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The thinking behind Infosound.
 There are over 2 million blind and partially-sighted people in the United Kingdom, where someone starts to lose their sight every 15 minutes.
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COMMENT
From Ross in Dundee:
"I very much enjoyed listening to the past two issues of Infosound via my computer at home. The content of which is very pertinent, of good audible quality and well presented.
Keep up this good work!"
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With this in mind, our aim is to bring free, accessible,
impartial and relevant information to vision-impaired people
across the UK. This rolling news and information service is equally
relevant to those who may have lived with sight loss all of their lives
and those who are newly diagnosed as blind ('severely sight-impaired')
or partially-sighted ('sight-impaired').
We neither sell nor promote any particular service, product or opinion.
Infosound is strictly impartial, non-political, non-commercial and is a
free public service and a registered charity.
What Infosound offers.
Our core service is the production of the Infosound Briefing,
a weekly 15-minute bulletin of news and information. Each Briefing contains a number of short items on different subjects, but we also produce longer interviews which expand on some of the topics featured in the weekly Briefing for those who want more information on a particular subject.
We cover issues such as finance, leisure, mobility, products, health, employment, training, services, travel, hobbies, daily-living advice and support and, importantly, we talk to those who have something to say on the subject. Our material is produced with the intention of being directly relevant to someone in the UK who lives with sight loss, their families, friends and carers.
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COMMENT
From John in Warlingham, Surrey:
"Excellent! A very professional presentation of useful facts and information. I like to download the briefings to CD so that my wife and I can listen in the car as we drive. Wishing you all every success."
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Our audio material is made available from this web site and
it is also podcast.
All the audio that we produce can be played and downloaded
from this web site and listened to on a computer or transferred
to cassette, CD, mp3 player or memory device.
Infosound also "twitters" - offering short, informal text updates on what we're doing and highlighting interesting information we've come across and we trail our service on You Tube.
There is a section on this web site specifically for those directly involved in talking newspapers and magazines, community, hospital and Internet radio stations and other information providers that could benefit vision impaired people. [visit Support for Media Services section]
Our Editorial Code of Practice.
Everything featured in Infosound audio features or on the Infosound web site is offered in good faith.
Infosound does not profit in any way by featuring information about providers of goods or services or by reflecting the opinions of those whom we interview. At all times, Infosound tries to be impartial and promotes no opinion of its own.
Please note that we have no control over, and therefore cannot accept any responsibility for, information posted on any web sites to which we offer links from this web site.
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COMMENT
From Frank in Doagh Ballyclare, Co Antrim:
"I enjoy listening to your mag on the computer. I find the information up to date and helpful."
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Caveat Emptor. Infosound cannot be liable to any person
for loss or damage incurred or suffered as a result of his/her
accepting or offering to accept goods or services contained
in audio material produced by Infosound wherever it is
reproduced. Listeners should make appropriate enquiries
before incurring any expense or contractual obligation.
Infosound - the charity.
Infosound is a charity, registered in Scotland (SC039929). Infosound
is accepted as a charity by HM Revenue and Customs and is a
member of the National Council for Voluntary Organisations. Infosound is also a member of the Talking News Federation.
We do not charge for our services, and we are funded entirely by voluntary donation.
Charity Trustees: Mr R. Myers, Ms L. Arnold, Mr A. Hindell.
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