* Have a pleasant, easily understood reading voice * Can commit to volunteering on a consistent basis to record at least a book a month * Have a home computer and moderate computer skills * Have a quiet environment in which to record
Materials being read:
Materials can be either straight forward text such as in Biographies or Christian Living books by authors like Max Lucado, Charles Stanley, or Joyce Meyers; or they can be more complex reading such as Bible studies that require looking up multiple verses and inserting them into the text. As much as possible we try to match narrator and reading materials. A narrator can make or break a book.
Who will be reading the books we record?
All CARE patrons are either blind or visually impaired or have a reading disability that prevents them from reading regular printed books. Certification of disability is required in some cases unless they are already receiving services for the blind elsewhere where certification is required. Recordings are all in English. Some books we record at CARE Ministries may be available commercially elsewhere, but those materials cannot be duplicated and distributed due to copyright restrictions. The Chaffee amendment referenced above allows for materials read and distributed in alternate formats for persons who are blind. All CARE Ministries digital audio materials can be read on the digital players provided by the Library of Congress, National Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.
CARE is a national interdenominational ministry and we have served people from 48 denominations, all 50 states, and other countries.
If you are interested in Narrating for CARE Ministries:
Please contact our office @ 1-662-323-4999
We will be glad to talk with you about ways you may become a narrator for CARE.