arrange to visit and show how it should be used. Mailing will start as soon as tapes can be played.
The talking news tape should be returned within a week by replacing it in the pouch it was sent in, the address label reversed and then posted. There is no postal charge to pay.
The FREE service will last as long as its needed. There are no annual renewals or other procedures to follow.
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