VOICEcorps reading service

10/19/2026

Say hello to VOICEcorps volunteer Jason Jones! 💙

Jason first learned about VOICEcorps back in 1985 when we were known as CORRS (Central Ohio Radio Reading Service) when he saw an ad on WTTE-TV channel 28! 📺

As a child he would often pretend to be a radio announcer and was encouraged by his older brother to volunteer, and he took him up on the suggestion. Boy, are we glad he did! ☺️

Outside of volunteering with us, Jason enjoys scrapbooking, model railroading and numismatics (the study of currency). He enjoys reading books on business and anything written by Michael Baisden.

Our volunteers come from all walks of life and have varied interests, but all of them have a passion for bringing information to our audience of blind, low vision, and print-disabled individuals so that they may keep up with current events, hear a voter's guide or the grocery ads, and be entertained with our original programming.

If you would like to join them, please click after the star icon in the comments down below! ⬇⬇⬇



Alt-text: VOICEcorps Volunteer Spotlight graphic for October 2026 featuring a portrait of Jason Jones wearing headphones and speaking into a microphone, surrounded by autumn leaves.

10/18/2026

⭐It’s that time-
Time to vote and time for the VOICEcorps' Voter’s Guide!⭐

VOICEcorps' staff along with 11 volunteers have put together this guide intended for our audience of those who are blind, have low vision, or other conditions that make accessing the voter’s guide in a traditional way difficult or impossible.

Here is a break down of the schedule:

Airs at Noon & Midnight on the following days:

Monday, October 19th- Part One: Governor and Lt Governor, state offices and judges, and US senator and Reps to Congress.

Tuesday, October 20th- Part Two: State Senator, state Reps, county judges, county auditor, one county commissioner seat, and statewide issues.

Wednesday, October 21st- Part Three: Local issues for cities, schools and townships.

All three parts air at 10PM and 1AM on:
Sunday, October 25th

All three parts air at 5AM on the following days:

Friday, October 30th

Saturday, October 31st

Sunday, November 1st

We bring this information to our listeners so that they may make the best decision for them when they vote. We thank our amazing volunteers for their assistance with this programming! 👏

To listen to our live stream on our website, click after the radio icon down in the comments and for our full programming schedule, click after the check mark icon.



Alt-text: A voter’s guide schedule is displayed over a photograph of a person wearing a denim jacket and holding a red, white, and blue “VOTE” button. A translucent white banner across the top contains the VOICEcorps logo and the title “Voter’s Guide Schedule.”

10/15/2026

Today we celebrate White Cane Day! 👩‍🦯‍➡️

White Cane Day (sometimes called White Cane Safety Day) has been observed nationally since October 15th 1964. We take this day to reflect on and acknowledge the achievements of those who are blind or those who have low vision and the freedom and independence that white canes can offer those individuals.

Our broadcast reading service also helps to bring independence to our listeners with voices from our wonderful volunteers you can depend on to read the news,weather, your favorite magazines and MORE! 👏

Click after the blue heart to listen live
💙 https://voicecorps.org/listen/



Alt-text: White Cane Day graphic showing a person in a gray suit using a white cane on a wooded path, with event text at the top and an accessibility message at the bottom.

10/13/2026

You don’t have to be a detective to figure out what’s on VOICEcorps tonight at 9! 😉

Tune in to Old Time Radio: Detective Tuesdays to get your fix of good old-fashioned sleuthing and crime solving…all from the comfort of your own home!

VOICEcorps listeners are comprised of individuals with no vision, low vision, and/or other print disabilities that make reading their favorite detective tales difficult or impossible and by broadcasting shows like Old Time Radio we bring back the fun and nostalgia of those stories. 💜

Click after the magnifying glass icon in the comments to listen live OR tell your Amazon Alexa smart speaker to “Play VOICEcorps skill!”



Alt-text: Promotional graphic featuring a silhouetted detective with a magnifying glass in front of a full moon, surrounded by question marks, with text announcing “Old Time Radio: Detective Tuesdays” and a 9 p.m. broadcast on VOICEcorps.

10/11/2026

Long-time VOICEcorps volunteer (since 2020) Neal Shapiro is set to receive a special honor! 👏

Neal will be honored at the Agudas Achim Brotherhood’s annual fundraiser on October 21st naming him the 2026 Man of the Year!

According to the article published by Columbus Jewish News, Dave Philips, executive director of Congregation Agudas Achim in Bexley said of Neal, “When we asked him, ‘Would you please allow us to honor you because you are amazingly deserving,’ his response was, ‘Anything you need from me, I’m here to help. It was so humble, and so Neal.”

We couldn’t have said to better ourselves. 😊

Neal records the TV listings for us here at VOICEcorps and has been a huge advocate for us and our audience and deserves *all* the praise! 🙌🏻

P.S.- Did you know we read Columbus Jewish News every Tuesday at 7:30 PM?
Click after the blue heart in the comment section to access our full programming schedule.



Alt-text:Straight- on photo of Neal Shapiro provided by Columbus Jewish News.

If one is looking for an example of a true team player, they should look no further than Neal Shapiro.

10/09/2026

Calling all night owls! 🦉

While the world is winding down you can tune in to VOICEcorps for great programming late Friday night into the early hours of Saturday.

9:00 PM
Old Time Radio Comedy Friday

10:00 PM
A Good Book Encore

11:00 PM
A Good Book

12:00 AM
Radio World Magazine

12:30 AM
World of Radio

1:00 AM
TV Guide (re-broadcast)

We hope that you enjoy our late-night Friday programming selections. For our complete program schedule, click after the moon symbol in our comments! 🌙



Alt-text: Friday late-night programming schedule with radio programs listed from 9:00 P.M. to 1:00 A.M. Saturday against a starry space background.

10/05/2026

For blind and low vision musicians, the Midwest is doing it best! 👏

A study out of Indiana University Bloomington authored by faculty there says that blind and low vision musicians face unique challenges particularly when learning or performing with a bowed-string instrument such as a violin or viola. 🎻

This article that we are sharing, written by the Violin Channel, says “ to help bridge these gaps, the study suggests practice designs focused on non-visual and real-time calibration, including an augmented bow tracker that can signal direction deviations, a bow-hold aid to monitor hand tension, and a wearable forearm band to track left-hand alignment.”

Once again we want to shout-out our neighbors in Indiana for doing this work. This is an exciting development for not only musicians but for the visually-impaired community as a whole. ☺️

Click the link in the comments to view the article and to find out how you can support VOICEcorps!

10/04/2026

VOICEcorps recognizes October as Blindness Awareness Month. 👁️‍🗨️

According to the CDC, 1 million Americans have complete and total vision loss along with the 7-9 million individuals who have “significant” vision loss. Many more are under-diagnosed.

What does this mean? 🤔
You or someone you love, a co-worker, a neighbor, or a friend are part of that statistic.

VOICEcorps is a FREE broadcast service you can utilize to keep up with the news (local and national), with what’s being printed in magazines and books, and as a source of entertainment.

Scroll down to the comments and click after the pink heart icon to tune in via our online stream! If you have any questions on how to access our broadcast, please leave them in the comments! ⬇



Alt-text: Graphic announcing October as Blindness Awareness Month, featuring the word “Vision” highlighted in pink and a message about support from VOICEcorps.

10/02/2026

Bark Bark Bark! 🐶 Meow! 😺

Join volunteer reader Cyndi Edger every Saturday at 4PM for an hour of stories on cats and dogs and why we love them on Paws and Claws!

Some are personal anecdotes from the writers about their own experiences with beloved pets, and other stories are about animal shenanigans that have made it in the news.

Paws and Claws is curated and presented for the entertainment of our audience of listeners who are blind, have low vision or who have a condition that makes reading printed materials difficult or impossible.

Click after the paw print icon to listen now 🐾https://voicecorps.org/listen/
or tell your Alexa smart speaker to “Play VOICEcorps skill!”

⭐Share or save this post as a reminder to tune in this Saturday at 4pm!



Alt-text: A sleeping dog and tabby cat lay side by side beneath heart-shaped captions promoting “Paws and Claws.”

09/29/2026

It’s true, all VOICEcorps listeners are able to hear grocery ads every Thursday at Noon! 🛒

We air grocery ads for Kroger, Giant Eagle, Aldi and Meijer as well as provide the latest in food news. 🥗

This has over time proven to be one of our most popular programming segments and has become a valuable resource for those who have no vision, low vision, or who have a print-disability such as Parkinson’s disease.

To learn more about our programming click after the arrow icon
➡ https://voicecorps.org/programming/schedule/

To learn how to support us click after the green heart
💚https://voicecorps.org/get-involved/ways-to-give/



Alt-text: Green FAQ graphic about VOICEcorps reading grocery advertisements for people with visual impairments.