RADIO AND THE BLIND.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 165, 14 July 1928, Page 17

RADIO AND THE BLIND.

Mr, Clutha Mackenzie writes: A radio receiving set gives tremendous pleasure to everyone, but to none, more than the blind. To them, wireless has been the mojßt beneficent invention of modern times, and the development of broadcasting, a Godsend. Here, ready to hand, is an almost perpetual amuser, bringing news of the outride world, music, song and monologue. The blind listener findi himself, independent for a time of the kindly services of a reader (if he was fortunate in having one), and turns his back on many a solitary hour. Realising this, the trustees of the Jubilee Institute for the Blind, have entered upon a scheme which will place-a radio set in many a blind person's home. From a special revenue of the Sir Arthur Pearson Memorial Fund, which they administer, they are making available to bona fide blind people,' a fixed grant towards the installation of a set,, sufficient to provide crystal sets free of charge; and, if larger sets are desired than the grant will supply, the balance is paid by the blind person or his relatives.

The trustees, however, feel that much expense might be saved if a number of young wireless enthusiasts would be good enough to come forward to offer to attend to the actual job of fitting the sets iir the various homes, the whole of the equipment to he supplied by the trustees. They would gratefully receive offers from volunteers, the volunteer to specify which district he would be glad to work in. The sets requiring installation in each district will not be many.