Dial-In Newspaper &
Magazine Service
Dial-In Newspaper and Magazine Reading:
Free, 24 Hours a Day, Every Day.
This service enables visually and physically
disabled individuals to "read" (hear) the morning paper, yesterday's
paper and selected other publications - any time of day or night, seven days a
week. Using their own touch-tone telephones, they can access all of the
available publications, whenever they choose to do so. For the Dial IN instructions in an audio format please click here.
Each day, starting early in the morning, volunteers
read the Washington Post and USA
Today into a computer: news and editorial pages, sports, the larger ads,
special sections and the weekly supplements including TV Logs. Pictures, charts, graphs and
cartoons are fully described.
Other publications include
Time
Washingtonian
People
magazine
USA Today
Yesterday's USA Today
ACB Reports
Disability News Scan
Heloise A-Z
Practical Tips For Everyday
Living
Wall Street Journal
New York Times
Washington Times
African American Magazines
and Newspapers
Public Service Announcements
Audio Described TV, Theaters
and Movies
HOW DOES DIAL-IN ACTUALLY WORK?
With their touch-tone telephones, callers
can:
- Choose
dozens of categories.
- Go
from article to article.
- Skip
and scan.
- Jump
forward and backward.
- Browse
much as sighted people do.
- Control
the speed of volunteer readers' recorded voices.
- Control
the volume of the recorded voices.
With their touch-tone telephones, callers can
choose dozens of categories, go from article to article, skip and scan, jump
forward and backward, and browse much as sighted people do. They control
the speed and volume of volunteer readers' recorded voices. Many use convenient
speakerphones and call waiting. Individual ID numbers allow access only to
eligible callers. There is free telephone access throughout Maryland, DC and Virginia.
The toll-free line is provided by the State of Maryland
in Maryland
and in other jurisdictions with the generous support of WETA.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR DIAL-IN
Click here for Keypad
functions
- 10 - INDEX
- 11 - FRONT PAGE
- 12 - FRONT SECTION
- 10 -
National News
- 11
-World News
- 12
– Economy and Business
- 13
- EDITORIAL & Op-Eds
- 14 - SPECIAL COLUMNS
- 10 - Columnist Section-1
- 11 - Columnist Section-2
- 12 - Columnist Section-3
- 15 - FEDERAL PAGE
- 16 - STYLE
- 10 - General Articles
- 11 - Radio Highlights
- 12 - Guide to Lively Arts
- 17 - METRO
- 18 - SPORTS
- 20 - OBITUARIES & Death Notices
- 21 - WEATHER
- 22 - TV WEEK
- 10 - General Articles
- 11 - TV Listings
- 23 - ADVERTISEMENTS:
- 10 - Food Ads
- 11 - General Ads
- 12 - Political & Advocacy Ads
- 24 - ONCE-A-WEEK SECTIONS:
- 10 - CAPITAL BUSINESS (Monday)
- 11 - HEALTH (Tuesday)
- 12 - FOOD (Wednesday)
- 13 - HOME (Thursday)
- 14 – ON FAITH (Saturday)
- 15 - REAL ESTATE (Saturday)
- 17 - SPECIAL SECTION
- 18 - OUTLOOK (Sun)
- 19 – SUNDAY BUSINESS (Sunday)
- 21 - TRAVEL (Sunday)
- 22 - POST MAGAZINE (Sunday)
- 23 - PARADE (Sunday)
25 -
WEEKEND (FRIDAY):
- 10 – Table of Contents, Front Cover
Description, Cover Story
- 11 – What’s Doing, Going Out Guide,
3 Hour Weekend, Mark Your Calendar
- 12 – Music Maker, Nightlife, Dinner Deals,
New Music, Concerts, Restaurant Reviews
- 13 – On Stage and Guide to the Lively Arts
- 14 - Movies
- 15 – On Exhibit
- 16 – For Kids
- 17 – Escapes, Field Trip and On the Move
- 26 - SUNDAY COMICS
27 - LOCAL WEEKLIES:
- 10 - DC Extra
- 11 - Fairfax
Extra
- 12 - Arlington
& Alexandria
Extra
- 14 - Montgomery
Extra
- 15 - Prince
George's Extra
- 16 - Anne Arundel Extra
- 30 – Verizon Community Magazine
- 36 – Kids Post
- 37 - WALL STREET JOURNAL
- 10 - TABLE OF CONTENTS
- 11 - COVER DESCRIPTION
- 12 - COVER STORY
13 - GENERAL ARTICLES
- 14 - NOTEBOOK
- 16 - REVIEWS
- 10 -
Television
- 11 -
Theater
- 12 - Books
- 13 - Music
- 14 - Cinema
- 15 - Art
17 - PUBLISHER'S LETTER
- 18 - LETTERS TO EDITOR
- 19 - MILESTONES
20 - PEOPLE
- 21 - ESSAY
- 22 - COLUMNISTS
- 36 - ANNOUNCEMENTS
- 10 - New
Announcements
- 11 -
Meetings/Events
- 12 -
Services/Equipment, Organizations.
- 13 - Catalogs,
Magazines, Newsletters
- 14 -History of The Metropolitan Ear
- 15 - FCC
Proposals for TV Networks (DVS)
- 10 - INDEX
- 11 - CAPITAL COMMENT
- 12 - WHERE & WHEN
13 - COVER STORY
- 14 - GENERAL ARTICLES
- 10 -
LETTERS
- 11 -
GENERAL ARTICLES 1
- 12 -
GENERAL ARTICLES 2
15 - 100 BEST RESTAURANTS:
- 10 - DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
- 11 - MARYLAND
- 12 - VIRGINIA
- 13 -
UPDATES
20 - BARGAIN RESTAURANTS:
- 10 -DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
- 11 -MARYLAND
- 12 -VIRGINIA
- 13
-UPDATES
25-
ACB REPORTS
10 - Cover
Description
11 - Cover
Story
12 - Table
of Contents
13 - Up
Front/Inside People
14 - Style
(10) - Style Watch
(11) - Scoop
(12) – People.com
15 - Star
Tracks
16 -
Mailbag
17 -
Reviews
(10) - TV
(11) - Movies
(12) - Music
(13) - Books
18 -
Insider
19 -
Passages
20 -
Chatter
21 -
General Articles
25 - The
Arlington Citizen
26 - Montgomery County Community Support Newsletter
27 - Colombia
Lighthouse for the Blind Newsletter
28 -
Metropolitan Washington
Ear Newsletter
USA TODAY – Category 6
- 10 - Newsline /Index
- 11 - Front Page
- 12 - Front Section
-
(10) National News
-
(11) World News
-
(12) Washington
& Politics
- 13 - Editorials, Opinions, Letters
- 14 - Columnists & TV
-
(10) Columnists
-
(11) TV Section
- 15 - Across The Nation
-
(10) States A - H
-
(11) States I - P
-
(12) States R - W
- 16 - Life
- 18 - Sports
- 19 - Money
- 20 - Travel Weather
-
(10) Cities A - H
-
(11) Cities I - P
-
(12) Cities Q - Z
- 21 – Weather –
- Weather
Focus and Reader Photo
- 25 - Weekend
-
(10) Front Page
-
(11) Movie Section
-
(12) DVDs
-
(13) Music
-
(14) Stage
-
(15) Travel
Category 7
10 – Washington Times
11 – New York
Times
12 – Capital
Features
13 – African
American Magazines
14 – African
American Newspapers
15 – Richmond Times Dispatch
16 – The Baltimore Sun
17 – The
Annapolis Capital
DESCRIBED THEATER,
TV, VIDEO AND MUSEUMS – Category 8
10 - Described Movies, Live Theatre & Opera
Performances
11 -
Described Broadcast Network TV
(10) - Monday
(11) - Tuesday
(12) - Wednesday
(13) - Thursday
(14) - Friday
(15) - Saturday
(16) - Sunday
12 -
Described Museum Exhibits
13 -
Described Video, Tape and Library Information
14 -
Described Video Equipment and Information
HINTS FROM
HELOISE – Category 9
10(A),
11(B), 12(C),13(D),14(E),15(F),16(G),17(H),18(I),19(J),
20(K),21(L),22(M),23(N),24(O),25(P),26(Q),27(R),28(S),29(T)
30(U),31(V),32(W),33(X),34(Y),35(Z),36
(Spots & Stains), 37 (Odors)
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