<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Full article <a href="https://nfb.org/about-us/press-room/national-federation-blind-partners-elevenlabs-transform-accessible-reading" class="">here</a>.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class="field--label-hidden clearfix field__item field--name-field-article-title field field--type-text text-formatted" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="tex2jax_process" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px 10px; line-height: 1.1; font-size: 52px; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-weight: 500; color: inherit;" class="">National Federation of the Blind Partners with ElevenLabs to Transform Accessible Reading</h1></div></div><div class="field--label-hidden clearfix field__item field field--name-field-subtitle field--type-text text-formatted" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="tex2jax_process" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px 10px; line-height: 1.1; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-weight: 500; color: inherit; font-size: 36px;" class="">Empowering Choice in How Stories Are Heard</h2></div></div><div class="field--label-hidden clearfix field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field__item field text-formatted" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="tex2jax_process" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 1.8; padding: 0px;" class=""><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="">Baltimore, MD (November 18, 2025):</strong> The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) is proud to announce a partnership with ElevenLabs, bringing the innovative ElevenReader platform to blind readers across the United States. This collaboration represents a major step forward in accessible technology, offering emotionally rich narration that empowers choice in how stories are heard.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 1.8; padding: 0px;" class="">Text-to-speech tools are not new for blind people; however, ElevenLabs enhances the experience with options for the readers. By using advanced AI technology to deliver natural, human-like voices\u2014including celebrity voices\u2014for books, newsletters, and other content, users can select from a wide range of voices and upload their own materials, creating a personalized reading experience.</p><blockquote style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 20px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-size: 17.5px; border-left-width: 14px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(0, 90, 163); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-style: italic;" class=""><div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; line-height: 1.8; padding: 0px;" class="">"Access to information has always been at the heart of our movement, and this partnership with ElevenLabs represents the kind of innovation that happens when we prioritize the authentic needs and preferences of blind people,\u201d said Mark Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind. \u201cElevenReader gives blind readers real options in how they experience content. The ability to choose from natural-sounding voices, personalize the reading experience, and upload our own materials means we are active participants shaping how we consume information."</div></blockquote><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 1.8; padding: 0px;" class="">As part of this partnership, premium access to ElevenReader is available at no cost to members of the National Federation of the Blind. This benefit underscores NFB\u2019s commitment to ensuring that blind individuals have access to cutting-edge tools that enhance independence and inclusion.</p></div></div><div class="field--name-field-nfb-info-footer clearfix field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item field text-formatted" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="tex2jax_process" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div></div></div></body></html>