Comments and Contacts
Meet some students who have done
this service learning project.
Feel free to contact them to ask questions either before you
decide to volunteer or if you need advice during the process.
"I believe that the reading projects can be great experiences for all
kinds of people
for many different reasons. For example, I have recently switched my
major to
journalism but have not narrowed my areas of interest within the field.
If I ever
found myself reading from a tele-prompter, I believe the practice from
reading
to be recorded would be invaluable." Bruce Fuller
"The experience was something I will always remember, and I learned a
lot from it. I enjoyed to get to see the behind the scences work and
loved reading
childrens books! It was fun! I would definently do it again if my
schedule allowed however this semester that won't be possible but I am
keeping it in
mind for next year!!" Briah
"I do think that
reading for the IDB was a valuable experience because I got to
put in several hours of community service for a cause that I think is
outstanding. Besides being able to do something good, I got to
learn about the
technical side of digital recording. I learned how hard and
gruesome it can
be, but also how fun it can be. Since I am from around here, Tim
and I are planning on me reading
more books this summer for the IDB. I'm looking forward to
working with him
again". Nora Seleskie
"I believe that this has been a very valuable experience. I feel like
I'm
doing a very good thing and serving society by reading for the Iowa
Commission 
for the Blind. People who are blind are able to listen to recordings of
the
books they like or are interested in, and I'm very happy and proud to
help
them with that. All in all, this has been a very valuable
experience. I learned how well I can read when I'm
being recorded, and that it is different from just reading out loud to
others
or out loud to yourself. I feel that it's important for everyone
to read or listen
to their favorite book, even though I'm not an avid reader, whether
they are
blind or not. The experience has been very good and very fun." Chris Veach