Tuesday, July 01, 2008 at 2:49 pm by Jeremy Sherwood
Virtualized for Non-Profit
OMNI Media Networks (”OMNI”) is a public benefit non-profit organization providing: Education, Information and Entertainment directed to people with disabilities (primarily vision impaired persons) and older individuals who would enjoy the variety of “Webcasting” that they offer. To listen to OMNI webcasting programs, click here. OMNI shows are full of a variety of talent from the disabled community and older members of our community. They ensure the content provided meets all ADA (American Disabilities Act) requirements.
Omni Networks puts on a Golden Hours radio reading and information service for those who are unable to read traditional printed material, the physically disabled and senior citizens. Golden Hours is on the air 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Iris was Jerry DeLaunay’s faithful and friendly guide dog. But now there is another IRIS available to vision-impaired, physically-disabled, and senior citizen listeners of the Omni Media Networks audio streams. This IRIS stands for Internet Radio-Reading Information System.
IRIS is a tabletop appliance, similar in size to a table radio, that connects to the Internet and allows you, with a simple press of a button, to listen to up to 20 different audio streams — all your favorite Omni streams and more. The lineup of stations is listed here.
-Gives listeners who are blind and visually-impaired easy access to radio reading service content.
-Is a self-contained Internet appliance.
-Does not require computer knowledge or keyboard skills.
-Uses talking menus.
-Can be operated directly or through a remote control.
-Connects to the Internet through a telephone line, DSL, or cable modem.
If you wish to donate or support OMNI you can donate here, or you can sign up to be a volunteer here.
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