The Active Age is now available in audio form through NFB-Newsline, a service of the National Federation of the Blind and State Library of Kansas.
NFB-Newsline is intended to help those who are visually impaired or have difficulty because of a physical impairment or reading disability. There is no charge for the service, but users must create an account to use it.
For more information or to create an account, visit nfb.org/programs-services/nfb-newsline. Or you can call the Kansas Talking Books Regional Library at (620) 341-6280. Users can access Newsline through their telephones, computers and other means.
The state library recently took over as the statewide sponsor of Newsline, which provides access to over 500 newspapers, magazines and other publications. Kansas Talking Books, another service of the state library, offers nearly 200,000 books. To learn more about it, visit library.ks.gov/talking-books or call 1(800)362-0699.
“Kansas Talking books and NFB-Newsline are invaluable resource that makes reading accessible to those who are blind and/or print disabled,” said Michael Lang, director of the state library. “We are excited to announce the addition of The Active Age to our local Newsline channel.”
