Telephone Reader Dial-up Information Service

The Lions Telephone Reader is a computerized information system which allows a person to read the Kansas City Star, TV Guide magazine, the Topeka Capital Journal, the Audio-Reader Program Guide, and many more publications, using any touch-tone telephone. The system uses the TR software developed by Audio-Reader

Every day, Audio-Reader volunteers record the Star (Johnson County edition) on the computer. The Topeka Capital Journal is recorded as a computer file, and is read back by a DECtalk speech synthesizer. Other publications are recorded weekly or monthly. Users then play back these newspapers and listen at their convenience.

Telephone Reader was originally funded by the Lions Clubs of Kansas District 17-AE (now part of District 17-K7). Toll-free lines are provided to serve this area. The service is provided on the internet, to allow free access to subscribers beyond the range of the toll-free lines.

Call the Kansas Audio-Reader Network between 8 and 5 central time, or write or fax. We'll send you an application, or you can download the application and print it yourself. We must have a signature from a social worker, doctor, or other medical professional, providing certification of the disability that makes it difficult or impossible for you to read printed newspapers.

Once we have received your application, we will assign you your own personal access numbers. Your numbers will be activated in the computer immediately, and you will be able to use Telephone Reader.

Click here to see the publications available on Telephone Reader.
If you represent a radio reading service, interested in purchasing the Telephone Reader Information Delivery System developed by Audio-Reader, visit TelephoneReader.com