Audio Information Network of Colorado

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The Audio Information Network of Colorado (AINC), formerly the Radio Reading Service of the Rockies (RRSR), [1] was founded in 1990. [2] It is based in Boulder, Colorado, United States, and is a non-profit, community and volunteer-based, radio reading service and audio information service for blind, visually impaired, and print-handicapped people in the state of Colorado. AINC provides access to printed material through sound recordings by volunteers.

The executive director is Kim Ann Wardlow. [3]

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References

  1. Radio Reading Service of the Rockies. Boulder Daily Camera , September 30, 2006.
  2. Alice George, "Audio Information Network of Colorado". Mane Lioner , Volume 35, Issue 4, pages 18–19.
  3. Alice George, "Meet Lion David Dawson". Mane Lioner, Volume 35, Issue 4, page 21.