[blindkid] Free audio for the blind

[Kim Cunningham]

Passing this on for those who might be interested.
Kim Cunningham

----- Forwarded Message -----
From: Donald Pitchford <donniepitchford at sbcglobal.net>
To: kim at gulfimagesphoto.com
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 11:29 PM
Subject: Free audio for the blind

Hello,

My name is Donnie Pitchford. I am involved with two projects that provide free audio entertainment for the blind.

The first is a comic strip I write and illustrate called "Lum and Abner." It is based on the 1931-54 radio comedy series which kept millions of Americans entertained through the Great Depression and World War II and on into the 1950s.

Many blind people love "old time radio" programs. When I started the strip earlier this year, some of my blind friends said, "Congratulations! Too bad we can't read the comic strip." I decided to remedy that by adding to the strip an audio production with character voices, sound effects and music. Each week we present a two-to-three minute audio adaptation of the "Lum and Abner" comic strip.

These are available free of charge here:
http://firstarkansasnews.net/lum-and-abner
and I invite everyone to visit, view, and, of course, listen.

Fans of old radio shows and "Lum and Abner" in particular might enjoy the audio version of "The Jot 'Em Down Journal," the 1985-2007 publication of The National Lum and Abner Society. I've been producing these and have 1984-1987 completed now. An organization called Helping Hands for the Blind has been helping us distribute them on CD. Here is the URL for the National Lum and Abner Society:
www.lumandabnersociety.org

If I can answer any questions, please contact me.

Thank you!

Donnie Pitchford
Carthage, Texas