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Assistive Media (AM)
URL: http://www.assistivemedia.org/

Description:
This site, intended for the "world-wide disability community," provides free audio files of readings of short literary works. Selections are "from reputable mainstream periodicals ( The New Yorker , Harper's , Wired , Scientific American , Atlantic Monthly , Civilization , Smithsonian ,...and more) and independent writers; providing an eclectic mixture of interesting and educational material." Files vary in length with most being under an hour of listening time, and may be listened to online or downloaded for personal use.

Author:
Erdody, David H.

Publisher:
Assistive Media

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Computers and people with visual disabilities
People with visual disabilities -- Books and reading
Sound recordings

LII Database Information:
Record 3605 created by Martha Gifford on 09/17/2002
Last modification on 09/18/2002
Published: 09/17/2002  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/3605