[nabs] accessible magazines

Thu Sep 29 16:59:35 EDT 2011

Ashley,

As far as publishing goes, each magazine has its own submission guidelines. 
Where you try to get something published is entirely contingient on the 
theme and content of the material you are wanting to submit. My suggestion 
would be to first check out som eMagazines, as it tends to be *slightly* 
easier to get material published in that market, that is if you have the 
time to make submissions. Looking for eMagazines that cover the particular 
subject area for which your material is written would be a good step.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Caitlin Lynch - ACBS Second VP
Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2011 3:47 PM
To: peterben at seawolf.sonoma.edu ; Discussion list for NABS,NationalAlliance 
of Blind Students.
Subject: Re: [nabs] accessible magazines

Ashley,
   O know that NFB News Line offers some magazines through its service. It's 
a number you call and there's a menu, in an Eloquence voice, tha tells you 
papers they have available in your area. They also have some magazines,too 
and I know the New Yorker was one of them. Now they have spoken tv listings 
and job searching. Its free and a pretty cool service. Maybe that would 
help.
   As far as getting published, I know there's an online magazine for 
writers with disabilities called Breath Shadow. Don't know the URL but it 
should come up if you google appropriately. If you're looking for 
mainstream, tangible stuff, I'd say look on the individual magazine's site 
for guidelines. I'm sure different magazines have different rules about who 
can submit and what they can sumit on, so I'd recommend browsing individual 
sites. Hope that helps some.

Caitlin

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On Sep 28, 2011, at 8:23 PM, Ben Peters <peterben at seawolf.sonoma.edu> wrote:

> I believe readers digest from aph is free.
>
> On 9/28/11, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I'm interested in reading  things like book reviews, play reviews, and
>> profile stories. These are in mainstream magazines such as Time, the New
>> Yorker and probably Reader's digest. APH does readers digest. I wonder 
>> how
>> much that is.
>> I hope if I subscribe that they bill my account directly rather than me
>> having to write a check for it. Its just easier that way.
>>
>>
>> Some mainstream magazines are partially online. But mostly they are
>> subscription based. And I do not know if their digital editions are
>> accessible.
>>
>> I'd also like to get some personal essays published. Anyone know of 
>> literary
>> magazines to send them to? Do they have a digital edition that is
>> accessible?
>>
>> Ashley
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Zack Olson
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 1:40 PM
>> To: Discussion list for NABS,National Alliance of Blind Students.
>> Subject: Re: [nabs] accessible magazines
>>
>> Ashley,
>>
>> There's a Spanish language version of Reader's Digest on Bard and a 
>> German
>> version also I think, but you are correct that there is not an English
>> version. A few of the other magazines you mentioned in your initial post 
>> are
>> on Bard though.  Also, this URL
>>
>> http://www.magportal.com/help/user/which_mags.html
>>
>> has a list of magazines that post at least some of their content online 
>> for
>> free. The page does not link directly to any of these magazines, and you 
>> may
>> need to do a bit more searching to actually find the issues/articles, but 
>> at
>> least it's a starting point.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ashley Bramlett
>> Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 8:43 PM
>> To: Discussion list for NABS,National Alliance of Blind Students.
>> Subject: Re: [nabs] accessible magazines
>>
>> No its not on bard because APH produces it, not NLS.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Yvonne
>> Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 8:33 PM
>> To: 'Discussion list for NABS, National Alliance of Blind Students.'
>> Subject: Re: [nabs] accessible magazines
>>
>> You can get it from BARD I think, I used to get it on cassette, and it 
>> was
>> 1, 4 sided tape. It has lots of differant topics, pretty much something 
>> for
>> everyone.
>> HTH
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nabs-bounces at acb.org [mailto:nabs-bounces at acb.org] On Behalf Of 
>> Ashley
>> Bramlett
>> Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 7:17 PM
>> To: peterben at seawolf.sonoma.edu; Discussion list for NABS, National 
>> Alliance
>> of Blind Students.
>> Subject: Re: [nabs] accessible magazines
>>
>> So how much is reader's digest and how many cassettes is it? I have no 
>> idea
>> how big reader's digest is.
>> I think it has articles from multiple articles on a wide variety of 
>> current
>> topics.
>> What did you like about the magazine?
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ben Peters
>> Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 6:49 PM
>> To: Discussion list for NABS,National Alliance of Blind Students.
>> Subject: Re: [nabs] accessible magazines
>>
>> Ashely, aph does have readers digest; it is good. I haven't gotten in
>> a while because of time constraints on reading but I use to enjoy it.
>> For the other magazines you just have to contact your library and
>> request them. I believe they should also have newsweek. Generally the
>> articles are indexed and one reader does the entire magazine. Also the
>> bard download service does have magazines too. Hope this helps, Ben.
>>
>>
>> On 9/19/11, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>> I want to read more magazines to be better informed and by reading you 
>>> can
>>> learn how to write better.
>>> How is the NLS magazine program set up? Are the cassettes indexed by
>>> article? Do multiple narrators read the one periodical?
>>> Do I contact my cooperating library to sign up for any magazine?
>>> I'm probably going to sign up for Musical Mainstream, American Heritage,
>>> National Geographic, and The Writer.
>>>
>>> Also I'm interested in reading these magazines. I' wish I could just buy
>>> one
>>> from a newstand, but can't. So are any of these accessible? Some 
>>> magazines
>>> are digital, but I do not know if the electronic version is accessible.
>>> They
>>> are:
>>> 1. Time magazine
>>> 2. Washingtonian
>>> 3. Newsweek
>>> 4. The New Yorker
>>> 5. Southern Living
>>> 6. Fortune
>>> Also, I think APH produces Readers digest. If anyone gets it, is the
>>> quality
>>> good? What articles are in it?
>>> Thanks.
>>> Ashley
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