SUN SOUNDS FOUNDATION Information

Sun Sounds of Arizona bridges the information gap between current print media and people who cannot use it because of a disability. Mission: Sun Sounds of Arizona provides audio access to information to people who cannot read print because they have a disability. Vision: Sun Sounds of Arizona will make creative use of technology and talent to ensure that every disabled person has the opportunity to access the current and local information necessary to a self-directed, productive life. As a result, the inability to read print will no longer be considered a disabling condition. Sun Sounds of Arizona will continue to be a leader in the field of information access services and a willing partner to organizations with like goals. Sun Sounds of Arizona is innovative, committed to quality and to customer satisfaction. Sun Sounds, which was founded in 1979 as an outreach project of Rio Salado College, provides the "print-disabled" community of Arizona access to a variety of written materials. Our services help facilitate maximum personal independence for those who are unable to read print. Sun Sounds has grown into a statewide network of radio and Internet-based services that offer daily newspapers, current books, magazines, and special feature programs. A unique blend of live and recorded programming is transmitted to an estimated 49,000+ listeners throughout Arizona via FM radio sub-carrier signals and cable systems. Sun Sounds is available in nursing homes, hospitals, senior centers, and in private homes-all served by our network of four affiliates in Flagstaff, Tempe, Tucson, and Yuma. Sun Sounds programming can be heard on radios that are loaned to eligible persons, via the web using their own equipment to connect to live or pre-recorded shows, and with any telephone, using our Sun Dial II system. Potential listeners must complete an application (also available on line), and must be state that the applicant is eligible due to a print-disabling condition. Sun Sounds does not charge a fee for service, but relies on ...