[1] Introduction

This page is about audio on the Web by, about and for blind and partially sighted people. Most of the links are podcast feeds that you paste into a podcast receiver program, such as Accessible Podcatcher or Juice. Some are straightforward audio and will play in Windows Media Player or Real Alternative. Yet others just speak for themselves, and you don't need to do anything special to hear them.

Please note that not all podcast feeds work in all podcatching software. If you have problems with a feed, please try another software package.

This page was becoming bloated and hard to navigate, so I've split off the non-blind podcasts into a separate Podcast Miscellany page

If your podcast isn't listed here, please get in touch and I'll take a listen. I don't pretend this page is comprehensive. However, you can find many thousands more podcasts in the directories below.

I'm in the process of revising this page, which had become a bit dog-eared in recent times. Gone are some of the old podcasts that haven't updated themselves for years, and some that plain don't work. The improvements will go on, promise.

Podcasts that are worth listing but haven't been updated this year are marked with [Inactive].

Podcast and Audio Directories

Audio versions of articles - list of sources

BBC Podcast Directory

CastRoller is a new social network that lets you search for podcasts, blog about it, tell your millions of friends, and generally gives you too much to do.

Google Podcast and RSS Search is one of the programs included in the webbie.org.uk accessible programs package. You simply type in your search terms and select any feed you want included in the Accessible Podcatcher and/or the Accessible RSS Reader. You may have to download the whole Webbie package to get this. Visit webbie.org.uk.

Public Radio Podcasts

Podcast Alley

Podcast.com

PodcastDirectory.com

Yahoo! Podcasts

Blind Podcast Lists

Whitestick Blind Podcasts Page Tom Lorimer, updated often.

Eyesight-related Podcasts from aPodder.org.

Got a blog? Podcast it!

A number of services offer to turn your blog into a podcast with text-to-speech conversion. Experience tells me that they don't all work that well. One that seems really good is Odiogo - get a free membership if you want to try it.

Blind Radio Stations

Mushroom FM Internet radio station. - The home of the Fun guys - Jonathan Mosen, Brian Hartgen, Jeff Bishop and others have set up this new Internet radio station.  Listen (Windows Media)  Listen (Winamp and mobile devices)  Listen (Real Media)

The UK now has a full-time radio station for blind and partially sighted people, Insight Radio, which you may know as VIP On Air.  Listen to Insight (mp3 stream). It's also on 101 FM in Glasgow.

The Global Voice - "The radio station that helps the world's blind and sighted communities see eye to eye" - varied programming, including all sorts of music, DX radio, assistive technology, cooking ... Listen mp3 Broadband  Listen on dial-up (mp3)  TheGlobalVoice Twitter page

ACB Radio is a well-established station in the United States, with several channels available on the web and through its own ACB Radio Tuner. There are 5 streams on ACB Radio - many more listening options on the web site

Disabilities at Work - internet show on Wednesdays about businesses and disability. on Voice America Business Internet Radio.

Redstone.fm community radio for Redhill, Reigate and Banstead community radio in S. E. England, mainly staffed by blind and visually impaired people. So far, the station has failed to get a broadcast licence, and is considering its options for the future (Aug. 2010)..

SAMNET and Vision Australia radio stations removed for the time being, as I can't get any joy from either of them.

The Radio Storm - brought to you by the folks who also brought you the Fred's Head Database. Not having enough to do already, they're running a radio station as well! Listen using  Windows Media Player  Winamp  Real Player  Quicktime

Able Radio - dsability station based in Pontypool, South Wales.  Listen (MP3/Windows Media)