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IRIS is Hiring!

We're accepting applications for our Operations Assistant position until December 14.

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IRIS Reads to Iowa!

IRIS Volunteers read print publications aloud for Iowans who cannot comfortably hold print material or access the words on the page.

IRIS Delivers Access to the Arts for All Abilities

From Broadway to Ballet, IRIS volunteers provide live Audio Description for performances and community events. Patrons hear this "play by play" of the visual elements of a performance on a headset provided by IRIS.

Audio Description is scheduled for the performance dates listed below. It can also be arranged by special request.

December 2

2018

December 29

2018

February 10

2019

March 10

2019

April 14

2019

May 5

2019

June 30

2019

December 16

2018

February 3

2019

March 31

2019

June 9

2019

July 21

2019

December 9

2018

February 10

2019

IRIS DELIVERS ACCESS TO INFORMATION

IRIS is a free radio reading service that reads print information aloud to over 3,000 print-disabled listeners throughout Iowa. Every day of the year, volunteers in 8 locations sit down in front of an IRIS microphone and read aloud from their local newspapers. The readings are heard on custom receivers that are provided to our listeners at no cost to them. The volunteer Voices of IRIS, over 500 strong, keep our listeners connected to their communities - and their world.

Our Mission: The Iowa Radio Reading Information Service for the Blind and Print Handicapped (IRIS) delivers equal access to information to Iowans who cannot comfortably hold print material or see the words on the page because of blindness, visual or physical impairment or learning difference.