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Key facts and figures

The Talking Newspaper Association

• Founded in 1974.
• Receives no government funding.
• Offers the gift of independence to blind and visually impaired people.

The National Talking Newspaper and Magazine Service

• Commenced in 1984.
• Records over 200 national newspapers and magazines on cassette
• A subscription fee enables subscribers a choice of titles from a wide range of subjects.
• Dispatches over 2 million tapes a year from the Heathfield headquarters.
• Offers many titles in computer formats, e-mail, on disk and CD-Rom · Runs a dedicated Bulletin Board Service for subscribers.
• Facilitates IT training for blind and visually impaired people.
• The Talking Newspaper Association of the UK is a registered charity committed to providing equality of access to printed material for blind and visually impaired people.
• Talking Newspaper Enterprises Limited (TNEL), is a company, limited by guarantee, that produces materials in alternative formats for businesses and organizations. All the profit from which is covenanted back to the charity.
• TNEL produces information on tape for a diversity of organizations from Waitrose to Amnesty International and from Public Utility Companies to the National Trust.
• There are over a million registered blind people in the UK and another 1.7 million with a significant visual impairment.
• One person in ten will suffer a serious visual impairment at some time during their lifetime.

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