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A free community service of the Low Vision Resource Center, co-sponsored by Texas Public Radio & San Antonio Express-News. Provides daily radio broadcasts of newspapers, magazines & other information for persons who are unable to read regular print due to a visual, physical or reading impairment. Transmits programming to special radio receivers provided to qualified applicants over subcarriers provided by Texas Public Radio. The signals can be picked up within the greater San Antonio Metropolitan area & adjacent counties & in the Kerrville & Fredericksburg areas of the Hill Country. Staffed primarily by volunteers who read the San Antonio Express-News for three hours daily from studios located in San Antonio. The remainder of programming for the 24 hour service is provided via satellite by nationally-syndicated reading services for the blind. Owl Radio is not funded by a state agency & depends on monetary contributions from individuals, foundations, corporations, special events, government grants & other organizations.
Hours: Mon-Fri 8-5
Area(s) Served: Bandera, Kendall, Kerr, Gillespie, Bexar
Target Group: Visually impaired
Fees: Service & radio are free. Donations welcome.
Eligibility Requirements: Visually impaired
Phone: (210) 829-4223
Address: 1250 NE Loop 410 San Antonio, TX 78209
Web: Go to site
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Provides services for the visually and hearing impaired such as CCTV, a closed circuit television which allows material to be magnified; Kurzweil Reading Machine which reads printed material to the user; a TDD device in the Telephone Reference Department which allows access over the telephone for people who are deaf or hard of hearing; and books by mail for homebound individuals.
Hours: Mon-Thu 9am-9pm, Fri and Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 11am-5pm
Area(s) Served: Bexar
Fees: In-library use free; library cards are free to residents of Bexar County; $60/year for non-residents
Eligibility Requirements: Access to services and equipment open; must have a valid San Antonio Public Library card to check out items
Phone: (210) 207-2500
Address: 600 Soledad San Antonio, TX 78205
Free library service for Texans unable to read standard print or hold a book and turn its pages due to a qualifying visual, physical or reading disability.
Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-5pm
Area(s) Served: Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, McMullen, Medina, Wilson
Target Group: Texas citizens of any age with a visual impairment, blindness, physical disability, or a qualifying reading disability.
Application Process: Application required; available on website or by calling.
Eligibility Requirements: Person must have a qualifying visual, physical or reading disability.
Phone: (800) 252-9605
Address: PO Box 12927 Austin, TX 78711