Mission
NORTH CAROLINA READING SERVICE TURNS PRINTED INFORMATAION INTO AN AUDIO BASED MEDIA ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR WHO HAVE A PRINT DISABILITY. A PRINT DISABILITY INCLUDES ANYTHING THAT PREVENTS SOMEONE FROM HOLDING A BOOK, NEWSPAPER, MAGAZINE, ETC., DUE TO CONDITIONS SUCH AS ARTHRITIS, STROKE, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, ALS, OR PARALYSIS. PRINT DISABILITIES INCLUDE LOW VISION, TOTAL BLINDNESS,LEARNING DISABILITIES AND LITERACY CHALLEGNES. CONTINUOUS PROGRAMMING IS PROVIDED 24/7, WHICH IS 168 HOURS A WEEK AND 8,736 HOURS A YEAR, TO AN ESTIMATED 20,000 INDIVIDUALS IN THE TRIANGLE AREA.